Simulation of Light-Weight Truck LF3070G1's Tire Dynamics

Being accurately analyses of the dynamics of automotive tires is essential for a wide range of technologies. There are two primary aims of this study: 1. To investigate the use of a Finite Elements Method (henceforth, FEM) in the light-weight truck' tire (LF3070G1) 2. To implement in Ansys Workbench software in the simulation. Two analyses of the tire dynamics were used. The first analysis was used when the tire is statically balanced between supporting the vehicle weight and the internal air pressure. The second analysis includes the dynamical balance while the vehicle is operating at different weight loads. Each analysis includes two parts. The first part was the mode shapes and the natural frequencies of the tire since it has an influence on the tire's stiffness and damping constant. The second analysis employed numerical simulations and it was carried out to determine the tire's time-dependent maximum deformation.