Numerical Simulations of the Driving Process of a Wheeled Machine Tire on a Snow-Covered Road
Wheeled machines, such as agricultural tractors, snowplows, and wheeled mobile robots, usually work on icy or snow-covered roads. Therefore, it is very important to study the driving and slip resistance of the tires of these machines. In this paper, we investigate the driving behavior of tires on sn...
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| description | Wheeled machines, such as agricultural tractors, snowplows, and wheeled mobile robots, usually work on icy or snow-covered roads. Therefore, it is very important to study the driving and slip resistance of the tires of these machines. In this paper, we investigate the driving behavior of tires on snow-covered terrain by means of numerical simulations. A high-fidelity snow-covered road model is established, and smoothed particle hydrodynamics (SPH) and the finite element method (FEM) are employed to account for the behaviors of the snow layers and the pavement, respectively. We use the node-to-surface algorithm for the contact interactions between the snow and the pavement. The SPH parameters for the snow are calibrated by means of a triaxial compression experiment. A simplified tire model is established as well, using the FEM, and the effectiveness of the model is demonstrated via comparisons with the experimental data in terms of stiffness. Finally, the tire driving performance on the snow-covered road is simulated, and the influence of the tire surface configuration, external load, inflation pressure, and snowpack compression on the tire traction behaviors is systematically investigated. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b972388df60440ecb01d280b458c24192023-11-18T11:21:13ZengMDPI AGMachines2075-17022023-06-0111665710.3390/machines11060657Numerical Simulations of the Driving Process of a Wheeled Machine Tire on a Snow-Covered RoadDi Wang0Hui Wang1Yan Xu2Jianpin Zhou3Xinyu Sui4Department of Mechanical Engineering, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830017, ChinaDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830017, ChinaDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830017, ChinaDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830017, ChinaDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830017, ChinaWheeled machines, such as agricultural tractors, snowplows, and wheeled mobile robots, usually work on icy or snow-covered roads. Therefore, it is very important to study the driving and slip resistance of the tires of these machines. In this paper, we investigate the driving behavior of tires on snow-covered terrain by means of numerical simulations. A high-fidelity snow-covered road model is established, and smoothed particle hydrodynamics (SPH) and the finite element method (FEM) are employed to account for the behaviors of the snow layers and the pavement, respectively. We use the node-to-surface algorithm for the contact interactions between the snow and the pavement. The SPH parameters for the snow are calibrated by means of a triaxial compression experiment. A simplified tire model is established as well, using the FEM, and the effectiveness of the model is demonstrated via comparisons with the experimental data in terms of stiffness. Finally, the tire driving performance on the snow-covered road is simulated, and the influence of the tire surface configuration, external load, inflation pressure, and snowpack compression on the tire traction behaviors is systematically investigated.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1702/11/6/657snow-covered roadtire driving processFEMSPHwheeled machine |
| spellingShingle | Di Wang Hui Wang Yan Xu Jianpin Zhou Xinyu Sui Numerical Simulations of the Driving Process of a Wheeled Machine Tire on a Snow-Covered Road Machines snow-covered road tire driving process FEM SPH wheeled machine |
| title | Numerical Simulations of the Driving Process of a Wheeled Machine Tire on a Snow-Covered Road |
| title_full | Numerical Simulations of the Driving Process of a Wheeled Machine Tire on a Snow-Covered Road |
| title_fullStr | Numerical Simulations of the Driving Process of a Wheeled Machine Tire on a Snow-Covered Road |
| title_full_unstemmed | Numerical Simulations of the Driving Process of a Wheeled Machine Tire on a Snow-Covered Road |
| title_short | Numerical Simulations of the Driving Process of a Wheeled Machine Tire on a Snow-Covered Road |
| title_sort | numerical simulations of the driving process of a wheeled machine tire on a snow covered road |
| topic | snow-covered road tire driving process FEM SPH wheeled machine |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1702/11/6/657 |
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