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    This document summarizes the different types of road resistances that affect the performance of motor vehicles, including rolling resistance, air resistance, and gradient resistance. It discusses how rolling resistance depends on factors like the tire's rolling friction coefficient, mechanical properties, speed, wear, temperature, load, size, and road conditions. The document also explains how improper tire inflation, whether over or under inflation, can reduce ride comfort, handling, traction, and fuel economy by affecting the tire's stiffness, print, load capacity, and ability to support shock loads. Proper inflation pressure is necessary for optimal tire performance, safety, and fuel economy.

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    This document summarizes the different types of road resistances that affect the performance of motor vehicles, including rolling resistance, air resistance, and gradient resistance. It discusses how rolling resistance depends on factors like the tire's rolling friction coefficient, mechanical properties, speed, wear, temperature, load, size, and road conditions. The document also explains how improper tire inflation, whether over or under inflation, can reduce ride comfort, handling, traction, and fuel economy by affecting the tire's stiffness, print, load capacity, and ability to support shock loads. Proper inflation pressure is necessary for optimal tire performance, safety, and fuel economy.

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    This document summarizes the different types of road resistances that affect the performance of motor vehicles, including rolling resistance, air resistance, and gradient resistance. It discusses how rolling resistance depends on factors like the tire's rolling friction coefficient, mechanical properties, speed, wear, temperature, load, size, and road conditions. The document also explains how improper tire inflation, whether over or under inflation, can reduce ride comfort, handling, traction, and fuel economy by affecting the tire's stiffness, print, load capacity, and ability to support shock loads. Proper inflation pressure is necessary for optimal tire performance, safety, and fuel economy.

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    Road Performance PDF

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    This document summarizes the different types of road resistances that affect the performance of motor vehicles, including rolling resistance, air resistance, and gradient resistance. It discusses how rolling resistance depends on factors like the tire's rolling friction coefficient, mechanical properties, speed, wear, temperature, load, size, and road conditions. The document also explains how improper tire inflation, whether over or under inflation, can reduce ride comfort, handling, traction, and fuel economy by affecting the tire's stiffness, print, load capacity, and ability to support shock loads. Proper inflation pressure is necessary for optimal tire performance, safety, and fuel economy.

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    Road Performance of

    Motor Vehicles
    Road resistances
    • are forces which tend to oppose the
    tractive effort (force).
    • The major road resistances that must
    be considered in the design of a
    motor vehicle and/or an engine are:
    – Rolling Resistance (Rrl),
    – Air Resistance (Ra),
    – Gradient (Grade or Slope) Resistance
    (Rg).
    Rolling Resistance
    • A turning tire on the ground
    generates a longitudinal force
    called rolling resistance.
    • The force is opposite to the
    direction of motion and is
    proportional to the normal force on
    the tire-print.
    • The parameter μr is called the
    rolling friction coefficient.
    • μr is not constant and mainly
    • It also depends on mechanical
    properties, speed, wear,
    temperature, load, size, driving and
    braking forces, and road condition.
    Effects of improper inflation
    pressure
    • High inflation pressure
    increases stiffness, which reduces
    ride comfort and generates
    vibration.
    • Tireprint and traction are reduced
    when tires are over inflated.
    • Over-inflation causes the tire to
    transmit shock loads to the
    suspension, and reduces the tire’s
    ability to support the required load
    • Under-inflation results in cracking
    and tire component separation.
    • It also increases sidewall flexing and
    rolling resistance that causes heat and
    mechanical failure.
    • A tire’s load capacity is largely
    determined by its inflation pressure.
    • Therefore, under-inflation results in an
    overloaded tire that operates at high
    deflection with a low fuel economy,
    and low handling.
    • Proper inflation pressure is necessary
    for optimum tire performance, safety,
    and fuel economy.

    The Figure shown above illustrates the effect of


    over and under inflation on tire-road contact
    compared to a proper inflated tire.

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