The tire-road friction coefficient is critical to the performance of mobile robots working outdoors. However, it is difficult to measure using commercially available technology sensors. This paper presents a method of estimating the tire-road friction coefficient using a disturbance observer (DO) with compensator; the chassis speed is not needed. In this paper, the torque produced by the tire-r...

This paper evaluates the feasibility of using shredded tires for removal of organic compounds from landfill leachate. From the batch sorption isotherm experiments, tire chips were found to have 1.4% to 5.6% of the sorption capacity of granular activated carbon on a volume basis. The sorption equilibrium occurred within 2 days for 0.6-, 1.3-, and 2.5-cm size tire chips. The capacity of tire chip...

An investigation was conducted to determine the influence of recycled scrap tire rubber on the engineering properties of controlled low strength material (CLSM). With control over the ultimate compressive strength of CLSMs being key for applications such as backfilling utility trenches where re-excavation is often necessary, incorporation of scrap tire rubber into the CLSM mixture is a viable w...

Cryogenic mechanical alloying (CMA) is investigated as a viable strategy by which to produce highly dispersed blends composed of thermoplastics and tire, thereby providing a potentially new route by which to recycle discarded tires. Morphological characterization of these blends by near-edge X-ray absorption ®ne structure (NEXAFS) microscopy demonstrates that, upon CMA, ground tire is highly di...

Active and send-active suspensions have been evaluated for application on tractor/semi-trailer trucks using a pitch plane simulation model called "VESYM". VESYM is a fully nonlinear time domain simulation model. This paper reviews the effect of alternative heavy truck suspensions on pavement damage by using the flexible pavement simulation program "VESYS". It is shown that by estimating axle ti...

In this paper, the problem of comfort and handling improvements of a ground vehicle is treated through the joint control of the suspension and braking systems. Two H∞ gain-scheduled controllers are synthesized to achieve, attitude and yaw performances according to the driving situation, observed through of a simple vehicle monitor. The proposed strategy tackles the nonlinear tire braking force ...

<div class="section abstract"><div class="htmlview paragraph">Tire/road noise has become a significant issue in the automotive industry, especially for electric vehicles. Among various tire/road sources, air-cavity mode can amplify forces transmitted from tire to suspension system causing noticeable cabin near 200 Hz. Furthermore, when is deformed by loading, fundamental separates i...

This paper presents the results of estimation priming mixture force for primers used in 12.7 mm ammunition. The method is based on pressure measurements a closed chamber into which products combustion flowed. capacity was changed by inserting sleeves various volumes. Another value performed using earlier investigations filled with glass balls. determined values were compared estimated accessibl...