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Method for predicting tire performance on rain groove roadways

  • US 6,155,110 A
  • Filed: 04/24/1997
  • Issued: 12/05/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/24/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of testing a tire for rain groove wander, comprising the steps of:

  • simulating rain groove road conditions on calibrated equipment;

    measuring one or more forces acting on the tire which is operating in the simulated road conditions;

    identifying a correlation between the measured forces and subjective tire performance data collected from a field testing of one or more other tires; and

    predicting a subjective tire performance of the tire based on the correlation, thereby effectively gauging the subjective performance of the tire on rain groove roadways without having to perform field testing.

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