The Effect of Bank Angle on the Pressure Distribution and Deflection of Non-pneumatic Tires

Abstract

A certain amount of road angle is necessary to reduce the risk of run-off-road and head-on crashes. Following the rapid development of non-pneumatic tires (NPT) in the past years, pressure distribution and deflection analysis of NPT while operating on flat and inclined road angles are analyzed using the Finite Element Method. The results showed that a higher stress concentration of spokes is evident at an elevated bank angle. Simultaneously, a more significant load combined with bank angle increment resulted in a higher displacement magnitude. This study aims to enable the designer to create an NPT design that could adapt to different bank angles.