41.3. MFTire Group

A MFTire has the interfacing module to use the MFTire and MFSwift of TNO Automotive. The interfacing module is based on STI - Standardized Interface Tire Model – Vehicle Model. To see more information, refer to MF-Tyre & MF-Swift 6.2 User Manual.

Step to create MF-Tire

  1. Change the Working Plane to the X-Z and set Gravity to the –Z direction.

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    Figure 41.20 Changing Working Plane and Gravity

  2. Click the MFTire Group icon of the Tire group in the Toolkit tab.

  3. Click a center point of the tire on the Working Window.

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    Figure 41.21 MFTire dialog box

  4. To set property, refer to following contents.

Note

MFTire 6.12, MFTire 6.202, or MFTire 6.203 can be used. RecurDyn supplies the MFTire library files required for three versions of MFTire. To use either of these versions, the user must already have a valid license for MFTire installed on the computer. MFTire 6.12 and 6.202/6.203 require different license management software. Therefore, the user must use the MFTire library that matches the MFTire license installed on the computer. By default, after installation of RecurDyn, the MFTire library files for 6.203 are used. The user can change the version of the MFTire library by manually copying all files stored in the directory.

<InstallDir>\Bin\SolverCommon\MFTire\<Version>
into the folder
<InstallDir>\Bin\IFSolver

References

[1] Pacejka, H.B.: “Tyre and Vehicle Dynamics”, Second Edition, Butterworth-Heinemann, Oxford, 2006.

[2] Pacejka, H.B., I.J.M. Besselink: “Magic Formula Tyre model with Transient Properties”, Supplement to Vehicle System Dynamics, Vol. 27, pp. 234-249, 1997.

[3] Zegelaar, P.W.A., “The Dynamic Response of Tyres to Brake Torque Variations and Road Unevenesses”, dissertation, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands, 1998.

[4] Maurice, J.P., “Short Wavelength and Dynamic Tyre Behaviour under Lateral and Combined Slip Conditions”, dissertation, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands, 1999.

[5] Schmeitz, A.J.C., “A Semi-Empirical Three-Dimensional Model of the Pneumatic Tyre Rolling over Arbitrarily Uneven Road Surfaces”, dissertation, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands, 2004.

[6] Besselink, I.J.M., H.B. Pacejka, A.J.C. Schmeitz, S.T.H. Jansen: “The SWIFT tyre model: overview and applications”, Presented at the AVEC 2004: 7th International Symposium on Advanced Vehicle Control, 23-27 August 2004.

[7] A. Riedel, J.J.M. van Oosten: “Standard Tyre Interface, Release 1.4”. Presented at 2nd International Colloquium on Tyre Models for Vehicle Dynamics Analysis, February 20-21 1997. Issued by the TYDEX - Working group.

[8] TNO Automotive: “MF-Tool 6.1 User Manual”, TNO Automotive, The Netherlands, 2008.