Passenger Car Tires and Wheels

Describes in a unique way the tire and wheel development process between supplier and OEM
Gives explanations and describes the background to make a decision between different approaches, e.g. TPMS or mobility concepts, for engineers working in the car industry
Provides background information from the insight of an OEM

Autorentext

Dr.-Ing. Günter Leister started after finishing his PhD at the University of Stuttgart at the Daimler AG. He worked at different positions as expert vehicle dynamic simulation focusing on tires, manager for tire development, manager for chassis integration and now as senior manager for tires, wheels and tire pressure monitoring systems for all Mercedes-Benz cars.

Inhalt
Tire: Production.- Development process.- Mobility concepts.- Testing.- Tire behaviour.- Tire model and simulation.- Wheel: Basics.- Steel wheel.- Light metal wheel.- Wheel development.- Quality issues.- Light weight concepts. Aerodynamics.- Wheel cover.- Wheel screws and assembly.- Tire pressure monitoring: indirect and direct systems.- Tire assembly.