Technology of Shape Design for Winter Tyres

Abstract

This paper focused on shape design of winter tyres, including Studless tyre, European Winter tyre and Studded tyre. Tread pattern of winter tyres are designed in consideration of tyre grip on ice and snow surface, which consists of four types of friction forces. This paper shows design methods of tread pattern according to the mechanism of the friction forces. Winter tyres are designed with many conflicts in various conditions on ice and snow road.