Session: AVT-(02,3,7)-01

Paper Number: 116314

116314 - Hydroplaning of Tires: A Review of Numerical Modeling and Novel Sensing Methods 

In this article, previous literature on tire hydroplaning has been reviewed, especially focusing on real-time estimation methodologies and numerical modeling  of the partial and total hydroplaning phenomenon. Hydroplaning is a challenging problem for the passenger car tire industry. The current active safety features that equip the most technologically advanced passenger cars cannot predict and prevent the occurrence of the hydroplaning phenomenon. Hydroplaning is a complex phenomenon that depends on a multitude of factors. The total hydroplaning is a phenomenon which occurs when the tire is no longer capable of evacuating the water from the grooves, resulting in total loss of control of the motor vehicle. This represents a situation where the entire contact patch is lifted from the ground to the layer of water that was formed on the road.  However, the reduction of the contact between the tire and the road surface is progressive, this situation being called partial hydroplaning. The threshold speed between the partial and total hydroplaning is called the critical hydroplaning speed. These concepts are universally accepted by every researcher in the hydroplaning field, however in our literature review we discovered that the detection of the critical hydroplaning speed threshold varies from one experimental investigation to another.

Presenting Author: Alexandru Vilsan Virginia Tech

Presenting Author Biography: Alexandru Vilsan is currently a PhD student in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Virginia Tech University. He graduated from the Automotive Engineering undergraduate program at the University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest in 2019, where he received the highest average grade for his promotion, earning him the title of Valedictorian. Alexandru's primary interests lie in Automotive Engineering and Vehicle Dynamics, with a focus on improving the sensing capabilities of passenger car tires.

Authors:

Alexandru Vilsan Virginia Tech
Corina Sandu Virginia Tech