| CPC G01M 17/02 (2013.01) | 14 Claims |
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1. A mobile tire testing apparatus comprising:
a chassis;
three wheel-mounted tires respectively attached to the chassis in a triangular arrangement at three corner positions of the mobile tire testing apparatus, wherein two of the wheel-mounted tires are provided at opposite lateral sides at one end portion of the chassis and the third wheel-mounted tire provided centrally in a width direction at the opposite end portion of the chassis;
a propulsion device operatively connected to drive at least one of the wheel-mounted tires;
a steering mechanism operatively connected to steer at least two of the wheel-mounted tires;
a braking system operatively connected to brake each of the three wheel-mounted tires;
a force and moment sensor provided in operative association with at least the third wheel-mounted tire and configured to detect forces and moments acting on at least the third wheel-mounted tire;
a data acquisition system for acquiring tire testing data from the force and moment sensor and including a memory,
wherein the mobile tire testing apparatus is a stand-alone testing apparatus configured to operate in an unrestrained manner, and
the apparatus is configured to simultaneously test tires for longitudinal traction and for cornering characteristics.
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