Influence of Tire Slip Angle on Adhesion CoefficientCharacteristic of Road Vehicles

Tire slip angle has a great influence on peak values of both logitudinal and lateral adhesion coefficients as well as optimal slip ratios. Regression equations based on the experi- mental data from several countries are given to describe their dependencies. The peak value of longitudiinal adhesion coefficient has a linear relationship with tire slip angle, but peak value of lateral has a complicated relationship; the optimal slip ratio of longitudinal has an exponent function relationship, the optimal slip ratio of lateral almost has nothinng to do with tire slipangle.