摘要 |
The present invention provides tire testing systems and methods, including: one of a simulated road surface (one of a drum, a belt, a drive wheel, and a rail) and an actual road surface; a test tire physically contacting the one of the simulated road surface and the actual road surface; and a plurality of gears (worm gear, a ring gear, and a plurality of bevel gears) linking the test tire and the one of the simulated road surface and the actual road surface, such that the velocities of the test tire and the one of the simulated road surface and the actual road surface are linked and an associated slip ratio between the test tire and the one of the simulated road surface and the actual road surface is dynamically controlled and varied. Optionally, the plurality of gears include a continuously variable transmission. |