Intelligent Tire Prototype in Longitudinal Slip Operating Conditions.

With the recent advances in autonomous vehicles, there is an increasing need for sensors that can help monitor tire-road conditions and the forces that are applied to the tire. The footprint area of a tire that makes direct contact with the road surface, known as the contact patch, is a key parameter for determining a vehicle's effectiveness in accelerating, braking, and steering at various velocities. Road unevenness from features such as potholes and cracks results in large fluctuations in the contact patch surface area.