Christian Bachmann

senior manager tire technology

Dr Christian Bachmann studied mechanical engineering at RWTH Aachen University. After graduation he worked as a scientific assistant and manager at the Institute for Automotive Engineering in the field of tire technology where he gained a lot of experience in tire testing and simulation. His PhD was concerned with testing truck tire rolling resistance on real roads and laboratory drums. He now works as senior manager for tire technology at fka GmbH – a spin-off from RWTH Aachen University – and is responsible for tire testing, simulation and research. He is a member of various scientific boards and committees.

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Presentation

New ISO/AWI 11010-3: generation process of tire model parameter sets

The definition and selection of suitable tire simulation models and their parameter sets is an important step to achieve reliable simulation results. As there is no global standardization, various data sources and characterization procedures including an unknown range of differences in tire operation points can lead to significant differences in tire model parameters. This project will increase the comparability and transparency of model parameter sets which are created for a certain application based on a requirement list. The supplementary report allows evaluation of suitability for a certain application and comparability to other similar parameter sets.