García-Pozuelo Ramos, DanielOlatunbosun, OluremiPalli, GianlucaStrano, SalvatoreTerzo, MarioTordela, Ciro2023-03-062023-03-062022-08Garcia-Pozuelo, D., Olatunbosun, O., Palli, G., Strano, S., Terzo, M., & Tordela, C. (2022). Estimation of tire-road contact forces through a model-based approach employing strain measurements. Meccanica, 57(8), 1801-1829.0025-6455https://hdl.handle.net/10016/36755The employment of intelligent tires to test the vehicle performances is ever-increasing in the last years. Many research activities have been made to correlate measurements provided by sensors to the tire dynamics. In this paper, a novel tire-road forces estimation technique is presented. The developed estimator is based on an approximation of the well-known Flexible Ring Tire Model (FRTM) and therefore, it is suitable for real-time normal and tangential forces identification. Only the tread band strain measurements are employed in the developed algorithm which can estimate the tire-road forces at every wheel revolution. The tool is validated through both numerical and experimental tests. The results indicate that the developed estimation algorithm, obtained by a mathematical inversion of the FRTM, can be employed as a monitoring tool for tires and vehicles.29eng© The Author(s) 2022.Atribución 3.0 EspañaIntelligent tireFlexible ring modelTire-road forcePhysical-based modellingresearch articleIngeniería Mecánicahttps://doi.org/10.1007/s11012-022-01548-yopen access180181829Meccanica57AR/0000032260