New measurement technology from WOM Testing Technologies now makes it possible to directly capture tire behavior in real-world conditions. We sit down with Carlos Nerini, the company’s managing director and co-founder, to discuss how the solution came to life
For over 70 years, tire and chassis system modeling has depended largely on indoor testing. However, these controlled environments fall short in replicating real-world conditions, especially on snow and ice, where indoor testing faces serious limitations. As the demand for realistic vehicle dynamics simulations grows, accurately capturing tire behavior in real-world settings remains a major challenge – primarily due to the difficulty of measuring forces and moments directly at the contact patch.
