Kumho Tire has developed a tyre digital twin (DT) system which is being applied by tyre development engineers to the tyre development process.
To proactively respond to the recent technology trends resulting from the growing demand for digital transformation in car makers and the strengthening of environmental regulations, Kumho’s tyre digital twin system has been developed by incorporating big data analytics, artificial intelligence, digital transformation and Computer Aided Technologies (CAE) into the tyre development process.
By applying the digital twin system, the tyre development process has evolved from the physical tyre development in the real world to virtual tyre development in the digital space. The digital twin system will be used for tyre development by design engineers for generating tyre designs, conducting performance prediction, performing design optimisation, and simulating vehicle performance. This should result in shortened tyre development time, improved tyre performance and reduced tyre development costs.
Kim Keewoon, head of Kumho’s Virtual Product Development Center, said, “Kumho Tire is applying new technologies such as CAE, artificial intelligence and digital transformation to the tyre development process, with the DT system established for tyre designers. The DT system will strengthen our technology competiveness and contributes to developing more advanced tyres with better performance.”
In the near future, the digital twin system will be converted to a cloud system environment so that design engineers can use it at anytime and anywhere. Therefore, design engineers, regardless of their location, can globally use the same digital twin platform for tyre development. In addition, the reliability and accuracy of tyre performance prediction will be continuously improved by upgrading the performance prediction system. What’s more, the reliability and accuracy of vehicle driving simulation will be improved by introducing a vehicle driving simulator.
Source: Tyretradenews
