Geely Automobile Research Institute and Linglong Tire have announced the establishment of a joint R&D facility – the Geely Engineering Center & Linglong Technology Center TIH Laboratory.
Collaboration between the tire maker and the auto manufacturer began more than a decade ago and has led to the development of a comprehensive strategic partnership. To enhance the overall performance of Geely vehicles, the two companies have embarked on deeper cooperation, including the TIH (Tuning In House) project, which is an indoor virtual development solution jointly developed by Linglong and Geely.
The TIH project utilizes tire modeling software such as FTire and MF-Tyre to simulate the tire’s performance on real vehicles. This approach provides a more realistic, safe, efficient and environmentally friendly process.
By employing virtual development and calibration of tires, the TIH project significantly reduces the tire matching development cycle and the associated costs. Compared with traditional development methods, virtual development reduces development iterations, enhances individual tire testing quality and resolves the issue of prolonged tire development cycles caused by imbalanced vehicle dynamic performance (steering control, ride comfort) and NVH performance.
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