tireModel.new

Class: tireModel

Create new tire model object

Since R2023b

Syntax

obj = tireModel.new(modelType)


Description

Add-On Required: This feature requires the Extended Tire Features for Vehicle Dynamics Blockset add-on.

obj = tireModel.new(modelType) creates a new tire model object of the type specified by modelType, with default values.

Input Arguments

modelType — Model type

"MF62" | "MF" | "MF52" | "Dugoff" | "Fiala"

Model type, specified as one of these values:

• "MF62"

• "MF"

• "MF52"

• "Dugoff"

• "Fiala"

Note

Using the "MF" option is equivalent to specifying ModelType as "MF62".

Example: m = tireModel.new("Dugoff")

Data Types: string

Output Arguments

obj — Tire model

tireModel object

Tire model, returned as a tireModel object.

Version History

Introduced in R2023b

R2025a: New tire model type supported

Starting from R2025a, you can specify modelType as "MF52" to create a Magic Formula 5.2 tire model object.

R2024a: Additional option to specify Magic Formula 6.2 tire model

Starting from R2024a, specify modelType as "MF62" to instantiate a Magic Formula 6.2 tire model object. This option is equivalent to the "MF" option.