The invention discloses a method for testing and characterizing the lateral sliding
friction coefficient of a tire, which comprises the following steps of: S1, warming the tire, and removing an
oxide film on the surface of the tire to enable the temperature of the tire to reach the
working temperature; and S2, applying a
vertical load to the tire to enable the tire to roll freely, and performing quasi-steady-state side deviation on the tire at a set side
slip angle loading rate to obtain a change curve of the lateral force and the aligning torque along with the side
slip angle. According to the invention, the lateral slip state of the tire is approximately maintained in the whole course, the transition process from a
linear region to a peak region in the
lateral deviation movement of the tire is avoided, the influence of the slip speed and the
tread temperature is coupled, the wear of the tire is reduced, and the test time is shortened; according to the characterization method, the change relation among the sliding speed, the
tread temperature and the lateral sliding
friction coefficient is visually presented through a thermodynamic diagram, and a visual basis is provided for research on the multi-factor
coupling effect of the lateral sliding
friction coefficient.