Sophisticated fluid mechanics model: Space–time isogeometric analysis of car and tire aerodynamics
The complex aerodynamics around a moving car and its tires are hard to see, but not for some mechanical engineers.
May 12, 2022
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Automotive
IndyCar, Indianapolis 500 announce plans to go green
The IndyCar Series and Indianapolis Motor Speedway are going green.
Apr 22, 2022
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Modeling dynamic instability in tractors
Researchers at Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (TUAT) modeled the dynamic instability—the so-called 'power hop'—that can cause uncontrollable bouncing and damage tractors when they plow dry ground. The ...
May 04, 2021
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Origami based tires can change shape while a vehicle is moving
A team of researchers affiliated with Seoul National University, Harvard University and Hankook Tire and Technology Co. Ltd., has developed a tire based on an origami design that allows for changing the shape of a tire while ...
Apr 27, 2021 report
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The SMART Tire Company announces Mars Rover tires to become available for use on Earth
The SMART Tire Company has revealed its first space-age tire, soon to be available to the general public. Already tested by NASA for use on Mars Rover missions, these tires come equipped with the company's Shape Memory Alloy ...
Mar 18, 2021 report
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Testing tires before they're built
Simulating how a tire's tread, rubber and size respond to a road's corners, angles and hills, Sandia National Laboratories and The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. have developed a virtual means of showing a tire's performance ...
Feb 02, 2021
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Hi Tech & Innovation
Goodyear's biodegradable concept tire regenerates its tread
Goodyear recently unveiled a tire concept that could revolutionize the auto industry. Dubbed reCharge, this concept tire would never require replacements or rotations because it regenerates its tread as needed.
Mar 05, 2020
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Designing a puncture-free tire
Some golf carts and lawnmowers already use airless tires and at least one major tire company produces a non-pneumatic automotive tire, but we still have long way to go before they are on every vehicle that comes off the assembly ...
Jan 24, 2020
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Energy & Green Tech
Sumitomo focuses on power-generating device installed in tire
Tires that recover energy as they roll made numerous headlines this week as tech watchers explored Sumitomo's concept.
Jul 31, 2019 weblog
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Tire concepts focus on monitoring and adapting for safety
(Tech Xplore)—Many drivers could use a reminder that ignoring or neglecting tire care is not an option. Mike Hanlon, New Atlas: "It's remarkable but true that most of the cars in any given carpark have incorrectly inflated ...
Sep 14, 2017 weblog
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