29th Annual Business Meeting and Conference on Tire Science and Technology

Doubletree Hotel Akron/Fairlawn: Akron, OH, USA

New Light on Tire Technology 2 (Student Competition)
Monday, September 20, 2010: 1:15 PM-3:25 PM
Aspen Ballroom (Doubletree Hotel Akron/Fairlawn)
Chair:
Kory Smith, Bridgestone Tire
1:15 PM
Introduction
1:20 PM
Tapered Aluminum Structure Shear Band for a Non-Pneumatic Tire
Luke Berglind, Jaehyung Ju and Joshua Summers, Mechanical Engineering, Clemson University, Clemson, SC
1:45 PM
Tire Surface Vibration and Sound Radiation Resulting From the Tire Cavity Mode
Andrew Jessop and J. Stuart Bolton, Herrick Laboratories, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
2:10 PM
Piezoelectric Vibration-Based Energy Harvesters for Next Generation Intelligent Tires
Kanwar Bharat Singh, Mechanical Engineering Department, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA and Saied Taheri, Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Danville, VA
2:35 PM
Sensor Module Development for Study of Tire Deformation
Vijaykumar Krithivasan1, Robert Jackson1, Russell Green1, Song-Yul Choe1 and Heeyoung Jo2, (1)Mechanical Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, (2)Hyundai and Kia Motor R&D center, Whasung-Si, Gyunggi-Do,, South Korea
3:00 PM
Numerical Study of Vibration of An Alternating Spoke Pair Design Concept
Shashank Bezgam1, Lonny Thompson, PhD1, John Ziegert, PhD1, Timothy Rhyne, PhD2 and Steven Cron, PhD2, (1)Mechanical Engineering, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, (2)Michelin Americas Research Company, Greenville, SC