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31st Annual Meeting and Conference on Tire Science and Technology

The International Exposition (I-X) Center: Cleveland, OH, USA

Tuesday, September 18, 2012: 1:30 PM-2:50 PM
Grand Ballroom (The International Exposition (I-X) Center)
Chair:
Kory Smith, Bridgestone Tire
1:30 PM
Session Introduction
1:35 PM
Investigations of Road Wear Caused by Studded Tires
Johannes Gültlinger1, Frank Gauterin1, Christian Brandau2, Jan Schlittenhard2 and Burkhard Wies2, (1)Institute of Vehicle System Technology, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany, (2)Tire Line Development, Continental Reifen Deutschland GmbH, Hannover, Germany
2:00 PM
Application of a Smart Tire System in Improving the Performance of Advanced Vehicle Control Systems
Mustafa Ali Arat, Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, 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
2:25 PM
Effect of Contact Area and Contact Pressure On Friction and Wear of Rubber
Keisuke Matsubara1, Tomoaki Iwai2 and Yutaka Shoukaku2, (1)Tribology laboratory division of mechanical science and engineering, Graduate school of Natural Science and Technology Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan, (2)Kanazawa University, School of Mechanical Engineering, College of Science and Engineering, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan