TIRE TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL 2022 CONTENTS 4 Foreword Matt Ross, editor-in-chief, Tire Technology International www.tiretechnologyinternational.com TIRE TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL 2022 FEATURING PAPERS ON Applying AI to tire design Sustainable materials Road anomaly detection Virtual tire simulations Artificial neural networks SECTION 1: DESIGN, MATERIALS, TESTING AND FUTURE POSSIBILITIES 8 Kaolin effects on vulcanization Ali Ansarifar and Saad H Sheikh, Department of Materials, Loughborough University, UK Chemical curatives and mineral kaolin have different effects on the curing properties of sulfur-cured natural rubber. But the effects of the kaolin are far more interesting 2022 Annual Review The Annual Review of Tire Materials and Tire Manufacturing Technology 38 Materials informatics Satoshi Sagitani and Hiroaki Oe, Toyo Tire Corporation, Japan Considering the application of information processing technologies to the development of innovative rubber compound materials • UKi Media & Events • 14 Impact of wax on aesthetics Ali Abbasian (formerly Barez Industrial Group) and Mohadeseh Latifi, Bronze Industrial Group, Iran A research study has examined the impact of different wax types on the aesthetic properties of tire sidewalls 40 Applying AI in tire design Seok Cheol Hwang, Yongsu Kim and Seong Rae Kim, Nexen Tire, South Korea Examining how the strengths of artificial intelligence can be best applied to tire development projects, and how restrictions can be mitigated during design testing 18 Rubber for Mars applications Rafal Anyszka, 1-3 Li Jia, 2 Dariusz Bielinski, 3 Norbert Nizel 3 and Anke Blume 1 1 University of Twente, Netherlands; 2 The University of Akron, USA; 3 Lodz University of Technology, Poland Exploring the potential application of butadiene and silicone rubber blends for use in future missions to Mars 44 Virtual FTire submissions Yaswanth Siramdasu and Gibin Gil, Hankook Tire and Technology, USA and South Korea Evaluating a proposed methodology of simplified FE techniques to estimate core tire model parameters, to streamline interactions between tire makers and OEMs 24 Tire systems integration Dandan Hou, Shanjun Hu and Ming Zhang, Zhongce Rubber Group, China Detailing the efforts of a leading tire maker to use multiple systems and approaches in the development process for new truck and passenger car product lines 48 Artificial neural networks Marco Furlan, Calspan, USA; Georgios Mavros, Loughborough University, UK Examining development of the first artificial neural network that combines road roughness, bulk temperature and rubber properties to predict tire friction 30 Bio-based sustainable filler Tanumoy Das, Dr Jyoti Prakash Rath, Antara Mondal, Dr Sarat Ghosh, S Ramakrishnan, S K P Amarnath, Daniele Lorenzetti and P K Mohamed, Apollo Tyres, India Exploring the potential for tire tread compounds with low rolling resistance, using rice husk silica in place of conventional silica 52 Friction and load Ahmad Kifli Che Aziz and Siti Salina Sarkawi, Malaysian Rubber Board; Syahrullail Samion and Mohd Kameil Abdul Hamid, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Examining the effect of load on friction properties of silica-filled epoxidized natural rubber tire treads 34 Long-term sustainability Takayuki Nagase and Toshio Tada, Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Japan; Bernd Löwenhaupt, Sumitomo Rubber Europe, Germany Modifying manufacturing processes, researching biomass and recycled materials and reducing natural rubber odor are all aspects of a tire maker’s environmental strategy 56 Road anomaly detection Woojeong Sim, Jun Seok Kim, Hojong Lee and Beomsoo Kim, Hankook, South Korea An investigation into the application of wheel and tire sensor systems in acceleration measurement, which could aid in detection and analysis of road anomalies www.tiretechnologyinternational.com Sign up for free weekly e-newslet ter! 1
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