Tire Research and Test Center

0968912弗吉尼亚理工学院和州立大学；saed Taheri 0968940 University of Akron；轮胎研究与测试中心（Tire TeC）将专注于建立一个研究、工程教育和技术转移的基地，通过先进材料和智能轮胎技术影响工业实践和生产力。弗吉尼亚理工学院和州立大学（VT）以及阿克伦大学（UA）正在合作建立拟议中的中心，阿克伦大学是该中心的牵头机构。该规划项目的主要目标是与对轮胎技术感兴趣的各种行业伙伴和国家实验室建立正式的伙伴关系，并讨论研究的基本问题和主题。IUCRC将产生新的科学知识；开发新型智能材料轮胎、新型纳米技术轮胎化合物和智能轮胎技术；并通过开发基于虚拟和硬件在环的仿真环境，提出了它们相关的动态模型和本构关系。各种设想的研究重点将提供解决方案，以提高该行业的产量，并有助于其竞争力。如果成功，该中心有潜力通过开发新技术来提高美国轮胎制造业的可持续性和盈利能力，从而降低能源消耗、污染和提高驾驶安全性。该中心将大大加强基础设施，并为轮胎制造商提供其他帮助机会。该中心计划为学生和教师提供一个进行行业相关研究的平台，建立有效的合作机制，并将有助于促进、催化和加速创新技术的商业化。最后，Tire TeC将从机械工程、聚合物工程、化学工程和其他科学学科的传统代表性不足的群体中招募参与者，并将通过与弗吉尼亚理工大学北弗吉尼亚校区以及中东和北非（VT-MENA）校区的同事的持续合作关系来推广该中心。

0968912 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Saied Taheri 0968940 University of Akron; Celal Batur The Center for Tire Research and Test Center (Tire TeC) will focus on building a base of research, engineering education, and technology transfer that will impact industrial practice and productivity through advanced materials and intelligent tire technologies. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (VT) and the University of Akron (UA) are collaborating to establish the proposed center, with VT as the lead institution. The primary goals of this planning project are to initiate formal partnership with various industry partners and national laboratories that have an interest in tire technologies, and to discuss fundamental issues and topics for research. The proposed IUCRC will generate new scientific knowledge; develop novel smart-material-based tires, novel nanotechnology-based tire compounds, and intelligent tire technology; and advance their associated dynamic models and constitutive relationships by developing virtual and hardware-in-the-loop-based simulation environments. The various envisioned research thrusts will provide solutions to improve the industry's yield and contribute to its competitiveness. If successful, the proposed Center has the potential to improve sustainability and profitability of US tire manufacturing industry by developing new technologies that will reduce energy consumption, pollution and increase driving safety. The Center will greatly enhance the infrastructure and lead to other opportunities to assist the tire manufacturers. The proposed center plans to provide students and faculty with a platform for conducting industry-relevant research, establish an effective mechanism for collaboration, and will help promote, catalyze, and accelerate the commercialization of innovative technologies. Finally, Tire TeC will recruit participants from groups traditionally under-represented in Mechanical Engineering, Polymer Engineering, Chemical Engineering, and other scientific disciplines and will promote this center through its ongoing working relationships with colleagues at Virginia Tech's Northern Virginia Campus and the Middle Eastern and Northern Africa (VT-MENA) campuses.