Non-pneumatic tire designs suitable for fused filament fabrication: an overview

Sardinha, Manuel; Reis, Luisa Fernanda Ribeiro; Ramos, Tânia RP; Vaz, M.F.

doi:10.1016/j.prostr.2022.12.140

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“…In 2022, Sardinha et al [20] discussed the mechanical design of NP tires and their suitability for additive manufacturing, specifically Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF). The authors focused on the geometric design of NP tires and how it affects their damping and stiffness behaviour.…”

Section: Non-pneumatic Tire Modeling and Validationmentioning

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Non-Pneumatic Tire Design and Modeling: An Overview of Research

Sidhu,

El-Sayegh

2023

JAMP

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The research provides valuable insights into the intricate world of Non-Pneumatic (NP) tire technology, covering various facets from modeling and validation to material properties, design optimization, and tire-soil interactions. It begins with an exploration of existing NP tire modeling techniques, emphasizing the importance of accurate and reliable models for NP tires, including static and dynamic validation methods, and demonstrating the influence of structural features and material properties on tire performance. The review emphasizes the challenges and prospects of NP tires and aims to support the development of innovative airless tire solutions. The reviewed papers collectively contribute to a deeper understanding of NP tires, their applications, and potential enhancements in performance and efficiency across various industries.

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Section: Non-pneumatic Tire Modeling and Validationmentioning

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Non-Pneumatic Tire Design and Modeling: An Overview of Research

Sidhu,

El-Sayegh

2023

JAMP

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“…Fast-growing AM industries could be a significant push forward a faster development and mass adoption of airless tire structures. 23,27…”

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“…Fast-growing AM industries could be a significant push forward a faster development and mass adoption of airless tire structures. 23,27 3 (c) Example of hinge-based tire, Reproduced from Ref. 5 (d) Uptis™ developed by Michelin ® , source.…”

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Design, properties, and applications of non-pneumatic tires: A review

Sardinha

Vaz

Ramos

et al. 2023

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part L:

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The interest in airless or non-pneumatic tire (NPT) structures emerges due to potential performance and environmental advantages, such as reduced rolling resistance and improved recyclability, when compared with traditional rubber-based pneumatic tires. NPTs can already be found in commercial applications such as forklifts, electric scooters, and wheelchairs. Even so, up to the knowledge of authors, there is no known established large-scale production of NPTs for most applications. This work presents a systematic literature review regarding the mechanical design and development of NPTs. A summary of structural characteristics and mechanical behaviour analysis is provided. Relevant standards, analysis strategies, materials, production techniques, and the end-of-life of tires are addressed. In the end, the authors debate the current challenges and prospects of these emergent products. Furthermore, this research aims at being used as a tool, potentiating the development of innovative and efficient, airless tire solutions. The review presented clarifies that many academic efforts are focused on finding optimal functional designs, which are frequently complex and physically demanding. These geometrically complex design proposals are, in most cases, composed of intricate cellular structures and spokes arrangements. Based on the current lack of knowledge, authors identify key research areas to be further developed such as the production, performance, and reliability of NPTs. It is debatable whether there will ever be a shortcoming of the rubber tire, or a time when fully recyclable tires are a societal obligation. Nevertheless, the number of reasons to promote the development of a reliable replacement to the traditional tire is far from scarce.

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“…They are expected to be used in a variety of transportation vehicles, including military vehicles, forklifts, and lunar rovers, that travel over rough terrain [4]. However, non-pneumatic tires are widely used in construction and agriculture, but their design requires the expertise of skilled professionals with years of experience, and finding structured rules is difficult, making full or partial automation difficult [5]. Therefore, we propose to design non-pneumatic tires using GAN AI models.…”

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Optimizing Generative Adversarial Network (GAN) Models for Non-Pneumatic Tire Design

Seong,

Ji,

Choi

et al. 2023

Applied Sciences

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Pneumatic tires are used in diverse industries. However, their design is difficult, as it relies on the knowledge of experienced designers. In this paper, we generate images of non-pneumatic tire designs with patterns based on shapes and lines for different generative adversarial network (GAN) models and test the performance of the models. Using OpenCV, 2000 training images were generated, corresponding to spoke, curve, triangle, and honeycomb non-pneumatic tires. The images created for training were used after removing highly similar images by applying mean squared error (MSE) and structural similarity index (SSIM). To identify the best model for generating patterns of regularly shaped non-pneumatic tires, GAN, deep convolutional generative adversarial network (DCGAN), StarGAN v2, StyleGAN v2-ADA, and ProjectedGAN were compared and analyzed. In the qualitative evaluation, the GAN, DCGAN, StarGAN v2, and StyleGAN v2-ADA models distorted the circle shape and did not maintain a consistent pattern, but ProjectedGAN retained consistency in the circle, and the pattern was less distorted than in the other GAN models. When evaluating quantitative metrics, ProjectedGAN performed the best among several techniques when the difference between the generated and actual image distributions was measured.

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Non-pneumatic tire designs suitable for fused filament fabrication: an overview

Cited by 8 publications

References 25 publications

Non-Pneumatic Tire Design and Modeling: An Overview of Research

Non-Pneumatic Tire Design and Modeling: An Overview of Research

Design, properties, and applications of non-pneumatic tires: A review

Optimizing Generative Adversarial Network (GAN) Models for Non-Pneumatic Tire Design

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