NEW GENERATION OF TIRE AND WHEEL ASSEMBLIES

Abstract

The project was a feasibility study to evaluate, singly and in combination, new design concepts for wheel and tire assemblies. Some of these were combined to delineate a type of tire and wheel assembly which should be outstanding in life, and minimal in vulnerability and maintenance. The new assembly will weigh no more than its present counterpart, and with further development may be reduced by as much as 30%. On a unit-for-unit basis the new assemblies at present would cost more than the present ones, but on a cost- benefit basis, and with large quantity production, they are expected to be cheaper.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1969
Accession Number
AD0702243

Entities

People

  • Edmund Thelen
  • James B. Dunfee
  • Richard H. Hollinger
  • William B. Tarpley Iii

Organizations

  • Franklin Institute

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ceramic Materials
  • Composite Materials
  • Construction
  • Glass Fibers
  • Manufacturing
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Mechanical Working
  • Plastics
  • Polymer Matrix Composites
  • Reinforced Plastics
  • Reinforcing Materials
  • Resins

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  • Pavement Materials Engineering.
  • Software Engineering
  • Systems Analysis and Design