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A new concept under development at Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. could put an end to the need for manually inflating tires.
The tiremaker's Air Maintenance Technology (AMT) will enable tires to remain inflated at the optimum pressure without the need for any external pumps or electronics.
The tiremaker's Air Maintenance Technology (AMT) will enable tires to remain inflated at the optimum pressure without the need for any external pumps or electronics.
Research in the Air Maintenance Technology is taking place at Goodyear Innovation Centers in Akron (pictured here) and Luxembourg.
According to Goodyear, all components of the AMT system – including the miniaturized pump – will be fully contained within the tire.
“While the technology is complex, the idea behind the AMT system is relatively simple and powered by the tire itself as it rolls down the road,” Jean-Claude Kihn, Goodyear senior vice president and chief technical officer, told the Akron Beacon Journal. “A tire that can maintain its own inflation is something drivers have wanted for many years. Goodyear has taken on this challenge and the progress we have made is very encouraging. This will become the kind of technological breakthrough that people will wonder how they ever lived without.”
Goodyear did not specify when this technology would be available, but said the timetable would be accelerated due to recent government research grants in the U.S. and Europe.
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Vehicle Technology Wednesday announced it has awarded a $1.5 million grant for research, development and demonstration of the AMT system for commercial truck tires. The grant will be administered by the National Energy Technology Laboratory and work will be conducted at Goodyear’s Innovation Center in Akron, Ohio, the newspaper reported.
In addition, AMT research will be conducted at Goodyear’s Innovation Center in Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg, after the company received a grant from the Luxembourg government
“While similar in concept, there are significant differences in AMT systems for consumer and commercial tires,” Kihn told the Beacon. “The tangible support from both the U.S. and Luxembourg governments underscores the value of these projects and the many positive benefits they can provide drivers around the world.”
In addition to the AMT project, The Office of Vehicle Technology also will award a $1.5 million grant for a joint project between PPG Industries and Goodyear to improve the rolling resistance and fuel efficiency of tires through the use of new tread and innerliner technologies.
“Advanced technologies that are invisible to the human eye – like those we are working on with PPG – will help to dramatically improve fuel efficiency of tires while maintaining other important qualities such as traction and tread-life,” said Kihn
“While the technology is complex, the idea behind the AMT system is relatively simple and powered by the tire itself as it rolls down the road,” Jean-Claude Kihn, Goodyear senior vice president and chief technical officer, told the Akron Beacon Journal. “A tire that can maintain its own inflation is something drivers have wanted for many years. Goodyear has taken on this challenge and the progress we have made is very encouraging. This will become the kind of technological breakthrough that people will wonder how they ever lived without.”
Goodyear did not specify when this technology would be available, but said the timetable would be accelerated due to recent government research grants in the U.S. and Europe.
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Vehicle Technology Wednesday announced it has awarded a $1.5 million grant for research, development and demonstration of the AMT system for commercial truck tires. The grant will be administered by the National Energy Technology Laboratory and work will be conducted at Goodyear’s Innovation Center in Akron, Ohio, the newspaper reported.
In addition, AMT research will be conducted at Goodyear’s Innovation Center in Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg, after the company received a grant from the Luxembourg government
“While similar in concept, there are significant differences in AMT systems for consumer and commercial tires,” Kihn told the Beacon. “The tangible support from both the U.S. and Luxembourg governments underscores the value of these projects and the many positive benefits they can provide drivers around the world.”
In addition to the AMT project, The Office of Vehicle Technology also will award a $1.5 million grant for a joint project between PPG Industries and Goodyear to improve the rolling resistance and fuel efficiency of tires through the use of new tread and innerliner technologies.
“Advanced technologies that are invisible to the human eye – like those we are working on with PPG – will help to dramatically improve fuel efficiency of tires while maintaining other important qualities such as traction and tread-life,” said Kihn
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