Tire Society issues call for papers

The technical program will include the following areas:

• Tire Performance / Tire Mechanics
• Tire / Vehicle Dynamics
• Tire Design and Development
• Rolling Resistance / Traction / Tread Wear
• Tire Noise
• Tire Influences on Ride / Harshness
• Tire Performance on Non-Dry / Deformable Surfaces
• Techniques for Model and Laboratory Test Validation
• Tire Test Procedure Development and Application
• Tire Interaction with Electronic Stability Control
• Predictive Models
• Properties of Tire Materials
• Fracture and Adhesion in Tires
• Aging and Endurance of Tires
• Advances in Tire Manufacturing Processes
• Tire Requirements for Future Vehicles (e.g., fuel cell, hybrid)
• Applications of Intelligent Tire Technology
• Examples of Virtual Tire Development

Abstracts due: 31 March 2011.

Contact:
Saied Taheri, Program Chairman, 2011 Tire Science & Technology Conference

http://rubber.confex.com/rubber/30ab/cfp.cgi