Juan J. García

Dr.-Ing. Juan J. García, MSc, PhD, (M) graduated as a Mechanical Engineer from the University of Catalonia (Spain) in 1984. He holds an MSc (1990) and a PhD degree (1996) in Noise and Vibration Studies from the Institute of Sound and Vibration Research in the University of Southampton, England. He diversified in 1997 by joining IDIADA’s NVH Department. Recent activities include the development of methods for analysis techniques for NVH troubleshooting in vehicles and tyre noise.

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Presentation

LEON-T project: Modeling performance of an airless truck tire prototype

Concept of airless tires have gained interest recently. In this work, an airless tire is modeled using finite elements and its radial, lateral and longitudinal stiffness are analyzed. It is found that the radial stiffness of the modeled tire is within the ranges of that of a conventional pneumatic tire, however, the longitudinal and lateral stiffness are 2.5 and 2 times higher, respectively. As future work, the same tire model will be used to study its modal behavior and noise characteristics.