T Razr Nā Kaila Hoʻololi by Maxxis International

T Razr Nā Kaila Hoʻololi by Maxxis International is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award Kala in Hoʻolālā ʻĀpana Kaʻa, Lako Kaʻa a me Huahana Mālama Kaʻa Competition Category.

KalaLako Kaʻa· 2020

T Razr Nā Kaila Hoʻololi

by Maxxis International

Client: Maxxis International Co., Ltd./ Cheng Shin Rubber Ind. Co., Ltd.

A' Design Award Kala Winner in Lako Kaʻa Category

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The Design

About T Razr Nā Kaila Hoʻololi

I ka wā e hiki mai ana, ʻo ia ka mea e hoʻonui ai i ka halihali uila. Ma ke ʻano he mea hoʻokele kaʻa, hoʻomau ʻo Maxxis i ka noʻonoʻo pehea e hiki ai iā ia ke hoʻolālā i kahi ʻenehana akamai kūpono hiki ke komo i kēia ʻano a hiki ke kōkua pū me ka hoʻoikaika ʻana. He hale akamai ʻo T Razr no ka pono. Hoʻomaʻamaʻa mau nā mea ʻike i kūkulu ʻia i nā ʻano kaomi like ʻana a hāʻawi i nā hōʻailona ikaika e hoʻohuli i ka kaila. ʻO ka pālahalaha kahi i hoʻonui ʻia a hoʻololi i ka wahi i hoʻopili ʻia ai i ke kū i ka hōʻailona, no laila e hoʻomaikaʻi i ka hana traction.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Kala

Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā T Razr Nā Kaila Hoʻololi i ka A' Design Award Kala, he ʻike hoʻohanohano nui loa i hāʻawi ʻia i nā hoʻolālā kiʻekiʻe loa, nani a kupaianaha. He mau hana ʻālohilohi loa a hana noʻeau nui nā lanakila Kala e hōʻike ana i ka loea, ka makakoho a me ka ʻoi aku o ka noʻonoʻo o kā lākou poʻe hoʻolālā. Manaʻo ʻia ʻo ka hoʻolālā T Razr Nā Kaila Hoʻololi he hana kupaianaha, kūlana ʻoi aku, ʻoihana kiʻekiʻe a hou loa. ʻO kēia hoʻolālā i lanakila i ka A' Design Award Kala he mea hoʻokumu kūpono loa, mahalo ʻia e hāʻawi i ka pōmaikaʻi a hoʻoneʻe i nā palena o ka hana noʻeau, ka ʻepekema, ka hoʻolālā a me ka ʻenehana. He mea i ʻeleu ʻia e nā mea he nui ka hoʻolālā T Razr Nā Kaila Hoʻololi e hoʻāla i ka makemake, lawe mai i nā manaʻo maikaʻi a hoʻāla i ka kamahaʻo a me ka mahalo.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: T Razr is a tyre developed for actively detecting different driving conditions and providing active signals to transform the contact area of the tyre in order to improve traction performance.
The sport mode is designed for providing extra control ability on the tyres for the drivers to cope with unexpected road conditions whereas the charging function providing electricity the tyres need for transforming.
Dimensions & Packaging: 656mm x 240mm x 656mm
Tags: Concept, tire, tyre, future design, concept tire
Production Technology: T Razr is a tyre with built in sensors and double tread structure.
In both treads there embedded structures which can be magnified once they are electrified.
During sport mode, sensors detect different driving conditions and automatically send out signal to magnetize the structure embedded in inner treads to create repulsion in order to increase bigger contact area on the outside tread and therefore improve handing ability.
During comfort mode as well as charging mode, the inner treads continuously make contact with each other and therefore generate electricity.
Design Challenge: When it comes to designing a tire which aims at going into production line, any modifications on structures have to be practical. Safety issue becomes very critical in this case. The challenge is to maintain the overall performance as well as the strength while trying to reduce weight on rim structure.
We are looking for a solution while the embedded structure in tread can be the additional support to the tire and the hollowed rim structure can lighten the weight.
The goal is to design a solution with a reasonable price to be the daily help of our target users.
Research: The sensors built inside the tire is a developing project in Maxxis.
With the G-sensor, we are able to keep tracks of the driving status of the driver.
In one example, while the vehicle is starting, the G-sensor senses a forward force and then transforms the profile to enhance traction force.
In another example, while the car is making a right turn, the G-sensor senses a centrifugal force toward left and then transforms only single side of the profile to cope with the cornering situation.
Inspiration: In previous studies, we found a group of users who live in the urban areas, who commute and run errands by cars every day, and they all have families to take care of. Therefore, safety issue is a huge concern for them.
Project Duration: The project started in 2018 in Taiwan.
Operation Flow: The changing of tire contact area: While being electromagnetic, the aspect ratio will be changed, causing the changing of the profile.
The changed profile allows the patterns on the sidewall to become part of the pattern on the tread. Therefore, it changes the traction performance.
The fans: The fans on the rim slide open when inner tread is transforming in order to increase air resistance when the car is doing acceleration, deceleration, braking and cornering.The opened fan can also cool down the brake disk by letting air go through the rim.
When the fan is sealed, it is for better reducing air resistance coefficient.
Team Members: HUNG WEN CHI
CHANG CHIA YIN
TSAO HSIN PING
CHANG SHAO MING
HUANG MING JUN