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Chat & Social => The Bar - General Chat => Topic started by: Saffy on November 17, 2008, 23:01:58

Title: Honeycomb Tyres
Post by: Saffy on November 17, 2008, 23:01:58

(http://www.sciam.com/media/inline/B33F74B4-B41F-AF07-FD7B7C294F3C45F4_1.jpg)

http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=tires-that-dont-need-air (http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=tires-that-dont-need-air)


I'm guessing that's just an open cross section prototype as things could get funky when cells fill with mud  :cheesy:

Title: Re: Honeycomb Tyres
Post by: boss on November 17, 2008, 23:05:32

you just taken a photo of some lego havnt you? :lol:

Title: Re: Honeycomb Tyres
Post by: ian_s on November 17, 2008, 23:06:31

i bet the ride will be appalling

Title: Re: Honeycomb Tyres
Post by: Mareng on November 17, 2008, 23:14:43

Skip to about 2 mins into this video to see the Cooper tyres promo video that that still was taken from...

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=C9ximGf14JE

Title: Re: Honeycomb Tyres
Post by: Eeyore on November 18, 2008, 07:44:07

Looks like an interesting development/evolution on the 'tweel'.

The ride was alledged to be quite good (according to Michelin, anyway!), but then there was no comments made on early footage about what happened if the cells did fill with clag! I'll presume US army is doing plenty of tests. I'd love to see the costings for it.

Well found!

Title: Re: Honeycomb Tyres
Post by: carbore on November 18, 2008, 12:44:31

I think the trick would be to put one inside a normal pneumatic so that it was pneumatic most of the time but the cell structure would support it in the event of a "flat". That would help eliminate clag and provide better day-to-day ride.

If thats no good then they would make interesting strawberry planters.

Title: Re: Honeycomb Tyres
Post by: wormster on November 18, 2008, 13:12:27

I've often wondered if it would be worth filling your tiers with the expanding builders foam stuff, to create a mousse effect wheel.

Title: Re: Honeycomb Tyres
Post by: Boddle on November 18, 2008, 13:18:31

 Interesting concept, but how would you change tyre pressure for different conditions.  I would assume that if they developed them for use on Public vehicle they would cover the sides (side walls of the tyre) of the honey coombe it would be a real problem if the honey coomb filled will the thick mud we had at Bramcote for both the tyre flexability and balance.

Title: Re: Honeycomb Tyres
Post by: V8MoneyPit on November 18, 2008, 17:32:39

Nothing in this world is new though. This reminds me a little of the Lunar Rover steel wire wheels.

Title: Re: Honeycomb Tyres
Post by: Range Rover Blues on November 19, 2008, 20:43:37

They claim it's unique, but they aren't the onl copany working on this sort of thing.

What I whantto know is, how do I let down the pressure to drive over sand?