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	Howstuffworks "Introduction to How the Tweel Airless Tire Works"
		In this article, we'll look at what the Tweel Airless Tire is, why you would use it in place of traditional tires, some of the problems that may occur with a Tweel Airless Tire and where you might see the Tweel Airless Tire in the future.
		When the Tweel is put to the road, the spokes absorb road impacts the same way air pressure does in pneumatic tires.
		Michelin reports that “the Tweel prototype… is within five percent of the rolling resistance and mass levels of current pneumatic tires.
	auto.howstuffworks.com /tweel-airless-tire.htm (476 words)

	Fast Cool Cars - Airless tires - The Tweel - Michelin
		For manufacturers, the Tweel offers an opportunity to reduce the number of parts, eliminating most of the 23 components of a typical new tire as well as the costly air-pressure monitors that will soon be required on new vehicles in the United States.
		The Tweel, mounted on a car, is a single unit, though it actually begins as an assembly of four pieces bonded together: the hub, a polyurethane spoke section, a "shear band" surrounding the spokes and the tread band - the rubber layer that wraps around the circumference and touches the pavement.
		While the Tweel's hub functions as it would in a normal wheel - a rigid piece that attaches to the axle - the polyurethane spokes are flexible, to help absorb road impacts.
	www.fastcoolcars.com /airless-tires.htm (865 words)

	Michelin \| Press Release: MICHELIN LETS THE AIR OUT OF FUTURE TIRE INNOVATION
		The heart of Tweel innovation is its deceptively simple looking hub and spoke design that replaces the need for air pressure while delivering performance previously only available from pneumatic tires.
		The Tweel prototype, demonstrated on the Audi A4, is within five percent of the rolling resistance and mass levels of current pneumatic tires.
		For Michelin, Tweel is a long-term vision that represents the next step in a long path of industry-changing innovations.
	www.michelinman.com /difference/releases/pressrelease01102005a.html (698 words)

	Detroit Auto Show (NAIAS) 2005 - Michelin Debuts Revolutionary Tweel - MSN Autos
		Tweel is available as an enhancement to the iBOT mobility device invented by Dean Kaman, creator of the Segway, as an alternative to a traditional wheelchair with the ability to climb stairs and navigate uneven terrain.
		Tweel is able to deliver pneumatic-like performance in weight-carrying capacity, ride comfort, and the ability to deal with road hazards.
		Tweel uses a flexible wheel and flexible spokes surrounded by a rubber tread to replace the traditional rigid wheel and air-filled tire.
	autos.msn.com /as/article.aspx?xml=Michelin&shw=autoshow2005&src=autoshow2005Coverage (522 words)

	MEMBRANA \| Tweel: шина без воздуха мягка и тверда одновременно
		Tweel: шина без воздуха мягка и тверда одновременно
		Опытный образец Tweel примерно в двадцать раз легче обычной шины и обладает в двадцать раз меньшим сопротивлением качению.
		Чтобы продемонстрировать широту возможных применений новинки, компания создала не только автомобильный вариант Tweel, который опробовала на Audi A4, но и оснастила Tweel-ами экзотические виды транспорта: робототехническую коляску для инвалидов iBOT и внедорожный самобалансирующий скутер Segway Centaur.
	www.membrana.ru /articles/technic/2005/01/18/221800.html (401 words)

	Michelin Lands Applications for Tweel Ward's Auto World - Find Articles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The non-pneumatic, hub and spoke Tweel, which resembles a bicycle wheel, consists of a polyurethane inner mated to a ring of rubber that contacts the road.
		Tweels for those applications will be produced by Michelin in Greenville, SC, where much of the development for the device is taking place.
		The Tweel's inner ring is made of polyurethane and glass-reinforced plastic and is produced in a 1-step process similar to other plastic injection-molding operations.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m3165/is_2_41/ai_n11833820 (652 words)

	GreenvilleOnline.com - Michelin's Tweel can never go flat (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The Tweel also is being tested on the iBOT, a new wheelchair, and the Centaur prototype, a four-wheeled scooter, both developed by Dean Kamen, inventor of the Segway scooter.
		The Tweel is a single unit that replaces the traditional tire, wheel, valve and pressure-monitoring unit.
		Tweel is one of the three new technologies being introduced to the public at the Detroit car show.
	greenvilleonline.com /news/business/2005/01/08/2005010856370.htm (1168 words)

	MotorPride.com
		Michelin Tweel could dramatically change tyre technology Detroit January 10, 2005 Today at the North American International Auto Show, Michelin showcased a potentially disruptive technology with significant ramifications for the future for mobility: an airless, integrated tyre and wheel combination dubbed the TWEEL (i.e.
		The first commercial applications of the Tweel will be in lower-speed, lower-weight vehicles such as the iBOT mobility device and Segway's Concept Centaur Designed by Segway-inventor Dean Kamen, the iBOT mobility device has the ability to climb stairs and navigate uneven terrain, offering mobility freedom impossible with traditional wheelchairs.
		Tweel enables us to reach levels of performance that quite simply aren't possible with today's conventional pneumatic technology." The most intriguing application may be Michelin's early prototype Tweel fitment for passenger cars.
	www.motorpride.com /Articles/ViewArticle.asp?SiteID=1&ID=17 (738 words)

	Damn Interesting » Inventing the Tweel
		The word "Tweel" is a portmanteau of "tire" and "wheel." Michelin's prototypes integrate the tire and wheel into one component, and the use polyurethane spokes in place of the air in a traditional tire.
		A tweel's design also seems to be more conducive to "capping," where the tread of the tire is replaced rather than the entire unit.
		Tweels are already being produced for use in some lightweight applications such as the iBOT mobility system, a wheelchair-like device which can navigate stairs and uneven terrain.
	www.damninteresting.com /?p=288 (1153 words)

	The wheel gets reinvented - News - www.smh.com.au
		For manufacturers, the Tweel reduces the number of parts, eliminating most of the 23 components of a new tyre as well as the costly air-pressure monitors that will soon be required on new vehicles in the US.
		Mounted on a car, the Tweel is a single unit, though it actually begins as an assembly of four pieces bonded together: the hub, a polyurethane spoke section, a "shear band" surrounding the spokes and the tread band - the rubber layer that wraps around the circumference and touches the road.
		The Tweels transmit more of the feel of a coarse road surface than customers would tolerate in a production tyre but that is understandable considering the early stage of development.
	www.smh.com.au /news/News/The-wheel-gets-reinvented/2005/01/13/1105582681778.html (717 words)

	Michelin North America's Virtual Newsroom
		The Intermat innovation commission in Paris awarded Michelin TWEEL with a 2006 Gold Medal for Innovation.
		Time magazine has selected Michelin's Tweel™ innovation as "One of the Most Amazing Inventions of 2005." The honor is reported in the Nov. 21...
		Tweel is a non-pneumatic single unit that replaces the traditional tire/wheel/valve/pressure monitoring assembly.
	www.michelinmedia.com /default/kw=MCHtweel (160 words)

	Michelin Corporate - News
		Michelin TWEEL, a non-pneumatic mobility concept, will increase productivity because it is maintenance-free, puncture-proof, easy to mount and dismount and provides a longer service life than radial tires.
		Taken together, these features mean that Michelin TWEEL is expected to deliver performance that exceeds that of inflated tires.
		Michelin is currently studying the application of the TWEEL in small, lightweight earthmover vehicles.
	www.michelin.com /corporate/actualites/en/actu_affich.jsp?id=17448&lang=EN&codeRubrique=4&actu=true (227 words)

	Michelin Tweel \| Design Forums
		The name “Tweel”’ is the contraction in English of “tire” and “wheel”.
		To start with, Tweels could be fitted on vehicles with small wheels, such as wheelchairs, thus substantially improving the mobility of disabled people.
		As the Tweel is extremely resistant, we are working on a range of other applications including smaller earthmover and military vehicles.
	www.dexigner.com /forum/index.php?showtopic=1071 (108 words)

	Tweels? The Future Tire is a Tweel - by Auto Media
		Now, Michelin may take air out of the safety equation with their revolutionary new "Tweel," a combination of tire and wheel that rides on rubber permanently attached to flexible spokes fused with a flexible wheel that deforms to absorb shock.
		Tweel enables us to reach levels of performance that quite simply aren't possible with today's conventional pneumatic technology." Gettys said the name Tweel was created to represent the fusion of tire and wheel.
		The Tweel doesn't look like a conventional tire, you can see through it, but it has some unconventional aspects that are drawing attention from the U.S. military.
	www.automedia.com /Future/Tire/is/a/Tweel/dsm20050201mt/1 (424 words)

	Cloggie :: Esseff :: Millennial Reviews: XXXII A Martian Odyssey - Stanley G. Weinbaum
		The city is ancient, at least 15,000 years old and Tweel people were at one time vastly greater in number and power: a mural shows their encounter with humans in Egypt, although how a race without chemical or atomic power got to Earth is un- answered.
		Tweel is one of the earliest attempts at a human-level ETI whose behavior is nonhuman.
		Tweel's a bit unusual in that he is brighter the humans he meets, able to figure out their languages while we can not figure out his.
	www.cloggie.org /esseff/millennial-32.html (663 words)

	utes.com.au - The future of the air filled tyre is flat
		For vehicle manufacturers, the Tweel offers an opportunity to reduce the number of parts, eliminating most of the 23 components of a typical new tire as well as the costly air-pressure monitors that will soon be required on new vehicles in the United States.
		The Tweels also transmit more of the feel of a coarse road surface than customers would tolerate in a production tire, but the level is understandable considering the early stage of development.
		Almost everything else about the Tweel is undetermined at this early stage of development, including serious matters like cost and frivolous questions like the possibilities of chrome-plating.
	www.utes.com.au /index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=87&Itemid=90 (1144 words)

	Dr. Ted Tweel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Tweel serves as an adjunct associate clinical professor in the VCU Department of Family Medicine and the VCU Department of Epidemiology and Community Health.
		Tweel received his master of public health, emphasis maternal and child health, from VCU and is an alumnus of the Southeast Public Health Leadership Institute.
		In his spare time, Dr. Tweel enjoys running his classic Lionel trains, driving his old Ford tractor when it starts, fishing for largemouth bass that always take his bait and never the hook, and playing a bad example of Cripple Creek on his banjo.
	www.epidemiology.vcu.edu /Faculty/Tweel/index.htm (225 words)

	washingtonpost.com: Shows Offers Promising Glimpse of Future
		The "Tweel" tire/wheel technology presented here by Michelin Co. and the iBot high-rise wheelchair that eventually will ride on Tweel tire/wheels are two examples of apparently non-automotive technologies that could affect the future of automotive transportation.
		In brief, the Tweel is a super-strong yet flexible and airless tire/wheel combination designed to provide maximum traction on a variety of surfaces.
		In terms of automotive applications, Tweel technology could be applied to common passenger vehicles in 10 to 15 years, according to Edouard Michelin, co-managing partner of the French tire giant.
	www.washingtonpost.com /ac2/wp-dyn/A11027-2005Jan14?language=printer (1105 words)

	Tweel - (Almost) A Smart Wheel: Science Fiction in the News
		Michelin is introducing the Tweel - a combination of wheel and tire that could offer a number of benefits to owners of wheeled vehicles.
		Unlike most Michelin tires sold in the past century, the Tweel is unique - it does not use air to cushion the ride.
		The Tweel can be engineered to give five times the lateral stiffness as a pneumatic tire without any loss in ride comfort.
	www.technovelgy.com /ct/Science-Fiction-News.asp?NewsNum=309 (530 words)

	Michelin Tweel : News & Reports : Motoring : Web Wombat
		The most intriguing application may be Michelin's early prototype Tweel fitment for passenger cars, and the company released a promising video of Tweel performance on an Audi A4.
		The Tweel prototype, demonstrated on the Audi A4, is within five percent of the rolling resistance and mass levels of current pneumatic tires.
		For Michelin, Tweel is a long-term vision that represents the next step in a long path of industry-changing innovations.
	www.webwombat.com.au /motoring/news_reports/michelin-tweel.htm (740 words)

	The TWEEL - radical new wheel technology (UPDATED) - gizmag Article
		Beyond these first real-world applications, Michelin has additional projects for Tweel on construction skidsteers and a variety of military vehicles.
		"The Tweel automotive application, as demonstrated on the Audi, is definitely a concept, a stretch application with strong future potential," said Gettys.
		The heart of Tweel innovation is its deceptively simple looking hub and spoke design that replaces the need for air pressure while delivering performance previously only available from pneumatic tires.
	www.gizmag.com /go/3603 (545 words)

	Myers Tire Supply - Tire Tool Station (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The Tweel Handler is an amazingly versatile tool that allows truck mechanics to remove, install, rotate and transport single tire-and-wheel assemblies with ease.
		The vertical range of conventional wheel dollies is three or four inches, which forces mechanics to hunker down to inspect tires, or use a floor jack to raise the tire up to machines like balancers.
		The Tweel™ Handler chassis is U-shaped to allow users to get closer to the work area, with unhindered access to the tire in the cradle.
	www.myerstiresupply.com /pls/myers/display_coupon?pass_cou_id=52231&cart_id=port0000 (164 words)

	Monica Tweel, Psy.D
		Tweel Agosta joined the clinic's staff in September 2000.
		In her work at the clinic, Dr. Tweel combines strong empathic skills with practical cognitive and behavioral techniques for reducing some of the pain and anxiety associated with chronic headache disorders.
		Her focus is on moving patients toward effective management of their headache problem and a return to full functioning.
	www.houstonheadacheclinic.com /tweel.html (166 words)

	The New York Times > Automobiles > Autos on Monday \| Technology: Reinventing the Wheel (and the Tire, Too)
		While the Tweel's hub functions as it would in a normal wheel - a rigid attachment point to the axle - the polyurethane spokes are flexible to help absorb road impacts.
		The Tweels also transmit more of the feel of a coarse road surface than customers would tolerate in a production tire, but the level is understandable considering the early stage of development.
		Almost everything else about the Tweel is undetermined at this early stage of development, including serious matters like cost and frivolous questions like the possibilities of chrome-plating.
	www.nytimes.com /2005/01/03/automobiles/03cars.html?ex=1262494800&en=f8f420df5ca1261d&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt (1111 words)

	Airless Tires? Consider The Tweel, Would Be Most Radical Change To Tire Industry In 60 Years - CBS News
		Mark Strassmann reports on the "tweel," a new airless tire that could radically change the industry and the cars you drive.
		The tweel would be the most radical change in the tire industry since the radial tire was invented nearly 60 years ago.
		But for the car, the tweel is still just a concept.
	www.cbsnews.com /stories/2005/01/27/eveningnews/main669888.shtml (477 words)

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