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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS<br />

The authors wish to gratefully acknowledge the contributions of Mr. Paul Pollock, Mr. Dan<br />

Coleman, and Mr. Jim Ridge of Dana Corporation; and Mr. Ibrahim Janajreh and Mr. John Melson<br />

of Michelin Americas Research and Development Corp. <strong>for</strong> their invaluable contributions to this<br />

project.<br />

Mr. Pollock has been a Dana champion <strong>for</strong> this research since 2002, and without his dedication,<br />

focus, technical insight and generous partnering spirit, this project would not have been successful.<br />

Mr. Coleman provided strong technical support in this research and provided insights, technical<br />

advice and strong enthusiasm which were critical <strong>for</strong> success.<br />

Mr. Ridge assumed most of the data acquisition responsibilities in this project, including in-vehicle<br />

data acquisition across the two Chicago-Portland routes. He played a pivotal role in preparing the<br />

sensor suite and electronics, applying technical solutions to complex instrumentation problems, and<br />

organizing the trip logistics and data set. He put in long hours in the office, garage, and on the road<br />

to see this project become successful.<br />

Mr. Janajreh had an early recognition of the value of this research and recognized the benefits of<br />

jointly pursing this study. His willingness to creatively discuss research directions helped to shape<br />

the nature of this work. His untimely passing created a significant void in the project team and he<br />

has been missed.<br />

Mr. Melson provided the continuity that was needed in this research after the passing of Mr. Janajreh<br />

in August, 2005. His professional and unselfish approach in picking up this project and quickly<br />

moving on critical issues prevented it from coming to a halt.<br />

Additionally, we are also very thankful <strong>for</strong> the contributions of Mr. Ralph Long (CCC) <strong>for</strong> piloting<br />

the test vehicle and <strong>for</strong> Mr. Kevin Gates (Clark Engineering Services) who provided the<br />

instrumentation integration.<br />

We are indebted to the extremely capable team of professionals from Dana, Michelin, CCC, Clark<br />

Engineering Services and ORNL <strong>for</strong> their contributions to this Pilot Test. We sincerely hope that<br />

research opportunities continue to emerge that will allow ORNL us to again partner with this<br />

outstanding team.<br />

Bill Knee<br />

Director- ORNL <strong>Heavy</strong> Vehicle Safety Program<br />

<strong>Center</strong> <strong>for</strong> Transportation Analysis<br />

Oak Ridge National Laboratory<br />

Gary Capps<br />

Research Engineer<br />

<strong>Center</strong> <strong>for</strong> Transportation Analysis<br />

Oak Ridge National Laboratory<br />

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