Aspects of this disclosure include a method for proactive cooling, a vehicle, and a computer program product for a proactive cooling system. One embodiment of the method may comprise creating a machine learning model of a physical object, and instrumenting the physical object with sensors to generate real-time data about the physical object and its operational environment. The method may further comprise generating, with the machine learning model, a predicted future temperature for the physical object using the real-time data about the physical object and its operational environment, and in response to the predicted future temperature exceeding a threshold temperature within a threshold time period, proactively cooling the physical object.

Aspects of this disclosure include a method for proactive cooling, a vehicle, and a computer program product for a proactive cooling system. One embodiment of the method may comprise creating a machine learning model of a physical object, and instrumenting the physical object with sensors to generate real-time data about the physical object and its operational environment. The method may further comprise generating, with the machine learning model, a predicted future temperature for the physical object using the real-time data about the physical object and its operational environment, and in response to the predicted future temperature exceeding a threshold temperature within a threshold time period, proactively cooling the physical object.

A wheel assembly is disclosed herein. The wheel assembly includes a torque bar extending in a first direction, a retainer plate coupled to the torque bar, the retainer plate having a first side formed into a first U-channel, the first U-channel formed in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, a heat shield panel having a first side formed into a second U-channel, the second U-channel of the heat shield panel being formed in a third direction opposite the second direction, and a retention clasp formed from a portion of the heat shield panel, the retention clasp formed over an open end of the second U-channel.