Presented by young industrial designer (Yuji Of fujimara), which lives and works in New York, the concept of electrical flannelette (Electric Of bike) this the urban mechanical bicycle, which works on the recharged battery. This more greatly is similar to the incomprehensible utility cabinet, taking the form of white rectangle, and therefore is extremely original.
A solar vehicle is an electric vehicle powered by a type of renewable energy, by solar energy obtained from solar panels on the surface (generally, the roof) of the vehicle. Photovoltaic (PV) cells convert the Sun's energy directly into electrical energy. Solar vehicles are not practical day-to-day transportation devices at present, but are primarily demonstration vehicles and engineering exercises, often sponsored by government agencies.
Solar cars combine technology typically used in the aerospace, bicycle, alternative energy and automotive industries. The design of a solar vehicle is severely limited by the energy input into the car (batteries and power from the sun). Virtually all solar cars ever built have been for the purpose of solar car races (with notable exceptions).
Solar cars are powered by the sun's energy. The main component of a solar car is its solar array, which collect the energy from the sun and converts it into usable electrical energy. The solar cells collect a portion of the sun's energy and stores it into the batteries of the solar car.
The car weighs in at around 400 kilograms with two occupants ballasted to 80kg each and uses mainly carbon fibre throughout its construction. It also uses aluminium, kevlar and carbon kevlar composite parts, this is what makes it possible to build such a lightweight vehicle.
As far as suspension and steering goes this car is very similar to any road car, however, it is all machined from aluminium making it very light. The wheels are made from carbon fibre and use Michelin low rolling resistance solar car tyres.
The PRT puts the automobile on tracks. The vehicles are small, individualized, fully automated (no driver), and fully electric. But rather than coexist with the automobile, the PRT system replaces it. The tracks are
constructed over the existing roadways, thus greatly reducing the cost of construction. Traditional rail systems such as light rail cost as much as $70 million per mile! The PRT would cost only a fraction of that since the bulk of the system (the roads) already exists.
The vehicles are publicly owned and maintained - no private ownership.You don't keep a vehicle idle in your driveway, but rather summon one from the system as needed. When you get to the department store and
exit the vehicle, it automatically moves on to the next pickup location. When you're finished shopping, you simply summon another vehicle, although high traffic locations like stores would tend to maintain a line of ready-to-go vehicles, similar to a taxi line at the airport. If your visit results in a large purchase, a piece of furniture for instance, you would summon a specialized freight vehicle. Alternatively, if you were to purchase the product from home, the store would deliver the product directly to your doorstep via an unmanned PRT vehicle.
The American company UniModal Transport Solutions developed a concept for a very high-capacity and high-speed Personal Rapid Transport (PRT) network. Pictures and informations of this sky transportation vehicle are showed below.
This SkyTran system operates with individual, two-passenger vehicles, which are propelled and suspended by a maglev system from overhead guideways. These are laid out in a one mile by one mile networked grid
throughout the city. A large number of small departure and exit portals are placed underneath the guideways at approximately every 400 metres or at every city block.
SkyTran has no fixed routes or timetables. Users can simply enter any departure portal, get into the first empty vehicle in the queue and select their destination. The vehicle then speeds up on the acceleration lane
and enters the high-speed overhead guideway.
At the selected exit portal, the vehicle enters a deceleration lane where the speed is reduced until it stops at the arrival portal. Individual vehicles are capable of speeds up to 160 kilometres per hour within city limits
or 240 kilometres per hour between cities. A very short braking distance allows a distance between traveling vehicles of a mere 25 metres.
The Automobile- amphibian Automobile- amphibian SQUBA the Swiss company Rinspeed plans during March 2008 to present in motorshou in Geneva its new development - conceptual automobile- amphibian sQuba. Let us recall that this already similar type second machine, developed by this firm. The first amphibian was represented in the past year and even established new record, after swimming across the English Channel in one hour 33 minutes and 47 seconds. In contrast to the first model Rinspeed, amphibian sQuba is capable of being immersed under the water at the depth to ten it is meter. Also novelty has the built-in balloons with the compressed air, because of which the driver and passenger can breathe under water. On the water the automobile is moved with the aid of two propellers, located in the tail end of the body, and under water - because of the water-jet of engine mountings. For the trip on earth sQuba is used the electric motor, which sets to the motion rear wheels.
The Natalia SLS 2 sport luxury sedan is the world’s most expensive production automobile. The electrically-heated HeatFlexx windshield wiper speedily melts ice and snow. The frameless design of the all-season blade
offers incessant even pressure to the windshield, thereby reducing streaks while reducing wind lift at speeds up to 150 mph. The new HeatFlexx system, which is designed by Von Stach Products, is considered to be one of the most novel inventions in the automotive industry this year.
Other powerful specs of the luxury coupe include variable-cylinder, aluminum DiMora Volcano V16 engine pumping out 1200 horsepower, aerodynamic construction with stylish interiors, 50 computer systems controlling every aspect of this sport luxury sedan, unique beverage holders, expected four-wheel steering system, 24-inch rims coated in special run-flat tires, color change technology, and spa facility for the rear seat passengers who will be provided with a soothing high-tech massage.
In 1971 the Kamov Design Bureau was ordered to produce the new ultralight helicopter for military service. Sergei Fomin, Deputy Chief Designer, was ordered to lead this project.The special task for this helicopter was that it should have been transported in a cylindrical container of 500mm diameter. The reason was that the Navy wished to have an opportunity to pull the helicopter out of a submarine’s torpedo tube.
Another point was that the helicopter should have been assembled for flying in 15 minutes when unpacked from a container.Powerplant was 40hp air-cooled rotary engine which burned motor-car fuel The full-scaled mockup was built first in order to find better decisions in helicopter’s configuration: to make it compact and easy to assemble. The next step was to build the test platform which included the real engine, rotor system, transmission and controls.
The only parts which were detachable from the helicopter for transportation were 4 main rotor blades. All other parts were easily folded. The time to assemble the helicopter was only 10 minutes.Unfortunately Ka-56 wasn’t ever flown due to a lack of suitable rotary piston engine.
