Clever Design - Personal Transport
Discussion
Very interesting idea, although the demonstration was limited and the proposed benefit omits other parts of the scenario.
Demonstration: vehicle is towed sideways, however the tow rope looks to be tethered fairly low down - what happens in the force acts further up the body, i.e. nearer the roof line?
Benefit: the cycle doesn't fall over when hit in the side by a car - fine, that's great, but it doesn't count for the fact that a large force has been exerted on the driver/rider/pilot.
Overall I think it is a good technology and will find uses, but it's not going to save anyone's life in the way the animation seemed to insinuate.
Demonstration: vehicle is towed sideways, however the tow rope looks to be tethered fairly low down - what happens in the force acts further up the body, i.e. nearer the roof line?
Benefit: the cycle doesn't fall over when hit in the side by a car - fine, that's great, but it doesn't count for the fact that a large force has been exerted on the driver/rider/pilot.
Overall I think it is a good technology and will find uses, but it's not going to save anyone's life in the way the animation seemed to insinuate.
Big question will it get build!
I have a friend who live in Switzerland. He drive a enclose motorbike that looks better than this.
Similar to this one. His seats 2 and used a VW Golf GTI engine, it is very quick. He hold a motorcycle licence which would is needed to drive any of these style vehicles.
I have a friend who live in Switzerland. He drive a enclose motorbike that looks better than this.
Similar to this one. His seats 2 and used a VW Golf GTI engine, it is very quick. He hold a motorcycle licence which would is needed to drive any of these style vehicles.
JamesHayward said:
That looks like an accident between a Razor, Moped and an Audi R8!
It is a Petraves eTracer.It might look like that but having done a few laps of the Zolder circuit in one I can certainly see the attraction of owning one, but boy are they expensive.
They might look odd but the ones with tail planes look even more weird.
My one abiding memory of the one at Zolder is the guy had ridden\driven from Switzerland to Zolder in one hit with his wife in the back and during the journey she had sat and knitted him a jumper, seeing her serenely knitting whilst he rode through the curves was a truly bizarre moment.
The Gyro stabilisation is not a new idea. I seem to remember reading about Gyro-cars back in the 1970s (Look and learn annual or something similar!)
Sure enough, a quick google search shows that they have been around for nearly 100 years: http://www.douglas-self.com/MUSEUM/TRANSPORT/gyroc...
The clever bit with the LIT appears to be the use of the gyros as energy storage flywheels, although it is not absolutely clear from their website that that is what they are doing.
Sure enough, a quick google search shows that they have been around for nearly 100 years: http://www.douglas-self.com/MUSEUM/TRANSPORT/gyroc...
The clever bit with the LIT appears to be the use of the gyros as energy storage flywheels, although it is not absolutely clear from their website that that is what they are doing.
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