Greg,
All great points, thanks for the feedback. I was surprised that the smart car did so well in that crash.
These small cars and 3 wheelers would still be better than a motorcycle in a crash.
-adam
All very good points. I agree that a car will be faster than a bike around a corner.
In the end, the concept, either Carver like or Benz like, is a gimic.
From my point of view the positives of aerodynamic efficiency, reduced gas consumption, and ease of making it a hybrid or all electric...
Does anyone know anything about the BMW or Carver tilt-steer three wheeler?
http://www.carver-worldwide.com/SubItem/SubItem.asp?S_ID=28&nc=1
http://www.leftlanenews.com/bmws-clever-concept-completed.html
There essentially the same setup.
This got me wondering about the old Mercedes Benz...
I have been watching the discovery channels "futurecar" series and can't seem to figure out how the suspension works on GM's "Skateboard" chassis concept.
www.technocars.com.lb/images/pic_autonomy_1.jpg
Seems like the are visually depicting a double a-rm suspension system, but the fuctional...
plasgear. YUP! Seems to me in order to make the idea work you would have to put larger (proportionally) wheels on a vehicle in order to incorporate wheel hub motors.
greg locock,
what is the typical unsprug weight of a modern passenger sedan? (or better yet sprung/unsprung ratio) at what point would that weight effect ride/handling?
patprimmer,
the are equally bad. The point i was was trying to make is that whatever suspension travel you have with a wheel hub motor/suspension design takes away from the max diameter you can have for a motor.
Assume a 20" Wheel ID and 5" of total suspension travel. With a conventional...
the one reason i can see for not sending magnetic (electrical) pulses through the a-arms is the abount of EMI that would create. You would be generating major magnetic fields and have very little options for proper shielding.
Another thing comes to mind. If you have the suspention built into...
I have been researching future trends in vehicle design lately and there seems to be a clear trend that most major manufacturers believe wheel hub motors will be used almost exclusively.
I can see the benefit in doing this because you are able to use the large wheel diameters to reduce motor...
