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2022
Automotive/​Transportation

Closed Loop Control for the Reduction of Soot in Diesel Fueled Engines

Present technology for cooling a piston throughout the entire engine operating range is to supply crankcase oil for cooling through the piston oil nozzle assembly explicitly to satisfy the worst case engine operating conditions. Unnecessary high pumping power is required to circulate the engine oil used for cooling.

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Michael Holihan
Woodstock, United States
Votes: 151
Views: 18495
Automotive/​Transportation
Jun 29, 2022

Aircar = Electric Car + Helicopter + Plane

The 21st century is the future. And this future must be better than the past. The car was invented in the 19th century, the helicopter at the beginning of the 20th. The 21st century should give us the means to drive on the roads without problems and fly like a bird.

This project represents the aircar,

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Mukhtar Tuyakbayev
Almaty, Kazakhstan
Votes: 2
Views: 1758
Automotive/​Transportation
Jun 28, 2022

Larger Wheel Car Design Idea

Most car wheel diameters are in the range of 14 to 19 inches with such car following is submitted.

For a car with wheel diameter 14 inch (radius R= 17.8 cm) ,Circumference = 2πR, then the circumference is 111.78 cm or 1.11 meter.

For a larger wheel diameter of 28 inch (radius R=35.56 cm), circumference =2πR, the,

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Sanjay Puranik
Navi Mumbai, India
Votes: 2
Views: 1323
Automotive/​Transportation
Jun 27, 2022

Advanced Passive Cooled Battery Pack

We are developing an advanced phase change based passive battery pack for EV applications. Regions like india where summer temperature reaches 45 degrees needs better thermal management solutions which enhance the adoption for technology. We came up with passive cooled battery pack. These battery packs enhance battery life, safety, long term cost of ownership.

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Bhimashankar Wangaskar
Pune, India
Votes: 5
Views: 1792
Automotive/​Transportation
Jun 26, 2022

Laminated Bamboo Car

Laminated Bamboo Car: Vehicles made out of a renewable material.

It can be built with a chassis made completely out of glued bamboo composites, from pre-cut kits or shared patterns, using locally-grown sustainable materials, with low-tech tools. A 15-minute You Tube video is available, including engineering, fabrication with woodworking joints, bonding and stiffness testing.

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Paul Vanvalkenburgh
Long Beach, United States
Votes: 1
Views: 2183
Automotive/​Transportation
Jun 16, 2022

A New Maglev System to Increase Its Applicability

Maglev trains are a very popular topic because of their high speed, energy efficiency and capacity of passengers. However, in today's world, Maglev trains are very expensive technologies with very low applicability rate compared to other types of transportation methods. Also, Maglev trains are not suitable for low distance routes.

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Ahmet Cetin
Istanbul, Turkey
Votes: 5
Views: 2163
Automotive/​Transportation
Jun 15, 2022

Airstation

The Problem: Under-Inflated Tires

Tire failure

The International Tire and Rubber Association reported to the National Highway Traffic Administration (NHTSA) that under-inflation was the “single most common” factor in tire failure.

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George Carter
Athens, United States
Votes: 0
Views: 1487
Automotive/​Transportation
Jun 12, 2022

Multi-Link Internal Combustion Engine

This is a novel internal combustion engine utilizing a unique multi-link configuration. This solves problems achieving variable compression and extremely long stroke, when combined yields high volumetric efficiency, significantly reduced engine size, higher torque, and fuel efficiency. Benefits include use of lower cost fuels,

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Wesley Pettinger
Richardson, United States
Votes: 27
Views: 2569
Automotive/​Transportation
Jun 12, 2022

Responsive Traffic Signals

Unnecessary waiting at traffic signals wastes time and fuel, and pollutes the air. A responsive traffic signal mitigates these problems by passing the maximum number of vehicles through an intersection in the least amount of time. Cameras pointed down each road are used to count the approaching vehicles, and measure their speeds and distances.

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Carl Lawrence
Boulder, United States
Votes: 3
Views: 1402
Automotive/​Transportation
Jun 9, 2022

Motor With an External Piston and Flexible Cylinders

The presented engine design with an external piston combines the advantages of a classic engine with a gas turbine, i.e. high efficiency, low weight and small dimensions. It is a multi-fuel engine and it allows the use of high pressure compressed gases.

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Wojciech Zwolak
Lublin, Poland
Votes: 0
Views: 1202
Automotive/​Transportation
Jun 6, 2022

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