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Bio-inspired Thermal Management System to Improve Heat Exchange in an Aerodynamic Vehicle

This design introduces an innovative, bio-inspired thermal management system by embedding microchannels directly within the outer shell of the aerodynamic vehicle. The coolant flows through a honeycomb-patterned microchannel network, enabling the shell to serve as both the structural and thermal interface with the environment. This dual-purpose approach significantly reduces system weight,

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Aahir Basu
Vellore, India
Votes: 0
Views: 799
Automotive/​Transportation
Jul 6, 2025

CabiBUS Robo Shared Taxi, RoboStaxi

CabiBUS is an RoboStaxi for low cost door-to-door public transportation offering private cabins that makes it safe and comfortable for all passengers to share rides with strangers.

Cities all over the world have problems with traffic congestions and pollution, mainly because too many cars on the streets.

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Kenneth Palmestal
Vastra Frolunda, Sweden
Votes: 0
Views: 797
Automotive/​Transportation
Jul 7, 2025

Car Bidet ® Car Bottom Washer

PROBLEM:

Salt and other chemicals rust undercarriage components. Car-bottom rust is dangerous and expensive. The undercarriage is vulnerable to damage due to lack of care. Salt and mud damage is a safety issue -- many undercarriage components cannot be rustproofed. The greatest need for non-collision car repair results from preventable undercarriage rust.

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John Bakas
Iowa City, United States
Votes: 0
Views: 493
Automotive/​Transportation
Jul 2, 2025

Celestial Navigation via Robotic Sextent (CeNtRS)

Summary: This low SWaP-C electronic sextent is a vital tool for commercial shipping vessels and airliners as a backup or co-sensor to navigate in regions with disrupted GPS signal. As long as the sky is clear, this device provides continuous position estimation of < 1 nautical mile on a moving platform anywhere in the world.

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Nicholas Crescimanno
Oakland, United States
Votes: 1
Views: 916
Automotive/​Transportation
Jul 8, 2025

Chronos Valve Control System (CVCS) for Internal Combustion Engines

The major breakthroughs in internal combustion engine technology have been around optimizing the breathing capacity of an engine. However, the breathability has reached a saturation point, resulting in no recently significant improvements in engine performance. This plateau is largely due to the size of the intake and exhaust valves being constrained by the bore of the cylinder.

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Ramachandran Nagarajan
Windsor, Canada
Votes: 0
Views: 502
Automotive/​Transportation
Jun 28, 2025

Compressed-Air Hybrid Regenerative System for Lightweight Vehicles

Executive Summary:

This proposal introduces a groundbreaking, low-cost, and sustainable alternative to conventional electric hybrid systems. By using compressed air instead of batteries, this regenerative system drastically reduces complexity and environmental impact. A reversible piston unit stores braking energy as compressed air and reuses it to assist vehicle startup. It is a recyclable,

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David Crispi Sucarrats
Terrassa, Spain
Votes: 9
Views: 1108
Automotive/​Transportation
May 12, 2025

Detachable Motor System for Skateboards

I am applying for a grant to further develop the Detachable Motor System (DMS) for Skateboards—a project that began as my senior design at NYU Tandon School of Engineering. My team has agreed I may continue this work, recognizing its strong potential for urban mobility and green energy advancement.

Project Description and Importance

The DMS is a pioneering,

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Maria Jose Valbuena Mendoza
New York, United States
Votes: 5
Views: 566
Automotive/​Transportation
Jun 18, 2025

DOWSILTM TC-6040 Thermally Conductive Encapsulant

DOWSILTM TC-6040 is developed as 2-part thermal encapsulant with highest thermal conductivity 4W/mK to boost thermal dissipation in EV powertrain, which has been commercialized and formally launched in 2024.

With the fast-growing market of EV globally, the power electronics are rising focus on higher power energy design due to required faster charging and higher energy battery.

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Yang Sun
Na, China
Votes: 0
Views: 450
Automotive/​Transportation
Jun 30, 2025

Easy Maintenance Design for Vehicles

The idea is to have pipelines running along the chassis of a vehicles. One end of the pipeline is connected to the drain holes of the engine, etc. The other end of the pipeline is attached to valves. The valves and the outlets of the pipelines are located along the perimeter of the vehicles. By doing so,

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Li Cai
Powell, United States
Votes: 1
Views: 457
Automotive/​Transportation
Jul 1, 2025

Electric Vehicle Charging Utilizing Spinning Tires

The idea is to have magnets attached to the tire frames and metal (copper) wiring running though the axles. When driving, the electricity is generated from the spinning tires and sent to the battery. By doing so, the car battery is continuously charged while the car is running and significantly longer driving distance can be achieved.

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Li Cai
Powell, United States
Votes: 1
Views: 421
Automotive/​Transportation
Jul 1, 2025

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