- the AweThenTick ™
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HyperCars
High
Mileage - Low Mass Cars
L.
Van Warren
© 1989-2013
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INTRODUCTION
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Three Options To Increase
Mileage
- Reduce Drag
- Reduce Weight
- Reduce Rolling Resistance
An SUV uses 60 HP at 60 MPH just pushing
air aside. |
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INGREDIENTS
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- Chemical
- Mathematical
- Biological
- Environmental
- Aerospace
- Computer
- Electronic
- Economic
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CHEMICAL
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Energy
Storage Options
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Specific
Energy
(kJ/kg)
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Range
(miles)
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Lithium
Hydride 700°C
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3,800
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1000
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2-cycle
Aviation Engine
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3,010
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790
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4-cycle
Auto Engine
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1,440
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380
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Phosphorus
Combustion
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1380
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360
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Magnesium
Combustion
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980
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260
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Lithium
Ion Battery
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720
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180
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Thermite
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520
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140
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Zinc
Air
Battery
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400
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105
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Lead
Acid
Battery
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120
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30
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Flywheel
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80
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20
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Compressed
Air
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70
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18
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Rubber
Band
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20
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5
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MATHEMATICAL
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Entropy: Are all assembly/repair
operations reversible?
Cycles: Can body repairs be done simply:
An ABS canoe wrapped around a tree can be "popped" out.
Inverse Operations: The reverse assembly
line:
Drive thru repair / consumer pit stop / slide
in - slide out parts
Remanufactured cars
Metric of Waste: No. of irreversible
ops per part. |
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BIOLOGICAL
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from Tolnedra's Page of Sharks
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Shape and form: nature
conserves
Fish, sharks, birds
Human factors
Motorcycles as horses/people as parasites
Micro level - cellular transportation,
aeriobic respiration
Structural lessons from Nature
Hollow Bird Bones/Insect Exoskeletons
Higher Organisms/Smarter Cars
Biological Differentiation
Optimizing Shape for Weight |
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ENVIRONMENTAL
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Cars
are Cells In Circulation
Appearance of the closed cycle.
Technology + Environment
Good technology is end-to-end.
A utility becomes transparent.
Recylability
Durability/Reliability/Maintainability |
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AEROSPACE
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Honda
"Dream" - World Solar Challenge Winner
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F3 - Form
Follows Function
Horseshoe vortex and NASA Inlets
Minimum weight
materials
Minimum weight
fabrication techniques
Dynamic stability/FlyByWire
Celestial navigation, GPS
Emergency devices |
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DRAG
REDUCTION |
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Shape
a car spends most of its time in a crosswind
elliptical cross sections
increasing
impact safety (t)
decreases crosswind drag
(d)
gust response:
seek retrograde
crosswind rolling moment |
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REAR
VIEW CAMERAS |
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External Advantages
- Low Drag
- Low Mass
- No Turbulence
- No Broken Off Mirrors
- Backup Safety
- Obeys Form Follows Function
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Internal
Advantages
- No Shift In Driver Focus
- No Blind Spot
- No Crick In Neck
- Bilateral Panoramic views
- Futuristic/Totally Functional
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COMPUTER |
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Digital
Camshaft
(internal combusion optimization)
Lobe Shape Varies With RPM
Lobe Shape Varies With Combustion Conditions
Lobe Offset Controllable in Real Time
Adaptive Power & Economy Gains
Reduced Mechanical Losses
Electronic Complexity Beats Mechanical |
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ELECTRONICS |
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Clean room mentality
Mass Decompounding
Modular reversible component design
Total quality management
Quick Connectors/plug and play
Toolless Service Access |
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FLY-BY-WIRE |
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Joystick
Steering, Braking, Accleration
Features
Right or Left Hand Operation
Force Feedback
Slide & Roll Degrees of Freedom
Advantages
Simple: One Control Replaces Three
No More Chest Crushing Steering Pillar
No More Mechanical Shaft Routing
Natural User Interface
Forward to Go, Back to Stop
Fast Accommodation Time
Handicapped Friendly
Solves ABS User Problem:
More Intuitive To Steer While Braking
Car Becomes "One with
Driver"
Driving Is Fun
Low Mass |
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ECONOMIC |
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AMC Junkyard Page
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Gas
Is Expensive
Injuries
Are Expensive
Safety
Is Low Cost
Initial
Cost vs. Recurring Cost
Life
Cycle Honesty
Student
Commuter Niche
Single
Person Commuters |
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BODY
FINISH |
Mokume photo courtesy James
Binnion
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Body Repair Following
Trivial Events
Perception of Damage
Car Skins
Patina Finish
Texture - Pre-Washed Jeans
Mokume-Gane
Samurai Grain
Tactile Perception - how does it feel
Scratch/Dent Tolerance
"Car Clothes" Washable/Replaceable fabric
exterior
Complex computer textures now possible |
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SAFETY |
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"Body Helmet" -
both sides of the impact equation
Engineering extended durability
diffusing impact
Global Impact Resistance
Thickness Distribution By Impact Vector
Thickness Distribution By Potential Energy
Dent Tolerance
Bullet Resistance &
Lexan Laminate
SMOOSHY - Uneventful Body Displacement
COVER THE BELLY, Reduce Corrosion |
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FRAME |
Doubly Cocooned Composite
Body
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Kevlar is Quiet and Strong
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Reinforced Composite
Shear Panel
Honeycomb Construction
Integrated Aluminum Hard Points
Minimizing Unsprung Weight
Integrated Stiffness &
Damping
With Carbon/Kevlar Leaf Spring
Integrated Carbon Fiber Rollbar |
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INTERIOR |
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Access & Interior
Entry Via Clamshell
No Doors, Hood, Or Trunk
Entry + Egress + Loading + Service
Simultaneous Access
3 Axes of Crush Tolerance
Light, Simple, Strong
Integrated Single-Piece Composite Frame
A Fundamental Innovation
Keyless Access, Open "Says Me"
One Piece Sculptured Interior
Tired of Losing Coins?
Spill Tolerant
Nerfy Cabin
Feed Thru |
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MASS
DECOMPOUNDING |
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- Less Mass Means Less Mass
- Goal: MPG > Net Weight
- Shear Panels are Strong
- Fish Shaped/Shark Shaped
- 4 billion years of design
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SECURITY |
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Vehicle
24 Hour Location Monitoring Via Net +
GPS
Keyless Passcode
Components
Password Access vs. Keyless Entry System
Bullet Resistant Kevlar Shell
Doubly Laminated Lexan vs. AK-47
plastic weighs less than tempered glasses
heat proof bar coding of assemblies
chemical trace coding of individual parts
instant owner verification
& service history
more effective recycling |
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STORYBOARD |
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- Check on Car From Office PC
- Command Voice Keyless Entry
- Open Says Me, Camshell Opens
- Slide into Foam Surround Contoured Seats
- Slide Laptop Into Docking Bay
- Enter Password
- Grasp Joystick
- Quickly Exit Parking Space
- Push the stick forward
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