Friday, 8 June 2012

Google's Smart Car: It drives itself

It drives itself
Google Car is an innovation technology by Google Inc. It has developed the technology and been hard trying a fully programmed car that would capture the controls out of the hands of unfocused drivers. The computerized cars use video cameras, radar sensors and a laser variety finder to “observe” other traffic, in addition to comprehensive maps to find the way ahead. The car makes certain adaptations as shown here

Tata Pixel's Zero Turn Drive

TATA Pixel
Tata's new concept car named PIXEL is all set to ablaze the city roads with innovative steering and differential drive. This arrangement is beneficial for driving in busy and conjusted  Indian roads. There's a parking assist feature that calculates the amount of degrees by which steering should turn to take out the vehicle out of a parking space. Click here for a detailed video.

Tuesday, 5 June 2012

Radical New Tire Design

The latest tire design
With recent developments in tire design research, the market has come up with revolutionary tires that are unique in their appearance and functionality. These tires are airless and are scheduled to be out on the market very soon. This is currently manufactured by Michelin. The salient features of this tire are as follows:
No need of
(1) air valves (2) air compressors at petrol pumps (3) repairing
They are tubeless and hence air less tires. Click here for details.

Car Engine with Variable Compression Ratio

MCE-5 VARi engine
From outside the engine appears to be an ordinary gasoline engine but the changes lie in its piston design. It has conventional rod-crank system with a gear arrangement. It has higher performance, fuel efficiency and lesser polluting agents. The CR(compression ratio) varies with speed. At low CR, the twin turbochargers provide air while at higher CR air is naturally aspirated. Click here to view details.