Chassis for pneumatic vehicle


Autoria(s): Rolfe,BF; de Souza,T; Pitts,G; Hanafin,S; Aguis,S; Adamson,B; Pereira,M; Black,T; Hurren,C; Miller,N
Data(s)

20/11/2012

Resumo

A pneumatic vehicle is provided with a first sub-assembly with a chassis, part of the vehicle body, a pair of B-pillars, a pair of rear rails, wheels, an elongate aluminum compressed load bearing air tank oriented longitudinally in the chassis, side panels connected to the tank and the wheels, a heat exchanger to heat the compressed air, and an air motor driven by the heated, compressed air and connected to a wheel. A ventilation system has a restrictive solenoid valve for directing air to the heat exchanger. The air tank is provided with a carbon filament reinforced plastic layer, and a fiberglass and aramid-fiber layer. A second sub-assembly includes part of the vehicle body bonded to the first-sub-assembly using a structural adhesive, a pair of A-pillars, and a pair of roof rails. Seating includes inflatable components for adjustment.

Identificador

http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30069970

Idioma(s)

eng

Publicador

Deakin University

Relação

http://dro.deakin.edu.au/eserv/DU:30069970/t105433-rolfe-chassisfor-2012.pdf

Tipo

Patent