Zero turning radius bike designed: Unbelievable? Read On

This concept could be the hottest one for many years to come. Some students from San Jose have developed, or rather are in stage to develop, a concept bike that would give a zero turning radius. No! It's not just a thought, they have actually transformed it into a concept bike, and are at the final level towards its development. The students call themselves motivated by Dean Kamen's concept of Segway PT, a battery operated self-balancing two wheeler. The students, Henry Li, Max Ratner and Andrew Parmar, worked out their brains hard on the concept to be applied to a bike too and finally bounced with a blueprint of a bike, which had two huge spherical tyres enclosed in a tube cage. What the students have designed shows both the spheres being in control via three motors. These motors would give software instructions to manage keeping the chassis in a straight vertical line, thus giving a zero turning radius to the bike.

The bike has been designed pretty comfortable, making it an easy ride for those who do not have a flair in bike riding and in fact the advantage of the bike could be that with its comfortability even disabled people can easily ride it. The students did not stop at the thought of zero turning radius, they also designed computer assistance to avoid crashes/accidents and help to park the vehicle. Another thing that the three students would love to have in their design is fork lifts. However, the group is still working on the concept and also on some other things that the designs lacks in. The students were financially supported by a few of the local sponsors. The remaining development will be soon made and soon be put on demonstration too. If this comes out as a success, it could be a huge inspiration for other students to come up with smart ideas. And would as well be appreciated by motor companies across the world.

Source: Motorbeam