floofloof@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoBehold The Hyundai Uni Wheel. Transportation May Never Be The Samecleantechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square246fedilinkarrow-up1754arrow-down157
arrow-up1697arrow-down1external-linkBehold The Hyundai Uni Wheel. Transportation May Never Be The Samecleantechnica.comfloofloof@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square246fedilink
minus-squareBlue_Morpho@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·11 months agoThe video shows how their gears go up down and side to side to perform the function of a cv joint. So whatever that cv looking thing is, it’s not a cv joint.
minus-squareThorny_Insight@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·11 months agoIf it was just a solid axle going from the motor to the uniwheel you couldn’t steer the car. It doesn’t allow for such movement.
minus-squarefroop@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·11 months agoLooks like it eliminates the engine-side cvd but not the wheel-side.
minus-squareBearOfaTime@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 months agoCan’t really do that, u-joints and cv’s work in pairs to balance the angular change
minus-squareHaywire@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months agoThe motor could turn with the wheel. You could have a wheel-motor without the excessive unsprung weight of the motor components.
The video shows how their gears go up down and side to side to perform the function of a cv joint. So whatever that cv looking thing is, it’s not a cv joint.
If it was just a solid axle going from the motor to the uniwheel you couldn’t steer the car. It doesn’t allow for such movement.
Looks like it eliminates the engine-side cvd but not the wheel-side.
Can’t really do that, u-joints and cv’s work in pairs to balance the angular change
The motor could turn with the wheel. You could have a wheel-motor without the excessive unsprung weight of the motor components.