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Saw this on CNN.com and later found its own website:
http://money.cnn.com/video/technology/2011/10/11/ts_giro_car.cnnmoney/
http://litmotors.com/news/
It is a fully enclosed motorcycle with gyroscopic stability. Seems like a good idea. The concept illustrated with an animation in the first video is that a two wheeled vehicle with gyroscopic stability would, if hit from the side, bounce off the vehicle that hit it and skid sideways without going down.
Any insight into the feasibility? Noticed the actual demonstration they do where they push a prototype to the side and it slides and stays upright was on ice. When actually struck with a tire slid into it, it looks like it bobbles a lot. I guess I am wondering if enough gyroscopic stability can actually be created in the size range so that a full scale vehicle would stay upright when struck.
Anyway, a cool concept.
http://money.cnn.com/video/technology/2011/10/11/ts_giro_car.cnnmoney/
http://litmotors.com/news/
It is a fully enclosed motorcycle with gyroscopic stability. Seems like a good idea. The concept illustrated with an animation in the first video is that a two wheeled vehicle with gyroscopic stability would, if hit from the side, bounce off the vehicle that hit it and skid sideways without going down.
Any insight into the feasibility? Noticed the actual demonstration they do where they push a prototype to the side and it slides and stays upright was on ice. When actually struck with a tire slid into it, it looks like it bobbles a lot. I guess I am wondering if enough gyroscopic stability can actually be created in the size range so that a full scale vehicle would stay upright when struck.
Anyway, a cool concept.
