@floofloof@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 10 months agoBehold The Hyundai Uni Wheel. Transportation May Never Be The Samecleantechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square233fedilinkarrow-up1711arrow-down155
arrow-up1656arrow-down1external-linkBehold The Hyundai Uni Wheel. Transportation May Never Be The Samecleantechnica.com@floofloof@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 10 months agomessage-square233fedilink
minus-square@Blue_Morpho@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish5•10 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-square@Thorny_Insight@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglish5•10 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-square@froop@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish5•10 months agoLooks like it eliminates the engine-side cvd but not the wheel-side.
minus-square@BearOfaTime@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglish2•10 months agoCan’t really do that, u-joints and cv’s work in pairs to balance the angular change
minus-square@Haywire@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglish1•10 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.