INNOVATION IN VEHICLE TYPES

 

Some students choose to create a completely new vehicle for their thesis sometimes to answer a particular need. Included here are examples of such projects.

Cockpit suspended in gimbal fashion so that it always remains level even in the roughest terrain.    Designer:  Aaron Walker  1989

THE HUMAN HYBRID  The vehicle is both pedal and petrol powered creating a new sport category.  Designer:  Mike Torpey  1998

3 Wheeler ( bike/trike) has interior and exterior driving positions. 

Designer:   Steve Schock    1990

4 wheeled motorcycle with energy absorbing body panels for safety.  Designer:  Daryl Harris   1992

Sports car with a stretch fabric pulled over a tubular frame creating an entirely original and inexpensive race formula.   Designer: Adam Berry   1992