shuller1458
05-29-2009, 11:15 AM
For some time (and specially after playing little bit of “SPORES”) I have been wondering: if we can engineer a DNA from scratch, can we “grow” an ORGANISM that will be a personal transportation and will resemble a car? I have raised some questions, how can the parts of the “car” be biological. I was looking for the answers in our own planet. You can’t get any greener transportation.
Shell: That’s easy; many exoskeleton creatures exist in our planet that has very strong shells: turtles for example. Therefore it is not hard to create a body.
Suspension:
Control arms: modern suspension on the car is a combination of linkages that move up and down no more then 40-50 degrees. Just look at ourselves, our arms resemble that: they can be swing in any direction and more then 180 degrees. Look at the spiders: their legs are one big suspension that hold and cushions the body movements.
Springs + Shocks: Shocks can be a set of muscles that are attached to the “control arm bones” that will flex when and cushion the up or down movement. Example: crocodiles their limbs are on the side of their body. Growing an air bag can do “springs”. Some Mercedes and Lexus cars use air suspension, and we know how nice and soft that is.
Wheels: A circular bone can have an inflatable “air bag”. Frogs have a “chin” that’s inflates. So our “wheels” can have a tough skin that inflates. I have some trouble with “punctures”: I guess we can increase a regenerative process in the wheels to heal the worn out “skin” on the tires and healing a whole if it’s getting cut.
Powertrain:
Engine: I was thinking it would be hard to create a something that moves the car in a smooth motion. There are no creatures on our planet that propel themselves with rotational propulsion. All of them have some kind of the reciprocating motion: legs move back and forth, wings flap up and down, fins of the fishes move side to side.
But then I realized that “flaw” design (pistons have to stop and change direction of the movement, you loose energy and efficiency) of the reciprocating piston engine is actually a benefit in our project. Instead of pistons that push, you can have strong muscles that attach themselves to the crankshaft from both “sides” and push on the crankshaft (from the top(valves) and bottom “oil pan”). Therefore we get not 4 stroke, not 2 stroke, but 1 stroke engine, That’s very powerful. On one rotation of the crankshaft you will have two power strokes, opposite muscles will pull in order.
Transmition: that’s where I have trouble: I can not think of any examples in a animal world where there is “transmition”. If you have any thoughts share with me.
Interior:
Let your imagination go free, real fur seats and carpet, or real leather everywhere. J
Energy supply:
I think it should be a modified digestive system. We have to feed our car then it uses energy and stores some in form of fat, for the future use.
Well, that’s it. The more you drive the car, stronger and faster it becomes. ;)
Let me know what you guys think about my ideas.
Shell: That’s easy; many exoskeleton creatures exist in our planet that has very strong shells: turtles for example. Therefore it is not hard to create a body.
Suspension:
Control arms: modern suspension on the car is a combination of linkages that move up and down no more then 40-50 degrees. Just look at ourselves, our arms resemble that: they can be swing in any direction and more then 180 degrees. Look at the spiders: their legs are one big suspension that hold and cushions the body movements.
Springs + Shocks: Shocks can be a set of muscles that are attached to the “control arm bones” that will flex when and cushion the up or down movement. Example: crocodiles their limbs are on the side of their body. Growing an air bag can do “springs”. Some Mercedes and Lexus cars use air suspension, and we know how nice and soft that is.
Wheels: A circular bone can have an inflatable “air bag”. Frogs have a “chin” that’s inflates. So our “wheels” can have a tough skin that inflates. I have some trouble with “punctures”: I guess we can increase a regenerative process in the wheels to heal the worn out “skin” on the tires and healing a whole if it’s getting cut.
Powertrain:
Engine: I was thinking it would be hard to create a something that moves the car in a smooth motion. There are no creatures on our planet that propel themselves with rotational propulsion. All of them have some kind of the reciprocating motion: legs move back and forth, wings flap up and down, fins of the fishes move side to side.
But then I realized that “flaw” design (pistons have to stop and change direction of the movement, you loose energy and efficiency) of the reciprocating piston engine is actually a benefit in our project. Instead of pistons that push, you can have strong muscles that attach themselves to the crankshaft from both “sides” and push on the crankshaft (from the top(valves) and bottom “oil pan”). Therefore we get not 4 stroke, not 2 stroke, but 1 stroke engine, That’s very powerful. On one rotation of the crankshaft you will have two power strokes, opposite muscles will pull in order.
Transmition: that’s where I have trouble: I can not think of any examples in a animal world where there is “transmition”. If you have any thoughts share with me.
Interior:
Let your imagination go free, real fur seats and carpet, or real leather everywhere. J
Energy supply:
I think it should be a modified digestive system. We have to feed our car then it uses energy and stores some in form of fat, for the future use.
Well, that’s it. The more you drive the car, stronger and faster it becomes. ;)
Let me know what you guys think about my ideas.