Modular Flying Car System with Interlocking Ground and Flight Vehicles
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Solution Overview
Problem
The design of flying cars faces challenges in balancing road driving performance with aerodynamic requirements, as a good chassis for road driving is heavy and contradictory to the lightweight requirements of aircrafts, and achieving stable flight while allowing for vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) is difficult due to opposing aerodynamic needs.
Innovation Solution
A modular flying car system that includes a ground vehicle and a flight vehicle capable of interlocking and transferring between them, with a landing platform on the ground vehicle allowing the flight vehicle to land and take off vertically, enabling users to choose between ground and flight travel modes and facilitating quick transfers between the two.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a heavy chassis with transmission devices is used for road driving, then road driving performance is improved, but aircraft lightweight requirements are worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The flying car system is divided into two independent segments: a ground vehicle with chassis and transmission devices for road driving, and a flight vehicle with flight driving devices for aerial travel. Each segment is optimized for its specific function, with the ground vehicle containing all necessary road driving components and the flight vehicle containing all flight-related components, eliminating the need for a single structure to satisfy both contradictory requirements simultaneously.
Solution Approach 2:
The modular platform serves multiple functions by supporting both ground vehicle and flight vehicle configurations. The same base platform can accommodate different vehicle types, allowing the system to function as either a road vehicle or an aircraft depending on which module is attached, thereby achieving multi-functionality without compromising the specialized design of each component.
2Stability of the object's composition
If a chassis with transmission devices is designed for stable road driving, then road driving stability is improved, but aerodynamic design for flight is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The system separates road driving stability requirements from aerodynamic design requirements by placing them in different modules. The ground vehicle chassis is designed specifically for road stability with appropriate transmission devices, while the flight vehicle is designed independently for aerodynamic efficiency, eliminating the conflict between these two design criteria.
Solution Approach 2:
Each module is designed with local quality optimized for its specific operating environment. The ground vehicle has a chassis and body structure optimized for road contact and stability, while the flight vehicle has an aerodynamically shaped structure optimized for air travel. Each part has the specific properties needed for its local function without compromise.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the flight vehicle is equipped with flight driving devices for vertical takeoff and landing, then flight capability is improved, but device complexity is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The system merges the ground vehicle and flight vehicle into a single integrated modular platform that can operate in both modes. By combining the two vehicle types into one system with a shared base platform, the patent reduces overall complexity compared to maintaining completely separate ground and flight vehicles, while still providing full flight capability through the attached flight vehicle module.
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AI summary
A modular flying car includes a ground vehicle and a flight vehicle. The ground vehicle includes a chassis, a first cabin and a landing platform for landing the flight vehicle. The flight vehicle includes a second cabin and a flight driving device. The flight vehicle is capable of landing and taking off vertically on the landing platform and connected with the ground vehicle by interlocking. Users can choose to travel by the ground vehicle or the flight vehicle, and can transfer between the ground vehicle and the flight vehicle, to solve the traffic jam problem and make the realization of the flying car more feasible. A flying car system and a flying car sharing method are also disclosed.