«The future of transportation»

Savina Brachthäuser

Guillem PenalvaAlberto Roper

Valentín Valhondo

Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)

14/10/2013 – Projects room (2.05)

Spatial transportation: the SpaceLiner.

Ground transportation: the Hyperloop.

Aerial transportation: the flying car. Transportation over the sea: ultimate sailing technologies.

Contents

Space nowadays

Space innovations

• The future of space

• Suborbital flights• Space tourism

Space Liner

Main characteristics

- Hypersonic velocity- Suborbital spaceplane- Length 65m- Max altitude 80km- OEW 145t

- 50 pax from Australia to Europe in 90 minutes!

- All Europe in less than 60 minutes!

- Rehusable vehicle

Space Liner

Hyperloop

The transport revolution

Hyperloop

Conventional types of transport

Hyperloop

The inventor

Hyperloop

Main objective and specifications Compared to the other alternatives of transport, Hyperloop should be:

-Safer-Faster-Lower cost-More convenient-Immune to weather -Sustainably self-powering

Hyperloop

- 28 Air bearings- Low pressure- 15000kg - 1220 kph- Rotor mounted in the capsule and stator in the tube

How it works

Hyperloop

Viability

7.4 million people every year20$ for one way tripAmortizing the cost in 20 years

Hyperloop

Conclusions

Flying Car

Popular culture: Star Wars Blade Runner Back to the Future Part II

Introduction

“This new millennium sucks! It's exactly the same as the old millennium! You know why? No flying cars!”

Lewis Black (2000)

Curtiss Autoplane Glenn Curtis, 1917

Arrowbile Waldo Waterman, 1937

History Background

Hafner Rotabuggy Raoul Hafner, 1942

Taylor Aerocar Moulton Taylor, 1949

History Background

Terrafugia Transition

Hybrid vehicle: car and aircraft. 30 seconds to convert to aircraft. Regular fuel. Road legally adapted. Cruise speed: 160 km/h. Estimated release date: 2016. Further information: http

://www.terrafugia.com/

Terrafugia Transition

Terrafugia TF-X

Announced May 7, 2013. Plug-in hybrid tilt-rotor. First fully autonomous flying car. Range: 500 miles per flight. Batteries rechargeable by the

engine. Expected release: 2021.

Terrafugia TF-X

Pal-V OneMoller Skycar M400

“Mark my word: a combination airplane and motorcar is coming. You may smile, but it will come.”

Henry Ford, 1940.

Ultimate sailing technology

-Wing Sails-Hydrofoils

Ultimate sailing technology

Speed = Pressure

How a foil works-Bernoulli’s principle:

Ultimate sailing technology

Wing Sails

-Better aerodynamic properties than conventional sails.-Extreme high speeds.-Made of carbon fiber.-Hydraulic control system.

-Too heavy.-Difficult to handle.

Ultimate sailing technology

Hydrofoils-The result force of the hydrofoils lifts the hullout of the water.-Decrease drag.-Increase speed.

-Difficult control of theboat out of the water.-Light hull.

Ultimate sailing technology

Ultimate sailing technology

Conclusion

-Improve stabillityand control.

-Lighter materials.

-Higher resistence.

-Soft wingsails.

Conclusions

Spacelinear

Flying car

Ultimate Sailing Technologies

Hyperloop

Questions?