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Track Sphere Controller
Drive-by-wire typically removes the mechanical linkages between the controls of a car and the devices that do the work. For the AirShip, the driver does not operate the track spheres and brakes manually, but electronic controls send commands from a central computer, which instructs the vehicle on what to do. The advantage here is that the computer is able to make the track spheres and hubs, regenerative drive, regenerative braking, and air bearings work as one to give the car better handling. This is especially important with bad road conditions in order to give efficient power consumption and to react to emergencies faster than a human driver.
Future Sports Cars are impressive, but none capture Clean Technology to the degree of the Delorean ATG Magnetic-Levitation drive-by-wire track sphere drive train powered by Lithium-ion battery packs!
AirShip Drive-by-Wire
The Delorean ATG will prove the concept of electronic control systems with track sphere propulsion and steering while replacing traditional rack and pinion steering. The Delorean ATG production vehicle uses Track Sphere Maglev Spherical Induction Motor science to operate similarly as shown in this vehicle animation.
AFT COMMAND: The AFT or REVERSE COMMAND, is positioned by the reverse motion or pulling back on the Joy Stick. This joy stick lever closes a switch to provide electric power to the AFT DRIVE where motors A1 and A2 are engaged, while side motor S4 is disengaged; FORWARD motors F1 and F2 are engaged for reverse while side motor S1 is disengaged; Left Motors L1 and L2 are engaged for reverse motion while side motor S2 is disengaged; RIGHT Drive motors R1 and R2 are engaged for reverse while side motor S3 is disengaged. All SHELL BRAKES are disengaged automatically. Actual movement is made via hard wired computer connections connected to the AFT COMMAND Joystick Lever while pulling back on the joy stick. The Electric Power to these devices follows CPU Instruction # 3 and is controlled by Electric Switches activated by the motion of the joy stick.
LEFT COMMAND: To move directly LEFT (as in parking, but without turning), place the LEFT/RIGHT Joystick in the RIGHT COMMAND: To move directly RIGHT (as in parking but without turning), place the LEFT/RIGHT Joystick in the 180/360-Degree TURN COMMAND: From a standing position, twist the joy stick while it is seated straight up. This disengages FORWARD Motor F1 and F2 and engages side motor S1; for LEFT and RIGHT DRIVE Motors, disengage all power to L1, S2, L2 and R1, S3 and R2; for AFT Motor disengage motors A1 and A2 while re-engaging side motor S3. All SHELL BRAKES are disengaged from the TRACK SPHERES via hard wired computer connections connected to the Joystick Lever. The Electric Power to these devices follows CPU Instruction # 7 for either a 180 or 360-degree and is controlled by Electric Switches activated by the half or full twisting motion of the joy stick.
FORWARD (FWD) COMMAND: For FWD COMMAND, positions the Drive COMMAND Joy Stick in the Forward position. This joy stick lever closes a switch to provide electric power to the FWD Motor. All SHELL BRAKES are disengaged automatically. The FWD Motors F1 and F2 are engaged while side motor S1 is disengaged; AFT Motors A1 and A2 are engaged in the forward motion while side motor S3 is disengaged; LEFT Motor’s L1 and L2 are engaged while side motor S2 is disengaged; RIGHT Motors R1 and R2 are engaged while side motor S3 is disengaged. Actual movement is made via hard wired connections connected to the FORWARD COMMAND Joystick Lever. The Electric Power to these devices follows CPU Instruction # 4 and is controlled by Electric Switches activated by the motion of the joy stick.
Delorean Drive-by-Wire
Delorean ATG uses a drive-by-wire technology (drive-by-wire throttle system, brake-by-wire, and steer-by-wire) which serves as a replacement of today's hydraulic and mechanical systems in motor vehicles with electronic controls and systems. Additionally, it has a Turning Diameter of Zero! That is it can turn 360-degrees on center or it can reverse direction at 180-degrees on center.
Magnetic levitation, maglev, or magnetic suspension is the method by which the Delorean ATG is suspended with no support other than magnetic fields. The electromagnetic force is used to counteract the effects of the gravitational force.
The electromagnets in the Track Sphere Hubs consist of multiple iron cores placed inside wire coils. The magnetic field strength of the wire coils carrying electric current increases in direct proportion to the number of turns of the coil. Velocity of the spheres is increased or decreased by applying more or less electricity to the electromagnets. Turn direction of the spheres occurs by turning on full quadrants of the spheres or preprogramming and lighting up individual electromagnet coordinates.
Track Sphere Hubs support 14 levels of electromagnets that are spread across four virtual quadrants A - B - C and D. Each electromagnet has power-controllable electromagnetic coordinates. Various track sphere models contain surface magnets with magnetic-North positioned on the outer sphere surface.
The stainless steel Track Sphere Hubs are connected to the Delorean chassis via a support arm and the hubs are supplied electricity via the vehicle's Lithium-ion battery packs. External stainless steel fascia covers the exposed portion of the hub and serves to protect and hide the hub infrastructure. This provides the Delorean with a more natural blended appearance to cover this new drive train technology.
Track Sphere Drive-by-Wire
The Track Sphere Drive-by-Wire Specification calls for electronically manipulating the direction of a track sphere by simultaneously electrically inducing either full quadrants or inducing a rolling series of individual electromagnetic coordinates as shown below.
