ACTIVE WHEELS

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Ø In 2008, Michelin reinvented the
wheel at the paris motor show.
Ø The illustration was shown in two
concept cars: Venturi Volage&
WILL.
Ø Venturi was made with all the
four active wheels while WILL
had just the two in the front
active.
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 What is active wheel ?

ØMichelin’s Active Wheel is an

intelligent wheel capable of
propelling cars without
gasoline.
ØIt has got two motors which
sit inside the hub.
§ one to propel the car.
§ another for active suspension
system.
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MICHELIN ACTIVE WHEEL

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 ACTIVE SUSPENSION SYSTEM
Ø Active suspension system controls
vertical movement of the wheels
by an on boardsystem.
Ø This system has the capability to
adjust itself continously to
changing road conditions by
artificially extending the design
parameters.
Ø It has an extremely fast response
time 3/1000 ths of a second.
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INSIDE THE ACTIVE WHEEL

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 COMPONENTS OF ACTIVE
SUSPENSION SYSTEM
1.Sensors: various sensors installed
around vehicle to monitor vehicle
conditions.
2.Electronic control unit (ECU):In this
microcomputer, calculations are
made so as to make the
necessary adjustments in the
suspension.
3.Actuators: Instructions from the ECU
are converted into electrical
signals and directed to various 8
Typical arrangement of a
Active suspension system

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ACTIVE WHEELS POWERED
1.FUEL CELLS:
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2 . LIT H IU M IO N :
B A TT E R IE S :

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 ADVANTAGES OF USING
ACTIVE WHEEL
ØPa sse n g e r sa fe ty in cre a se d .

ØFre e s u p sp a ce th a t w o u ld
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in p o o r co n d itio n s.

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CONCERNS REGARDING ACTIVE
WHEEL
ØA ctive w h e e ls a re h e a vie r th a n
a n y w h e e ls.
ØR o u tin g o f h ig h vo lta g e e le ctric
ca b le s a d ja ce n t to w h e e ls.

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CONCLUSION
§  An EV can be redesigned from top to
bottom since all key components—
the engine, electrical suspension
systems, tyre and brakes—are now
integrated in the wheel.
§ Simplifying vehicles creates new
opportunities in vehicle design by
freeing styling teams from
constraints previously thought to
be inevitable
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 REFERENCES

Ø“ A ctive su sp e n sio n syste m ”

b y S co tt M e m m e r.
Ø“ M ich e lin u n ve ils A ctive
w h e e l in a ffo rd a b le e le ctric
ca r” b y C h riste n e Le p isto .
Ø“ G e ttin g th ro u g h w ith o u t
g a so lin e - T h e M o ve to
H yd ro g e n fu e lce ll” , S cie n ce &
Te ch n o lo g y re vie w .
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V EN TU R I
V O LA G E

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Thank you

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