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带减震器技术的转向架
– FORD将街道智能添加到自行车夹克
– 大陆集团展示变形技术
– 新轮毂电机已为大规模量产做好准备
– 乘客的无人机可能会破坏汽车工业
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大家好，我是约翰•麦克罗伊，欢迎收看Autoline 中国，我们的节目将为您呈现汽车领域最重要最前沿的行业新技术。
带减震器技术的转向架
2013年，IndyCar赛车系列的安全性分析表明，手部和手腕的伤害正在上升。一个原因是模制的手柄太大，不允许驾驶员的手轻易地脱离方向盘。这已经得到了解决。另一个原因是在碰撞过程中方向盘会剧烈旋转。因此，工程和安全部门的主管提出了一种新的转向齿条，其内部技术类似于减震器。在发生事故时，转向齿条采用液压“锁定”，将大部分负载转移到转向臂上。IndyCar今年一直在测试新的转向架，它已经非常成功，可以在2019赛季尽快被采用。
FORD将街道智能添加到自行车夹克
福特在伦敦的智能移动创新办公室刚刚为骑车人开发了一款智能夹克。夹克有转向灯，刹车灯，智能手机袋和触觉振动，用于集成导航。导航系统将骑行者送到利于自行车行驶的路线而不是繁忙的道路上。福特的“分享之路”活动与智能夹克紧密相关，该公司旨在增加骑车者和驾驶者之间的和谐。目前，夹克仍然是原型，福特正在为其获得专利。
接下来……大陆集团开发的技术可以让按钮无处不在。
大陆集团展示变形技术
供应商大陆集团展示了它所谓的“变形技术”，它有助于摆脱仪表板上的按钮，使其看起来更加时尚。这种材料具有人造皮革的外观和感觉，一旦驾驶员的手接近表面，照亮的3D按钮就会弹出。仪表板下方的电容式接近传感器可识别您的手并显示控件。按钮提供短暂的脉冲以确认功能，并在驾驶员拿开手后消失。这种变形技术是传感器，电子和机电的结合。
新轮毂电机已为大规模量产做好准备
轮毂电机可以彻底改变汽车的设计方式。轮毂电机是安装在车辆轮毂中的电动马达。如果将电池或燃料电池安装在车辆的地板上，则可以为汽车内饰释放出巨大的空间。Elaphe是一家斯洛文尼亚公司，该公司声称是轮毂电机的全球领导者。它在BMW X6上展示了其最新系统，并表示已准备好进行批量生产。每个电机安装在轮辋和制动器之间，最大功率可达100 kW。这有多大呢？具体地来说，一辆雪佛兰Bolt EV需要配备一台150 kW的电动机。轮内电动机还可以消除动力传动系统中的摩擦损失。从理论上讲，轮毂电机甚至可以消除转向和制动。
接下来：自动驾驶汽车并非可能打乱汽车行业的唯一产品，乘客无人机也可能是其中之一。
乘客的无人机可能会破坏汽车工业
汽车制造商对乘客无人机越来越感兴趣。梅赛德斯奔驰投资了一家开发了无人机的德国公司。吉利收购了一家美国无人机无人机公司。奥迪展示了它设计的乘客无人机。
现在阿斯顿马丁和劳斯莱斯也正在参与其中。阿斯顿马丁的无人机由混合动力系统提供动力，是自动驾驶的，可容纳3名成人。喷气发动机制造商劳斯莱斯（Rolls-Royce），而不是汽车公司，它使用燃气涡轮发动机为六个电动螺旋桨发电。它可搭载5名乘客，行程约805公里。
这些乘客无人机仍处于开发阶段，但他们将在2020年左右开始试点项目。看到许多汽车公司如此活跃于这项新技术，这是非常有趣的。
那么本期Autoline中国的节目到这里就结束了。感谢您的收看。
Hello, I’m John McElroy, welcome to Autoline China, the show that covers some of the most important new technologies in the automotive industry.
STEERING RACK WITH SHOCK ABSORBER TECHNOLOGY
In 2013 safety analysis in the IndyCar racing series, showed that hand and wrist injuries were on the rise. One factor was molded hand grips had gotten too large, not allowing the driver’s hands to come off the wheel easily. But that has since been addressed. The other was due to the violent rotation of the steering wheel during a crash. So, the director of the engineering and safety department came up with a new steering rack that has internal technology similar to a shock absorber. In the event of an accident, the steering rack hydraulically “latches,” transferring most of the load to the steering arm. IndyCar has been testing the new steering rack this year and it’s been so successful that it could get adopted as soon as the 2019 season.
FORD ADDS STREET SMARTS TO BICYCLE JACKETS
Ford’s Smart Mobility Innovation office in London just developed a smart jacket for cyclists. The jacket has turn signals, brake lights, a smart phone pouch and haptic vibrations for integrated navigation. The navigation system sends riders onto bicycle-friendly routes rather than busy roads. Ford’s “Share the Road” campaign ties in with the smart jacket, as the company aims to increase harmony between cyclists and motorists. Right now, the jacket is still a prototype and Ford is in the process of securing a patent for it.
Still to come… Continental develops technology that can make buttons appear out of nowhere.
CONTINENTAL SHOWS MORPHING TECHNOLOGY
The supplier Continental is showing off what it calls “Morphing Technology,” which helps get rid of buttons on the dashboard to make it look sleeker. The material has the look and feel of artificial leather and as soon as the hand of the driver nears the surface, illuminated, 3D buttons literally pop-up. Capacitive proximity sensors under the surface of the dash recognize your hand and reveal the controls. The buttons provide a brief pulse to confirm the function and disappear after the driver pulls their hand away. The Morphing Technology is a combination of sensors, electronics and electromechanics.
NEW HUB MOTOR READY FOR MASS PRODUCTION
Hub motors could revolutionize the way cars are designed. Hub motors are electric motors mounted in the hub of the wheels on a vehicle. If the batteries or fuel cell is mounted in the floor of a vehicle, it frees up tremendous space for the interior. Elaphe is the name of a Slovenian company which claims to be the global leader of hub motors. It’s showing its latest system in a BMW X6 and says it’s ready for mass production. Each motor is mounted between the rim and the brakes and can produce up to 100 kW. To put that in perspective, the Chevrolet Bolt EV has one 150 kW electric motor. In-wheel electric motors also get rid of friction losses in the driveline. Theoretically, hub motors could even eliminate the steering and brakes.
Coming up next: autonomous cars are not the only things that could disrupt the automotive industry, so could passenger drones.
PASSENGER DRONES COULD DISRUPT THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
Automakers are getting more and more interested in passenger drones. Mercedes Benz invested in a German company that’s developed a passenger drone. Geely bought an American passenger drone company. And Audi showed off a passenger drone that it designed.
Now Aston Martin and Rolls-Royce are getting involved. Aston Martin’s drone is powered by a hybrid-electric system, is autonomous and can hold 3 adults. Rolls-Royce, the jet engine manufacturer not the car company, uses a gas turbine engine to generate electricity for six electric propellers. It can carry 5 passengers, and has a range of about 805 kilometers.
These passenger drones are still under development, but they’ll start pilot programs around 2020. And it is fascinating to see that a number of car companies are so active in this new technology.
And with that we wrap up this episode of Autoline China, thanks for watching.
John McElroy is an influential thought leader in the automotive industry. He is a journalist, lecturer, commentator and entrepreneur. He created “Autoline Daily,” the first industry webcast of industry news and analysis.
