Analysis of a construction solution for narrow track vehicle (NTV)

International Automotive Conference 2018

Grzegozek, W.A.^1

Cracow University of Technology, Mechanical Faculty, Poland^1

关键词: Construction solutions;    Consumer preferences;    Feasible solution;    Highway infrastructure;    Number of vehicles;    Passenger vehicles;    Pollutant emission;    Safety problems;   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1757-899X/421/2/022012/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1757-899X/421/2/022012

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

At present, automotive industry and as well as car drivers are faced with increase of new challenges such as new emission limits, increased traffic congestion and reduced parking spaces in cities. All these challenges are leading to changes in consumer preferences and the requirements for modern passenger vehicles. The basic layout of today's car has not changed much since its invention and it is not suited to solving today's problems. An average conventional vehicle is still four wheeled box growing bigger every year. In Europe and the US, the average number of occupants of a single vehicle is about 1.52. It is clear that the current vehicle size is highly underutilized. The cities are getting more and more congested due to the use of motor vehicle for commuting. Building highway infrastructure at the same growth rate as a number of vehicles is not a feasible solution. It is expected that narrow track vehicle (NTV's) would be the solution all for these problems. In many countries a number of alternative commuting vehicle have been developed. NTV's are the convergence of a car and a motorcycle, i.e. with smaller dimensions and reduced energy consumption and pollutant emission. In this paper the analysis of construction solutions for a narrow track vehicle, considering their stability, safety problems as well as other factors will be presented. The author's concepts of a narrow vehicle are also presented Two small narrow cars were designed at CUT.