IA05 - WOBBLE

Benefits:

Wheeled sports vehicles and vessels propelled entirely or in part by human power with a new comprehensive load pattern on the human body will be manufactured. The propulsion will provide more uniform muscle loads than the existing transport systems and will eliminate the rigid body position. These transport means will be suitable for all age categories and even for persons with certain disabilities. Wobble vehicles and vessels are expected to find use in sports, ecotourism and the environmentally-friendly transport of passengers and light cargo. Their use will contribute to conservation of the environment.

Description:

Wobble systems are machines propelled entirely or in part by an oscillating or wobbling system, the motion of which is generated by human power. The oscillating or wobbling system is thus ergonomically tailored to the optimum use of all muscles of the human body, including the legs, the arms, back and abdomen.

Objectives:

Wobble systems will be used for constructing vehicles and vessels with the wobble-type propulsion. Thanks to the ergonomic design of the wobble system, the full potential of the human body can be utilized effectively. Efficient conversion of the oscillating or wobbling movement into rotary movement will be used for propelling both vehicles and vessels. The energy of the rotary movement will power the drive shafts in vehicles and the propellers or paddle wheels in vessels. Wobble vehicles will be designed as single-track, double-track or triple-track vehicles. Human power will provide all or some of the propulsion. In the partial-human-propulsion system, the human power will be assisted by electrical power from a battery, as in electric bikes.

Relevant fields:

Sports and entertainment, environmentally-friendly and recreational means of transport, ecotourism