Project
Flake Concept Car
The
Project Flake concept car is one of the most original designs to drop into our
inbox over the past six years. It’s creator, Da Feng, has a habit of designing
highly conceptual vehicles, and his previous work includes the GYM Concept Car
which we featured back in 2008.
Project
Flake was born out of an idea to create a futuristic car which seemed more like
a living, breathing creature, than a contemporary supercar. Da wanted his
vehicle to have movement and emotion encapsulated within the styling. To
achieve this, Project Flake’s bodywork is made up from a multitude of small
panels which can open and close to manage the airflow. The fragmented body
panels give the car the appearance of being covered in fur – while also acting
as air brakes when needed, or providing additional downforce. When the car
travels at speed, the body shell morphs into a smooth sculptural shape to help
it slip through the air.
However
it’s not just the body work of Project Flake that features a unique solution.
The car rides on D-shaped wheels – which at first glance look a bit like flat
tires! Sensors mounted at each wheel arch track the ground in real time, and
the tires then mold themselves to match the floor to provide maximum contact
area and grip.
All
movable systems on Project Flake (bodywork and wheels) are all controlled
through a puppeteering system composed of super strong nano-tube cables and
electromagnetic solenoids, which can also track the pressure on each component
and adjust their position dynamically for maximum performance.
The
car is built primarily out of carbon fiber, and is powered by a synthetic fuel.
Obviously
the technology of today is a few years, or even decades, behind Da’s
imagination for now. But all that does is highlight what a clever and ambitious
concept Project Flake is.
Source : diseno-art
