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**[http://www.gizmag.com/unitsky-string-transport-rail-suspended/15300/][http://www.gizmag.com/unitsky-string-transport-rail-suspended/15300/picture/115663/] Trains could be a lot cheaper to build if high-tension cables are used instead of tracks
 
**[http://www.gizmag.com/unitsky-string-transport-rail-suspended/15300/][http://www.gizmag.com/unitsky-string-transport-rail-suspended/15300/picture/115663/] Trains could be a lot cheaper to build if high-tension cables are used instead of tracks
 
**Gravity vacuum maglev (almost no energy required)
 
**Gravity vacuum maglev (almost no energy required)
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*Aircraft
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*Aircraft.
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**Personal aircraft. {{wp|Flying_car_(aircraft)|Flying cars}}. VTOL would be best
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**Personal aircraft. These will be needed or areas not served by road or rail. Persona helicopter travel has been the exclusive preserve of the mega-rich, but in an era of open-design + digital manufacturing, there is no reason why this should continue to be the case.
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***{{wp|Flying_car_(aircraft)|Flying cars}}. VTOL would be best.
 
***[http://www.gizmag.com/flynano-microlight-aircraft/18411/ FlyNano] is a 70kg personal flying machine with an airspeed of 140km/h. Can be all-electric. Being sold for just €27000, released later in 2011
 
***[http://www.gizmag.com/flynano-microlight-aircraft/18411/ FlyNano] is a 70kg personal flying machine with an airspeed of 140km/h. Can be all-electric. Being sold for just €27000, released later in 2011
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***Autonomous helicopters already exist like [http://gizmodo.com/5383671/mits-autonomous-helicopter-what-if-big-dog-could-fly this] mini-helicopter designed at MIT. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_A160_Hummingbird Hummingbird Unmanned Rotorcraft] is autonomous and has a much better fuel-efficiency than any other helicopter and also goes at a higher altitude, which would be better for solar power. Other unmanned helicopters include the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RQ-7_Shadow RQ-7 Shadow]. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_Eagle_Eye Bell Eagle Eye] is an unmanned tilt-rotor vehicle.
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***'''Small autonomous quadrotors''' - Think of the possibilities of little helicopters to deliver packages; like an automated FedEx. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvRTALJp8DM Impressive video of small, autonomous, quadrotor helicopters]. There are several open-source ones: [http://aeroquad.com/ Aeroquad], [http://mikrokopter.de/ucwiki/en/MikroKopter?action=show&redirect=FrontPage MicroKopter], [http://diydrones.com/ DIY Drones]
 
**Sub-orbital passenger craft
 
**Sub-orbital passenger craft
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**Autonomous helicopters already exist like [http://gizmodo.com/5383671/mits-autonomous-helicopter-what-if-big-dog-could-fly this] mini-helicopter designed at MIT. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvRTALJp8DM Impressive video of small, autonomous, quadrotor helicopters]. Think of the possibilities of little helicopters to deliver packages; like an automated FedEx. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_A160_Hummingbird Hummingbird Unmanned Rotorcraft] is autonomous and has a much better fuel-efficiency than any other helicopter and also goes at a higher altitude, which would be better for solar power. Other unmanned helicopters include the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RQ-7_Shadow RQ-7 Shadow]. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_Eagle_Eye Bell Eagle Eye] is an unmanned tilt-rotor vehicle.
 
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**Spacecraft etc.
 
 
**"[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_flight_%28air_traffic_control%29 Free flight]
 
**"[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_flight_%28air_traffic_control%29 Free flight]
 
**[http://www.aerospace-technology.com/projects/skycat/ Skycat] - a hybrid airship/hovercraft
 
**[http://www.aerospace-technology.com/projects/skycat/ Skycat] - a hybrid airship/hovercraft

Revision as of 21:54, 30 July 2011

This 'discussion page' is currently used to hold notes for the development of this website (however it can still be used for discussion)
  • Trains
    • Light rail
    • [1][2] Trains could be a lot cheaper to build if high-tension cables are used instead of tracks
    • Gravity vacuum maglev (almost no energy required)
  • Aircraft.
    • Personal aircraft. These will be needed or areas not served by road or rail. Persona helicopter travel has been the exclusive preserve of the mega-rich, but in an era of open-design + digital manufacturing, there is no reason why this should continue to be the case.
    • Sub-orbital passenger craft
    • "Free flight
    • Skycat - a hybrid airship/hovercraft
  • Human powered - International Human-Powered Vehicle Association is a dynamic organization of hobbyists designing and testing human powered land, air and water vehicles and even submarines. Some of the stuff there is pretty amazing: somebody flew 74 miles in a pedal-powered plane, somebody else broke 82mph in a recumbent bicycle. What's more, the community of people doing this are very much in favour of free and open design. Human powered vehicles will probably remain something people do mostly for fun and for short commutes, rather than as part of an economic infrastructure.

Cars

Financial cost of road traffic accidents estimated at over $120 billion in the US and over $193 billion in the Europe Union. (Found in slideshow from Delphi Automotive Integrated Safety Systems - need to find source).

Efficiency

Third generation photovoltaics in windows and paint will allow cars to produce their own energy on-the-move. The roof of a car can hold about 1m2 of solar cells, which might receive a thousand watts a day.

Driverless cars

Center for Automotive Research Stanford (CARS) doing a lot of work in this area, including cars that are driven by humans, but have smart systems so they "cannot crash"

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