Modular smart electric vehicle with advanced and flexible driving mode

The German Artificial Intelligence Research Center DFKIRoboticsInnovationCenterinBremen recently presented the latest R&D achievements in the field of electric vehicles - Modular Smart Electric Vehicles (EOSmart (Review, Gallery, Parameters) connect (Comments, Gallery, Parameters) ingcar) . The car weighs 700 kg and has a maximum speed of 55 km/h. Its greatest feature is that it can realize a modular combination, that is, through different combinations of interconnected to form "Road Trains" (Road Trains), or docking with modules that can ride people or transport goods to complete different transportation tasks.

The EO Smartconnectingcar can retract the frame during driving and raise the cockpit position to change the body shape. The height of the car increases from 1.6m to 2.1m, while the length of the body is shortened by 0.5m. The total length is shortened to less than 2 meters, and then connected to each other to form a car "chain", the so-called "road train." Shortening the body can make the length of the car "chain" formed shorter and more flexible. In such a driving mode, data and energy can be transmitted between vehicles, and centralized and unified control can be achieved, and the efficiency of individual driving can be improved and energy can be saved. Because of the decentralized driving mode, it can be used in a narrow space in the central area of ​​the city and in the parking lot. Its four specially designed axles can be rotated 90 degrees to achieve lateral access to the parking position, or the flexible steering can be easily bypassed. obstacle.

According to reports, the next research and development goal of the project is to realize the autonomous driving of vehicles, such as the realization of autonomous parking and the connection to the power interface of the charging station. The sensors and on-board computers configured inside and outside the vehicle can timely obtain traffic information and conduct information with other vehicles. Interworking, complete the autonomous navigation function, that is, guide the vehicle along the best route according to the traffic conditions, the battery power supply capacity and the optimized energy consumption plan.