THE NEW WHEEL

DET NYA HJULET

This article presents a prototype vehicle called "Ilonator" equipped with a new kind of wheels. It was developed by the Swedish company Broederna Lindbergs mek Verkstad, Skellefteaa, Sweden. The vehicle has four non-turnable (non steerable) wheels, each one equipped with eight free movable rolls mounted round the rim circumference in a 45 degree angle. Each wheel has a separate hydraulic motor. The steering is achieved by making the separate wheels rotate in different directions and speeds towards each other. These wheels give the vehicle better mobility. /TRRL/

• Publication Date: 1975

Language

• Swedish

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos;
• Pagination: p. 74-75
• Serial:
  • Transportnytt
  • Issue Number: 11

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Hydraulic equipment; Motors; Prototypes; Vehicle design; Wheels
• Uncontrolled Terms: Hydraulic machinery
• Geographic Terms: Sweden
• ITRD Terms: 9109: Prototype; 8109: Sweden; 1372: Wheel
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00133637
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 23 1976 12:00AM