DAWS

The Dynamically Augmenting Wheel system was one of the last independent student projects I did at Art Center College of Design. I wanted to do a project that identified performance attributes that could be improved for a common object. The car wheel seemed like a great candidate for the project.

The DAWS wheel allows the center of gravity of the car to shift through a turn without a decrease in contact footprint of the tire. The system accomplishes this by shifting separate wheel segments along a central hub while the wheel spins. It is mechanically similar to the swash plate found on a helicopter.

A fixed working scale model was made for the final project along with animations demonstrating

This project has gotten me into more arguments with people that all of my other projects combined. Mechanical engineers seem to be particularly offended at its existence.