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Imagine a car that can move not only forward and back, but also left and right, and also rotate in place. Despite the fact that any modern car is standard picking does without a similar function, many motorists must agree that she would be very helpful in some situations on roads and especially parking lots.
Canadian amateur inventor William Liddyard developed prototype wheels allowing the vehicle to perform such maneuvers, and even equipped this innovation with its Toyota Echo hatchback. The innovation, dubbed “Liddiard Wheels” in honor of its creator, gives the car the ability to move strictly to the side with engine off.
According to the inventor, a new feature allows the driver park your car as accurately as possible even where on a regular car don’t squeeze in. In addition, such wheels make rotation possible. cars out of the blue. Finally, they can become indispensable for ambulances, police and other emergency services if a car hurrying to help someone suddenly gets stuck in a tight traffic jam and will be forced to leave the road to leave on the sidelines or the sidewalk.
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The simple principle of the Liddyard wheels
It is noteworthy that to install “Liddiard Wheels” you need only convert the wheels of the vehicle and equip driver panel with a few extra buttons.
The principle of operation of miracle wheels is quite simple. The trick is that the special tire of the wheel rotates perpendicular to it axis. This is achieved through the use of unique roller drives turning the bagel of the tire in or out. Driving by rotating the wheels, you can move the car left or right, but you can turn in the opposite direction, making a simple turn in place.
In the video below you can see your personal car canadian performing such maneuvers. William Liddyard notes that while this is just a prototype, and the speed of rotation of the wheels “Liddiard Wheels’ is extremely low. If you look at the swaying trees in the background and a waving flag, you can understand that the video is significantly accelerated. However, the inventor claims that in the foreseeable future he will certainly improve its innovation, and speed will increase.
The Canadian finished the prototype back in March of this year, however, only now decided to demonstrate innovation to the world. IN for three months he tested the wheels, finding out that they are good behave on roads with different surfaces and in almost any weather conditions. However, according to Liddiard, “Liddiard Wheels” better to use on smooth roads since maximum adhesion to the coating quickly disables tires.
Liddyard tires are easy to install without upgrades car and then can be used on any road conditions. At the moment, the Canadian is busy looking for an investor to commercialize his much-needed invention motorists in our age of an ever-increasing flow of cars that are in cities are already creating real problems with movement and parking.
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