Transportation
Transportation-related items, e.g. public transit, buses, subways, cars, bicycles, and more.
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The issue: When parking on the street or in an enormous shopping center parking lot, it can be easy to lose track of exactly where one’s car is parked. Since cell phones constantly record a person’s GPS location as a standard feature (if you are not familiar with this, look up “iPhone Track location”—the images are…
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The issue: When driving long distances, maintaining situational awareness on a boring stretch of road can be difficult. Additionally, distractions such as in-car music may prevent natural audio cues (for example, the sound of nearby cars) from being noticed by the driver. Proposal for the “AudioNav” car navigation aid: By using an array of rangefinders…
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As previously discussed on this very site, “gamification” is a hot topic in the world of behavioral influence. The car manufacturer Qoros (观致汽车) (Wikipedia link) is attempting to use this technique in the automotive world. The picture below (from the electronic dashboard of a 2015 Qoros sedan) displays the “Beat the Line” achievement. Unfortunately, a full…
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Background: A person can generate on the order of ~100W on a stationary bicycle for a half hour or so, for a total of 0.05kWh. This would be enough to power a space heater for about 3 minutes, or a low-draw 10 watt LED light for 5 hours. There are already various electrical contraptions with…
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