Velomobile, the Glossary
A velomobile; velomobiel, velo, or bicycle car is a human-powered vehicle (HPV) enclosed for aerodynamic advantage and/or protection from weather and collisions.[1]
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64 relations: Aerodynamics, Airplane, Alternatives to car use, Australian HPV Super Series, Automobile drag coefficient, Bicycle, Bicycle brake, Bicycle chain, Bicycle drivetrain systems, Bicycle fairing, Bicycle handlebar, Bicycle pedal, Bicycle seat, Bicycle wheel, Birdcage, Bottom bracket, Brake, Car, Carl Georg Rasmussen, Cycle rickshaw, Cyclecar, Cyclekart, Derailleur, Differential (mechanical device), Do it yourself, Electric bicycle, Electric bicycle laws, Energy Breakthrough, Engine, Fantom, Fibre-reinforced plastic, Go-kart, Green vehicle, Hobby, Human power, Human-powered transport, Kilogram, Leitra, Manufacturing, Mochet, Monocoque, Moped, Outline of cycling, People Powered Vehicle, Plastic, Pound (mass), Quadracycle, Quatrevelo, Recumbent bicycle, Rotational molding, ... Expand index (14 more) »
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Aerodynamics
Aerodynamics (ἀήρ aero (air) + δυναμική (dynamics)) is the study of the motion of air, particularly when affected by a solid object, such as an airplane wing.
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Airplane
An airplane (North American English) or aeroplane (Commonwealth English), informally plane, is a fixed-wing aircraft that is propelled forward by thrust from a jet engine, propeller, or rocket engine.
Alternatives to car use
Established alternatives to car use include cycling, walking, kick scooters, rollerblading, skateboarding, twikes and (electric or internal combustion) motorcycles.
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Australian HPV Super Series
The Australian HPV Super Series is an annual championship held in South Australia and Western Australia featuring velomobiles racing around enclosed circuits for a period between 6 and 24 hours. Velomobile and Australian HPV Super Series are human-powered vehicles.
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Automobile drag coefficient
The drag coefficient is a common measure in automotive design as it pertains to aerodynamics.
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Bicycle
A bicycle, also called a pedal cycle, bike, push-bike or cycle, is a human-powered or motor-assisted, pedal-driven, single-track vehicle, with two wheels attached to a frame, one behind the other. Velomobile and bicycle are cycle types.
Bicycle brake
A bicycle brake reduces the speed of a bicycle or prevents the wheels from moving.
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Bicycle chain
A bicycle chain is a roller chain that transfers power from the pedals to the drive-wheel of a bicycle, thus propelling it.
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Bicycle drivetrain systems
Bicycle drivetrain systems are used to transmit power on bicycles, tricycles, quadracycles, unicycles, or other human-powered vehicles from the riders to the drive wheels.
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Bicycle fairing
A bicycle fairing also called recumbent fairing is a full or partial covering for a bicycle to reduce aerodynamic drag or to protect the rider from the elements.
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Bicycle handlebar
A bicycle handlebar is the steering control for bicycles.
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Bicycle pedal
The pedal is the part of a bicycle that the rider pushes with their foot to propel the vehicle.
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Bicycle seat
A bicycle seat, unlike a bicycle saddle, is designed to support the rider's buttocks and back, usually in a semi-reclined position.
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Bicycle wheel
A bicycle wheel is a wheel, most commonly a wire wheel, designed for a bicycle.
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Birdcage
A birdcage (or bird cage) is a cage designed to house birds as pets.
Bottom bracket
The bottom bracket on a bicycle connects the crankset (chainset) to the bicycle and allows the crankset to rotate freely.
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Brake
A brake is a mechanical device that inhibits motion by absorbing energy from a moving system.
Car
A car, or an automobile, is a motor vehicle with wheels.
Carl Georg Rasmussen
Carl Georg Rasmussen is a mechanical engineer with a PhD in physics; an ecologist specializing in noise pollution; and a light aircraft pilot.
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Cycle rickshaw
The cycle rickshaw is a small-scale local means of transport. Velomobile and cycle rickshaw are cycle types.
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Cyclecar
A cyclecar was a type of small, lightweight and inexpensive motorized car manufactured in Europe and the United States between 1910 and the early 1920s.
Cyclekart
Cyclekart is a type of gokart racing where competitors drive single-seat, approximately half-scale, motorized cars styled to resemble race cars from the 1920s and 1930s.
Derailleur
Shimano 600 front derailleur (1980) A derailleur is a variable-ratio bicycle gearing system consisting of a chain, multiple sprockets of different sizes, and a mechanism to move the chain from one sprocket to another.
Differential (mechanical device)
A differential is a gear train with three drive shafts that has the property that the rotational speed of one shaft is the average of the speeds of the others.
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Do it yourself
"Do it yourself" ("DIY") is the method of building, modifying, or repairing things by oneself without the direct aid of professionals or certified experts.
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Electric bicycle
An electric bicycle, e-bike, electrically assisted pedal cycles, or electrically power assisted cycles is a motorized bicycle with an integrated electric motor used to assist propulsion. Velomobile and electric bicycle are cycle types.
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Electric bicycle laws
Many countries have enacted electric vehicle laws to regulate the use of electric bicycles, also termed e-bikes.
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Energy Breakthrough
The Energy Breakthrough, previously known by its sponsorship name RACV Energy Breakthrough, is a joint initiative of the Country Education Project, the Shire of Central Goldfields and the Royal Automobile Club of Victoria (RACV).
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Engine
An engine or motor is a machine designed to convert one or more forms of energy into mechanical energy.
Fantom
Fantom is a Swedish velomobile with four wheels, two in the front and two in the rear. Velomobile and Fantom are velomobiles.
Fibre-reinforced plastic
Fibre-reinforced plastic (FRP; also called fibre-reinforced polymer, or in American English fiber) is a composite material made of a polymer matrix reinforced with fibres.
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Go-kart
A go-kart, also written as go-cart (often referred to as simply a kart), is a type of small sports car, close wheeled car, open-wheel car or quadracycle.
Green vehicle
A green vehicle, clean vehicle, eco-friendly vehicle or environmentally friendly vehicle is a road motor vehicle that produces less harmful impacts to the environment than comparable conventional internal combustion engine vehicles running on gasoline or diesel, or one that uses certain alternative fuels.
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Hobby
A hobby is considered to be a regular activity that is done for enjoyment, typically during one's leisure time.
Human power
Human power is the rate of work or energy that is produced from the human body.
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Human-powered transport
Human-powered transport is the transport of person(s) and/or goods (freight) using human muscle power.
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Kilogram
The kilogram (also kilogramme) is the base unit of mass in the International System of Units (SI), having the unit symbol kg.
Leitra
Leitra is a Danish company and also the name of the velomobile it produces. Velomobile and Leitra are velomobiles.
Manufacturing
Manufacturing is the creation or production of goods with the help of equipment, labor, machines, tools, and chemical or biological processing or formulation.
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Mochet
Georges Mochet began to produce cycle-cars at his, now-demolished, premises at 68, Rue Roque-de-Fillol at Puteaux in approximately 1946 and by about 1952 had progressed to more modern looking two seater micro-cars and powered two-wheelers.
Monocoque
Monocoque, also called structural skin, is a structural system in which loads are supported by an object's external skin, in a manner similar to an egg shell.
Moped
A moped is a type of small motorcycle, generally having a less stringent licensing requirement than full motorcycles or automobiles.
Outline of cycling
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to cycling: Cycling, also called bicycling or biking, is the activity of using / riding bicycles, (at least partially) human-powered, wheeled vehicles (typically by foot pedalling), for purposes including transport, recreation, social interaction, exercise, sport, therapy, other purposes, or any combination thereof.
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People Powered Vehicle
The People Powered Vehicle, or PPV, was a two-person pedal-powered car introduced in the United States during the oil crisis of the early 1970s. Velomobile and People Powered Vehicle are human-powered vehicles and velomobiles.
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Plastic
Plastics are a wide range of synthetic or semi-synthetic materials that use polymers as a main ingredient.
Pound (mass)
The pound or pound-mass is a unit of mass used in both the British imperial and United States customary systems of measurement.
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Quadracycle
A quadracycle (also spelled quadricycle) is a four-wheeled human-powered land vehicle.
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Quatrevelo
The Quatrevelo (formerly QuattroVelo) is a commercial-production velomobile which is notable for using both four wheels and also a highly aerodynamic fairing. Velomobile and Quatrevelo are human-powered vehicles and velomobiles.
Recumbent bicycle
A recumbent bicycle is a bicycle that places the rider in a laid-back reclining position. Velomobile and recumbent bicycle are cycle types.
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Rotational molding
Rotational molding (BrE: moulding) involves a heated mold which is filled with a charge or shot weight of the material.
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Sinclair C5
The Sinclair C5 is a small one-person battery electric recumbent tricycle, technically an "electrically assisted pedal cycle". Velomobile and Sinclair C5 are velomobiles.
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Skin friction drag
Skin friction drag is a type of aerodynamic or hydrodynamic drag, which is resistant force exerted on an object moving in a fluid.
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Steel
Steel is an alloy of iron and carbon with improved strength and fracture resistance compared to other forms of iron.
Steering
Steering is the control of the direction of motion or the components that enable its control.
Sustainable energy
Energy is sustainable if it "meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs." Definitions of sustainable energy usually look at its effects on the environment, the economy and society.
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Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe.
Technology Challenge Maryborough
The Fraser Coast Technology Challenge is an annual youth and technology event held in Maryborough, Queensland, Australia.
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Time trial bicycle
A time trial bicycle is a racing bicycle designed for use in an individual race against the clock. Velomobile and time trial bicycle are cycle types.
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Tricycle
A tricycle, sometimes abbreviated to trike, is a human-powered (or gasoline or electric motor powered or assisted, or gravity powered) three-wheeled vehicle. Velomobile and tricycle are cycle types and human-powered vehicles.
Turning radius
The turning radius (alternatively, turning diameter or turning circle) of a vehicle defines the minimum dimension (typically the radius or diameter, respectively) of available space required for that vehicle to make a semi-circular U-turn without skidding.
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Twike
Twike, based in Rosenthal, is a German manufacturer of light electric vehicles in the European Union vehicle class L5e (US motorcycle).
Vehicle
A vehicle is a machine designed for self-propulsion, usually to transport people, cargo, or both.
Velocar
Velocar was the name given to velomobiles made in the 1930s and 1940s by Mochet et Cie of Puteaux, France and colloquially to the company's recumbent bicycles.
Victorian HPV Grand Prix Series
The Victorian HPV Grand Prix Series is an annual championship held in Victoria featuring HPV's (human powered vehicles) racing around enclosed circuits for periods between six and 24 hours.
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See also
Velomobiles
- Fantom
- Leitra
- People Powered Vehicle
- Quatrevelo
- Sinclair C5
- Velomobile
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velomobile
Also known as Bicycle car, Electric assist velomobile, Electric assisted velomobile, Electric-assist velomobile, Electric-assisted velomobile, Hybrid velomobile, Velocycle, Velomobiel.
, Sinclair C5, Skin friction drag, Steel, Steering, Sustainable energy, Sweden, Technology Challenge Maryborough, Time trial bicycle, Tricycle, Turning radius, Twike, Vehicle, Velocar, Victorian HPV Grand Prix Series.