The RIPS customer is a society that understands the benefits of expanding its capabilities as an advanced and sustainable society.
Customer Needs
RIPS addresses unmet customer or market needs are a sustainable product and system that will have a significant impact on the environment and at the same time increase efficiency of current transportation modes. The Rotary Impact Powertrain System (RIPS) will transform all modes of transportation including automobiles and locomotives. RIPS is a bolt-on vehicle powertrain mechanism and system that enhances a vehicle’s ability to overcome path resistance effectively and efficiently. RIPS increases a vehicle’s performance in three major ways: by greatly improving its fuel economy and increasing its mobility and safety
Value Proposition
The value proposition is a commercial able powertrain system to enable an efficient, reliable, safe, durable and low-cost performance throughout its entire life cycle. Thereof stimulating the nation’s manufacturing sector by improving its efficiency, competitiveness, and sustainability; while also being environmentally friendly, compatible with planet health, and driven by technological advancements aiming to create positive and enduring social impact.
Disruptive Technology
It was surprisingly found that although this type of mechanism has been used for years in impact power tools to deliver immense torque output with minimal exertion from a motor by storing energy in a rotating mass, then delivering it suddenly to the output shaft; it has never been designed to be utilized to adapt the use of power means for supplying both intermittent impulses and smooth rotary motion as needed so that they may be applied within a vehicle’s powertrain. R.I.P.S. WORK, LLC key differentiator is that it’s the first and only company able to adapt this mechanism to vehicles in a most practical manner in order to deliver high torque to overcome the vehicle’s path work resistance.
Innovation
The transformative aspect of the innovation relates to its improved mechanism for applying torque within a vehicle’s powertrain. More particularly, the innovation relates to such a vehicle’s powertrain utilizing the mechanisms found in impact wrench power tools. Impact wrenches provide mighty, high-speed impacts that deliver 3 times the torque as traditional wrenches through a hammer action. The unique aspect of the innovation is its ability to provide more power; As you go from lower to higher speeds, both the RPMs and torque (in-lbs.) increase. The higher the RPMs, the faster and more powerful the result. Whereas a standard powertrain gives you access to most of its power in certain RPMs. However, in order to transfer more torque when needed, it takes that power away from the RPMs. When speed is more critical, you can opt for the higher RPMs and the tradeoff of a reduction in torque. The novel aspect of the innovation is its system to manage the mechanism. The system significantly enhances the acceleration, deceleration, ascending, descending, performances of the vehicles under extreme mixed driving surface conditions, and facilitates the ground in maintaining or regaining control at various speeds.
Project Summary
Potential Outcome(s)
A report describing the technical accomplishments and outcomes of the research and development (R&D) tasks of a compact and cost-effective mechanical system that significantly improves performance for vehicles on roads and water.
This project activities comprise creative work undertaken on a systematic basis in order to increase the stock of knowledge, including knowledge or understanding of the subject studied; applying new knowledge to meet a recognized need; and knowledge toward a useful device and system to meet specific requirements.
Technical Hurdle(s)
Identifying augmented vehicle performance, design an intuitive user interface, reliable hardware development, and develop a turnkey bolt-on solution with as many common off-the-shelf components as possible.
Goals of R&D
To concentrate on research or research and development (R/R&D) which will significantly de-risk the high-impact technology innovation and contribute to proving the scientific and technical feasibility; and to de-risk the high-impact technology innovation and commercialization potential of the proposed effort and attract other investors.
Plan to Reach Goals
An intense creative design process comprising of: Intuitive Synthesis, Future Scenario, Computer Aided Design, Mixed Reality, Rapid Prototype, and Evaluate. In addition, enrolling in the National Science Foundation (NSF) “Beat-The-Odds Boot Camp” program will push a developed strong business model, marketing strategy, successful product, additional resources, and significant one-on-one guidance from seasoned advisors in the development of the business strategy associated with Phase I research. Furthermore, utilizing the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) courses and programs such as the “8(a) Business Development and All Small Mentor-Protégé programs” will help start, run the business, and reach our goals.
Broader/Commercial Impact
Upon success a proven cost-effective powertrain and system to increase vehicle performance, strong business model, marketing strategy, additional resources, and significant one-on-one guidance from seasoned advisors in the development of the business strategy associated with Phase I research will bring the innovation closer to commercialization under a sustainable business model. Such a commercialization effort would have a potential nation and the world environment and society commercial and market impact, if successful. Societies that poses greater mobility are often those with better opportunities (e.g. educational, defense, environmental, scientific, societal, or other impacts on the nation and the world) to develop than those with less. Such a commercialization effort would have a huge impact towards the maximization of human potential, by improving health and well-being around the world if successful. For instance, reduced worldwide greenhouse gas CO2 will decreases adverse public health. Lower emission levels in our atmosphere will also reduce global warming and climate change which causes long term environmental damage. Improved mobility efficiency will slow our depletion of earth’s natural resources.