Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Terreform One

Axel Kilian

Brian Chan

Ryan C Chin

Raul-David V Poblano

William J Mitchell

Peter Alfons Schmitt

Philip A Liang

Patrik Alwin Künzler

Mitchell Joachim

Vivian Kuan

Franco H Vairani

The present disclosure is directed to a curb for providing electricity to one or more devices on a street or a sidewalk. The curb includes a rigid curb housing for storing at least one power source or power source connector configured to be electrically coupled to a power source. The curb additionally includes a top plate removably attached to the rigid curb housing, the top plate configured to electrically couple at least one power outlet to the at least one power source or power source connector.

Curb power source

An in-the-wheel suspension system including a drive mechanism for coupling the rotational motion of a wheel rim to the drive shaft of an electric motor and for supporting the wheel rim with respect to the vehicle chassis using one or more springs and dampers. In a hubless version, a spring member supports extend between a frame member attached to the chassis and a bearing member that engages with the rim. In a version used with a wheel hub, the hub is supported by an axle and the spring member supports the axle in movable relation to the frame member. A pivoting support arm that is attached to the axel and pivots about a pivot point attached to the frame member at a location spaced from the wheel axis may be used to support the hub. A Peaucellier linkage may be used to support the axle for movement along a straight line vertical path, the linkage being attached to the frame member at two fixed pivot points. The wheel suspension units perform all the traditional drivetrain functions independently and can be attached to the chassis in a manner that allows for easy removal.

Wheel-embedded suspension

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Cambridge, MA, United States of America

Axel Kilian