The PHOENIX is the designers answer to the Michelin Challenge Design 2009 competition theme. It is a modern interpretation of the American way of life, where freedom, strength, environmental awareness and flexibility are blended in a unique symbiosis between man and machine. The name PHOENIX is inspired by the American Bald Eagle, but also from the place where the two designers met, as the PHOENIX is the insignia of the city of Coventry and of Coventry University. Last but not least the PHOENIX features Orbital Omni-directional four-wheel-drive system which allows for several types of motion. For example; rotation around its own centre axis and it can also move sideways.
Phoenix – Project Description
Authors names: Niels Grubak Iversen & David Miguel Moreira Gonçalves
Finalist entry of the Michelin Challenge Design 2009.
Quarter scale model exhibited on the Michelin Stand at the North American International Auto Show 2009 in Detroit, USA.
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