This is a car from the 1960s that never made it to production. The prototype proved that a self balancing gyroscope car could work, but it was still years away from completion. Sadly the company went bankrupt before it could be finished. The Lane Motor Museum purchased the run down prototype car and restored it to it's original condition. The gyroscope is the key to how it works - it uses something called gyroscopic precession which can be tricky to understand. This video explains the car and the mechanism inside.
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Perfectly balanced, as all things should be
Thank you Isaac, Very cool.
Not perfectly safe, I see those safety struts coming out of the midsection of the car. Those aren't parking wheels
dammit Sir Isaac Newton.... where were you during the great sith war??????
Psychiatrist: Thanos Newton isn't real, he can't hurt you Thanos Newton:
r/unexpectedthanos
When it's about animations.... This is definitely my favorite channel.
Better than disney
But of corse there is lots out there better than Disney
@*/ I don't think kurzgesagt comes even close! I mean there animations are not that detailed like here so no i dont think kurzgesagt even close
@*/ I don't like kurzgesagt animations make me feel boring
Same
This car is more balanced than my life..
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Jajaja, is so sad... 😁
Oof
Same here
I must agree.
Claimed efficiency... yeah, "my car design will be efficient in the future - i just need a streamline body with no space for other passengers or luggage, and it is only relative efficient when driving at higher speeds to offset the gyros powerneeds - and it is unstable at slow speeds, in tight corners and high speeds, and the gyro is a massive safety hazard". It is an interesting car, but practicality is kinda like that of a jet pack - it looks cool.
Maybe a similar concept with a battery would work better. Putting a li-ion battery pack in the bottom of the vehicle would increase stability and make more room where the original engine would be, and this space could presumably be for a second passenger or a trunk. A unique concept and I'm sure it could sell if marketed correctly as a sport or luxury vehicle. It's certainly innovative enough.
you are ribht, AB... It's interesting but not efficient. For example my Golf 3, with 90 Horsepower makes 45 to 57 miles per gallon. That is efficient. And it can have 5 passengers.
Putting batters inside the gyroscope would be the best use of weight . Leonardavis.com
It's not about size, it's about the fact it's on two wheels but isn't shitty like a bike.. Believe it or not, some of us don't carry round 50 big macks and a fat wife and kid, so a small luggage is enough.
@@bungaplayz228 Innovation for the sake of innovation is always a bad idea.
So it's a motorcycle? With extra steps..
Yes but it will stay balanced even when it is not moving, unlike a motorcycle
Aditya Agarwal nah they have those now. Look up Honda self standing motorcycle.
A motorcycle with doors and seatbelt.
Yupe.
It drives/steers like a car
Can’t imagine how loud that would be even if the flywheel is just the tiniest bit unbalanced. Those vibrations would not be fun
Hey, how about pit-stained roads?
The intensity of the vibrations would depend on the tolerances of the mechanism, and since this would've been manufactured by industrial grade machinery, those tolerances would likely have been too small for any vibrations to be noticeable.
We also have dozens of ways of reducing noise, especially since the device in question isn't propelling anything, or using combustible fuel...
It is sealed in a housing and flywheels can easily be balanced to a high tolerance.
@@user-od7hh8qg9d “Pit-stained” did you mean potholed?
4:49 This is where the cubes go after they are removed from Blender
Seeing as it's BLENDER, what if they're ice cubes? For SMOOTHie animations
@@Espartanica THEY’RE RECTANGLES/CHOCOLATE
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Its got so much momentum that it could keep spining for 2 hours after powering off thats amazing
can you show me which part is responsible for navigating the gyroscope when the car is tilted, i see videos that don't talk about this part
@@ToanHoang-vy3jz Watch the video.
@@thechumpsbeendumped.7797 You watch the video, it wasn't explained.
@@marek9784 From 3:30. What part didn’t you understand?
You're killing it, Jared. Keep up the good work :D
That was very interesting. I never thought something like this would exist. Ahead of its time.
Great concept car, perhaps a re-design to make it more practical? For now, it is just an overweight motorcycle that can stand upright at a red light.
@@DreDredel3 Too little passenger and cargo space.
Throw the engine out and put it on a bike gyrocar
it’s basically a bike with the balancing done automatically
Switch the power train to electric with a hub motor and have the seating inline rather than side by side and the drag coefficient would be tiny. A 50kw motor would make this thing fast, efficient and practical for all year round use.
I read about this car in a german magazine. Thank you for visualizing this, now everything is clear to me !
Your welcome! Thanks for stopping by
Great explanation! Even I, who never heard of gyroscopes before, completely understood how it works!
Great job!! Please make one about how sd cards work, or phone or computer Processors work.
That was incredible! Thank you for the animation I never knew this car existed. It really is a shame it never made it to production. Such an interesting concept. Could you imagine if they began a rally division?
Your videos are so helpful and you are so good at explaining everything. I also love how you like to do 3D animation it makes the videos even better than they are. I’ve learned so much from your videos that I just can’t even say how helpful your videos and channel is. I’ve found every of your videos very interesting. I’m just saying your videos are the best. I love them.
Wow - thanks Maureen!
Super clear....the reason why I started to search about the working and principals of a gyroscope was when I started playing Simple Rockets 2. Really the gyroscope us amazing. Thanks, ur explaination and animation helpd a lot.
Hey Jared, I love your content! Can you make a video about watch complications? Like tourbillion, or chronograph, or minute repeater or perpetual calendar etc. Thanks :)
Oh wow a gyro x video? Dude your content is always such an awesome surprise. I watched a documentary about the Gyro X once but ended up with some unanswered questions. This video answered all of them and then some! I’m recommending you to all of my homeschooling friends.
😁
sorry for your plight
Kid: A car with 2 wheels won’t work Gyro-X: Am I a joke to you.
Benjamin Leo - I've driven plenty of two wheeled vehicles, both human-powered and motor-powered, that didn't need gyroscopes but still didn't fall over. They were called bicycles and motorcycles.
@@hughmungus1767 its just a joke, no need to get nerdy
@@nohtorix8563 i think he was also joking using his nerdiness
@@jarydianc.maloloy-on1277 doubt it tbh
@@hughmungus1767 A “CAR” not a light motorcycle and bicycle lol
As a person who just got into F-Zero and this comes up in my recommendations, I must say this car pretty reminds me of the cars in the game itself lol
Great animations. Many hours of work put in to making this video. Also, great explaining of how a gyroscope works. Thank you!
Your welcome!
The original came out around 1960. The flywheel/gyroscope had bearings made of a Beryllium-Lead alloy that was self-lubricating
..I've read that the developer wasn't able to make "the matter" work; this only nowadays was overcame by an Italian specialized factory, to allow "the matter" working at the Villa d'Este concourse 2019.
beryllium is actually very toxic
and beryllium is in in microwaves. and no it doesn't make your food toxic
@@studiocalder818 What is “the matter” you’re referring to?
@@thechumpsbeendumped.7797 that vehicle
Jared - your talent and commitment to it is greatly appreciated!
How could you give this video a thumbs down? People are strange. Cool video, found a article on this car and was wondering where the gyro was located and how it worked! Perfect!
Hey! Really good video
Dang... I was in Nashville 2 years ago and never knew about this :( Amazing video as always Jared ;)
thank you so much for explain us about this 'Two Wheeled'car
Thanks for the explanation, and love your 3D animation as well. The Gyro-X could have been breakthrough back then. Glad we can cherish it now.
The Gyro's bearings were made of an alloy of Beryllium and Lead
@@Jeffrey314159 What’s your point? It’s a sealed system and apart from that the tech has probably moved on from that now so neither would need to be used.
The car has been brought to Villa D'Este at the Concourse D'Elegance this year ;-D
Super clear and good explanation jaren!
I need ot add this to my ever growing list of projects to do some time in the future.
Thanks Jared. I can watch your animations all day. You've also answered a lot of questions.
Can't wait for this thing to be featured on Jay leno's garage, considering Jay's buddies with the museum director
Hello Jared!. Can you make an animation on how a 'Printer' works? Would be interesting!. Thanks...
Not exactly an animation, but Real Engineering made a great video on how inkjet printers work kzhead.info/sun/YKicm7uGrndthWw/bejne.html
Thanks for explaining it. I was wondering how the gyro was able to precess with two wheels. Good explanation.
I love this animation . It amazes me that this brilliant car is not in production today . It would save so much fuel and give great joy to any car enthusiasts.
Bike
Save fuel how exactly? This is car is basically just a science demonstration, cool but completely useless.
Nice animations! What kind of angle sensing was used, and what was their approach to handling control saturation (max gyro deflection)?
The animations are the best I have seen in a long time, they really are very well made and with great colours schemes too. I've tried making anims and they're difficult to look right. These're excellent high-quality anims, great stuff dude, keep it up appreciated. 🥇💨💖💨✨
Now I finally understand how gyroscope works. This channel deserves more views.
These really are high-quality animations. they are so helpful to understand how all these systems work
Thank you!
Hi jared Learned new topic... As usual great animation and splendid narration... Thank you..🙏👍😊
Why does it look like that car is driving around in The End?
Good question
Creeper?
@@amerwalker5655 Aw Man!
@@spidercubed9718 creepehr
@@spidercubed9718 aw man, you broke the chain
Good video, as an automotive engineer I wondered how it was supposed to corner, now I know.
Thank you for the effort you put in making these informative animation.
Hi, Jared - as ever, I really enjoyed your video. In this case, however, I was left a little confused as to quite how the precessional ram receives its inputs. If, for example, the Gyro X were stationary, received an impulse from a sudden brief gust of wind and began to tilt to one side, how would this tilting motion be detected by the car and translated into a compensatory movement of the ram? I hope I´m not being too obtuse...
Yeah I'm somewhat vague on this as well - the mechanisms refer to this as the "control system." Beyond that I don't know too much
@@JaredOwen Well, the ram´s obviously a two-way item which can be pressure-fed from either end, and there´s presumably a reservoir of pressurised hydraulic fluid and two valves, one for each direction of travel. I did wonder whether these valves might be controlled by a linkage originating from another, far smaller gyro, whose response to inputs was thus being employed to operate those valves sufficiently quickly to keep the vehicle balanced. In the absence of electronic control it´s hard to think of another way in which the engineers might have done it...
@@Del350K4 Good point although with modern tech it would be a relatively simple problem to solve I’d still like to know how they archived it back then.
If the sensors have problems, such as a broken wire, I imagine the freewheel could be quite dangerous.
Great video, great tech idea. Ask myself whether this idea could be the starting point for a two-wheeled car .
Nice work with your animations! Great job and very well explained. Easy to understand
After a long wait finally Mr.Jared Owen has posted BUT IT'S WORTH THE WAIT!!!!!!
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The gyroscope could actually have been a big battery, after all it is spinning weight that a gyro needs to be effective, and a battery has plenty of weight. Put the batteries weight to actual use and create a hybrid drive system.
Interesting
Centtefugal force will kill battery
perhaps shape the armature of an electric motor to act as drive power and gyro stability?
Simple explanation backed by technical animation.keep up good work.
Hands down the best video and commentary on showing how this works. Excellent my friend!
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amazing animation, though I didn't understand some of the concepts but I managed to watch until the end. keep it up.
Thanks mousa - I know this stuff can be complex!
Who needs a fly wheel when you could just spin yourself really fast while driving?
Perfectly explained Jared, thank you so much.
i once went to the lane motor museum but i still dont under stand, luckily, you made this video so now i understand
They should make a race car based on this concept. It would be like F1 combined with MotoGP.
Great video Jared! Could you make something about Chernobyl?
@Christiaan Baron you joking?
@Christiaan Baron yeah, you're joking
Great video, very educational. Keep up the good work.
Great application. Years ago and lacking R&D money, the idea struck me to use a portable/ interchangeable type gyro to attach to say.. shovels, (wouldn't have to look for something to lean it on when not using it) and even homeowner ladders for stability and safety. (lots of accidents yearly). I think the problem with a smaller unit would be getting the rpm's high enough to be effective.
Or you could just dig the shovel into the ground, lean it against something or even lay it on the ground. I can imagine how awkward it would be to use a shovel that has a gyro and batteries to power it attached and has to be charged up. The weight, impracticality, complexity and expense make it a no go.
Wow this is amazing explanation gyroscope. Well could you make a video about mini size gyroscope system for E bikes.
Anybody else remember the blue car from mr bean 😂😂
It's called reliant robin
🤣
That was a three-wheeled car called Reliant Robin
Its a Reliant Regal, not a Robin
Yeah, it had 3 wheels. 1 front, 2 back.
Dear friend, well explained. Thank you for the post.
Wait, so is there a gyro that tells the gyro arm controller how to control the gyro?
no
The OG Thanos Car
No its the thanos truck
Thanro X
Jared my man. Your animations are a league apart. Awesome stuff bro
За проделанную работу объявляю благодарность! Вы делаете очень полезную работу. Не сомневаюсь, что рано или поздно с вашими фильмами ознакомится человек, который сможет воплотить эти идеи в жизнь на пользу людям. А это дорогого стоит!
I've always wondered how electric Hair trimmers work.
I once opened one up to fix and figured out how it works. There is a mechanism that moves side to side that basically works as a spring and electromagnet. When connected to AC current, the current through - and force by - the electromagnet reverses at 60 hz (in the US anyway). This moves the spring-loaded bar with a magnet on it side to side. As the bar moves the back-EMF (Electro-Motive Force) of the moving magnet fights the current flow through the electromagnet, limiting the current flowing through it - if there is more resistance to movement more current will flow. If it is jammed there will be no back EMF and the current will be very high, likely blowing a circuit breaker - if I remember right this was why I needed to take apart and fix it. This moving bar moves the blades back and fourth. Would all make more sense if you open one up. An animation would be pretty interesting.
I show one taken apart on my cheesy channel(electric hair trimmer.)
And run it while taken apart😏👨🔬
Ma grandpa also has something like this but i thinks his names is motorcycle
A motorcycle is not a car.
@@Carznplanes cram it kagmire
Please upload video how calculator works,how door lock works,how electric field is converted into radio waves..ur channel is awesome
Thank you Jared for this!
And when you crash, the kinetic bomb in your trunk blasts through whateverthefuck it wants...
XD
Steering is not quick to avoid obstacles
😂😂
I'm Pretty sure if u told men 200 years ago that: today we would drive at 60mph, mere feet from from other cars going at similar speed in the opposite direction, powered by explosions a few inches away from our feet, and sitting on top a tank of explosive flammable fuel, almost daily, and the men from 200 years ago would be sure u are crazy. Of course such devices as cars will never be created.
Bad Behaviour Well you wouldn’t describe in like that though would you?
but it will waste the energy just for rotating the gyroscope instead of moving the car?
It is very interesting to see how works the control system
Thanks a lot I did'nt knew. Makes me remember a three wheel project (two in front) with articulated system to bend naturally in curves. You know it ? I discovered it in 1988 in Disneyland Epcot center in Florida.
the question is what drivers license is required. For a car or for a motorcycle?
Motorcyclr
Did anyone think this was a toy like me?😅
Me
A fun idea to try and explain now your intro and how it works I've wondered how your intro worked!
I have seen the the actual car running and balancing that is awesome.
These the cars spongebob be driving
Anybody else see the 19Bozzy92 video?
I think i will get in a project like this, it sounds great
Amazing video Jared Owen! I watched a video discussing our different surrounding planets angular orbits. It could not figure out why? I am applying mathematics to this equation now and I think that it depends on the age of the planet? Seeing this video quantifies my feelings now.
Those cars have a place in todays electric world , the gyro could be charging a battery as it revolves .thanks for making these great animations!
can you show me which part is responsible for pushing the gyroscope when the car is tilted, i see videos that don't talk about this part
The flywheel isn’t producing energy, idiot.
When going downhill, the car balances on just the rear wheel. When going down a steep hill, the rear fender gets scraped off. When you drive too far in a straight line, the nose pitches up. Do it in reverse and the rear pitches up. Regardless, keep the car running for 12 consecutive hours and it will try to flip itself upside down.
Is this true? This has been tried a few times: Shilovsky's gyrocar in 1914 Gyro-X, 1960's Lit Motors, C1, 2010. All of them failed. I figure there were hidden problems in this design. I've never seen the C1 from Lit motors demonstrated on anything but a parking lot at slow speeds.
Not with the gyro in this orientation
😉🖒 I'll have to check it out the next time I visit Nashville, I've been to the museum a couple times in the past, last time was about 3 years ago, either the car wasn't there then or I never noticed it. I'll be sure to look for it next time I go. I highly recommend the Lane Auto Museum, it's a cool place to check out! If anyone planning on visiting be sure to look out back, the LARC-LX is pretty amazing, and unless you're blind you can't miss it.
I saw one in Houston around 1963-64 near the Astrodome, which was under construction at that time.
Jared Owens: *talking Me: HOLD UP... HOW DID YOU GET THE PENCIL TO BALANCE???
Can you make a video a bout how a air-conditioning work.
Thank you for your knowledge
Thanks for the Technical Fakts.
There are already vehicles that work like this, they’re called motorbikes.
Space stations 🤣🤣
I know right! 🤣👍🏼
The Gyroscope in that car is really good and useful
And completely without a Computer. Engineers in the 60's were really awesome.
can you show me which part is responsible for navigating the gyroscope when the car is tilted, i see videos that don't talk about this part
Your explaine is clear and very nice . Thanks for this video🙏
It's easily one of my favorite cars!!!
I wonder what some crash footage would look like. That flywheel coming loose could create some serious chaos
There was a monorail vehicle developed in the early 20th century, that operated much like the _Gyro-X_ did. The vehicle had two main wheels in line with each other, which rolled _over_ a single rail. Gyroscopes kept the vehicle balanced. This vehicle never went beyond the prototype stage.
can you show me which part is responsible for navigating the gyroscope when the car is tilted, i see videos that don't talk about this part
This needs to be marketed. You should build 1