A functional model of active vents in an underbody paneling shows what "more" adaptability in aerodynamics can look like:
The vehicle underbody should be smooth and closed from an aerodynamic point of view. This principle is abandoned if it is necessary to cool a system above it at some point in the future. In this case, today a permanent opening is "carelessly " cut into the underbody, thereby permanently increasing air resistance. With the flat bending actuators, the necessary ventilation openings can be opened intelligently and as needed. This can happen at the push of a button by electrical control or even autonomously by the waste heat of the system to be cooled.
Making tomorrow's mobility more sustainable while maintaining the comfort level is a major challenge for development across industries. Our compact and lightweight bending actuators help to integrate established and new functions into significantly less space without significantly increasing the system mass. The volume - the required installation space - is increasingly playing a role here. Whether in an airplane, car or autonomous drone - the biggest energy waster in the mobility sector is the air resistance, and the value largely dependents on the size of the vehicle. Minimizing the size and optimizing the aerodynamics depending on the situation are necessary actions for the mobility solutions of tomorrow.