History of Hoverboards
Description :
Director Robert Zemeckis described the
hover board as follows:
“ A hover board is a board that
floats using a magnetic field. It works like a skateboard, only without
wheels, and does not need a road surface to work. They were invented
several years ago, just parents do not allow them to start mass
production. We managed to get a few of them and use them in the film.”
Of course, later he "had" to say that
he was joking, but immediately after that, Mattel, whose logo was printed
on Marty’s board , was literally inundated with calls asking when
their mass production would begin.
Hover board in literature :
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Drop (Eng.) . ( 2009 ). Greg
Hefley mentions that he has no money for a snack as he ordered several products
from his comics, one of which is a hover board (in fact, Greg is stuck on the
first step: acquiring an industrial grade turbine engine).
Hover board in real life
Attempts to create a hover board have been made many times.
It was rumored that Dean Kaman’s invention ,
codenamed "Ginger," in 2001, was a hover board-like transport
device. In fact, the Ginger turned out to be a Segway ,
an electric self-balancing two-wheeled vehicle.
In 2004, Jamie Heinemann and his team built a
makeshift hovercraft for the Myth Busters , dubbed the
Heinemann Hoverboard(hoverboards
black friday sale). It was made from a surfboard and a
leaf pump. However, Jamie's hoverboard was not very effective.
In 2005, Jason Bradbury created a hoverboard for the
Gadget Show using a wooden board that was flown with a leaf pump. The
created device was not self-propelled, and it could not be controlled. In
2009, a second, self-propelled version was made, which was driven by a small
jet engine (not a propeller like an airboat ) and also contained 2
(more powerful) leaf harvesting pumps [2] .
In 2010 Angie Greenup, Mark Horowitz and Chad Zeneca made
another "hoverboard" for the show It's Elfin 'Science from a wooden
board and a leaf pump [3] .
Designer Nils Guadagnin has created a hoverboard that uses the
force of magnetic repulsion, but cannot carry the load. The board was
installed over a special podium, in which electromagnets and a laser
positioning system are built, holding the board in a stationary position [4] [5] .
In October 2011, MagSurf, a superconductor- based
device that levitates 3 cm above magnetic rails and can carry up to 100
kg, was presented at the Fête de la science 2011 at the Fête de la science
2011 at the University of Paris VII Denis Diderot . The
device uses the Meissen effect [6] [7] .
In 2014, an American extreme sportsman, inventor Frankie Zapata
created the Fly board, his prototype of a flying board that moves above the
water surface [8] . Its version of the hoverboard is powered by the
powerful water pressure from the jet ski, and can be handled by one or
two. The thrust accelerates the hoverboard to 24 knots (43 kilometers per
hour) and raises it to a height of 6 meters above the water.
The Flyboard Air of the same inventor soars in the air thanks to
four jet engines, each of which has a capacity of 250 horsepower. The fuel
supply (in this case, kerosene) is stored in the tank, which is secured with
straps on the pilot's back. The hoverboard is controlled using a remote
control inserted into the pilot's hand, as well as by tilting the platform with
his feet. An automatic system of several gyroscopes, powered by built-in
batteries, helps keep the entire system in balance. From the bottom to the
platform there are four stands, on which one lands on a hard surface, and from
above, comfortable boots are mounted into it, into which the pilot pushes his
legs [9] [10] .
In March 2014, HUVr Tech launched a viral video on the Internet
advertising allegedly produced prototypes of the hoverboard from the 1985
movie [11] . After reaching a critical number of those wishing
to purchase or get acquainted with their development, the team had to publish a
message that it was a joke.
In 2014, there were reports of a startup Hendo, which
presented a working prototype and raised money for further development [12] .
In 2015, Lexus , a division of the automotive
giant Toyota , announced its version of the hoverboard called the
Lexus Hoverboard. However, you can ride it only on a special surface [13] .
On August 5, 2015, Lexus presented a video of a prototype
hoverboard and testing it [14] . The
design used the principle of quantum levitation [15] .
Arx Pax, the developer of the Hendo hoverboard(hoverboard
kart), has issued a press release on the next generation of its
product. They promise greater autonomy and more powerful engines [16] .
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