Russian Scientists Create an Arctic Bus for Safe Travel in the Far North
The scientists from South Ural State University are developing a bus to move around the Far North in any weather conditions and survive in emergencies. Russian scientists work together with their colleagues from the Bauman Moscow State Technical University (Moscow) and industrial partner JSC Automobile Plant Ural (Miass). There are no analogs of such transport now, and therefore new prospects are opening up for the developers.
The Arctic zone occupies one-fifth of the territory of the Russian Federation. More than two million people live there, and they face transport problems regularly. The fact is that in the Arctic, people use either rotational buses or wheeled and tracked all-terrain vehicles. The former are useless in snowdrifts, the latter do not provide the necessary passenger capacity.
The new bus, developed by SUSU scientists, will move off-road and on snow all year round. It will ensure the survival of the people inside in emergencies.
- The bus is needed to transport people in the Far North at extremely low temperatures, as well as to transport equipment. In case of emergencies inside the bus, autonomous life support is possible during the day until help arrives. Besides, the Arctic bus can stay on the water for an hour while people are being evacuated, - Ph.D., Director of the Mechanical Engineering Research Institute Ramil Zakirov says.
Bauman Moscow State Technical University deals with the chassis of the bus. It's the most important component, including wheels, axle, suspension, frame, and body. The general layout of the bus cab is developed by SUSU scientists. They design all the main components and assemblies location, a semi-trailer and a tractor. They also build a living module. The specialists have already carried out an economic feasibility study for the project and marketing research. The scientists are encouraged with the results.
South Ural State University (SUSU) is a university of digital transformations, where innovative research is conducted in most of the priority fields of science and technology development. In accordance with the strategy of scientific and technological development of the Russian Federation, the university is focused on the development of big scientific interdisciplinary projects in the field of digital industry, materials science, and ecology. In the Year of Science and Technology, it will take part in the competition under the Priority-2030 program. The university acts as a regional project office of the World-class Ural Interregional Research and Education Centre (UIREC).
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