Wired has a great article about a guy who spent four
years designing and building a vehicle that could clearly be called the
ultimate motorhome including ALL, that is certainly the dream of every geek.
With a 260 hp engine range of 3000 km and 10
meters long; includes a motorcycle, solar panels,
external pockets and space for several jobs - but the most fun is a sort of
"loft" that serves as a bedroom for the little girl.
Ferren is working on a computerized chair for Kira that cancels out the
bumps in the road. “I thought, how do I make sure she can watch Sesame Street How do I make sure she’s
comfortable?”. Photo: Art Streiber
Other cool gadgets are a mast with HD camera, weather
station, light sensors and even radar. It also takes several GPS, 26
independent radio stations (!!) for voice and data (GPS, amateur radio station
for global communications, musical radio, emergency, satellite ...) and several
11-inch screens on the dashboard, showing the vehicle systems with images of
the outside - both real and 3D.
The KiraVan
which is called as, in tribute to his daughter Kira is not just a motorhome, is
rather a full-blown rover. Their existence is not necessary, but work on it and
have creating it is probably the most fun in the world; hence it is a project
that is really worthwhile.
Source: http://www.wired.com/
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