World's first car with a motor for drive and steering

The vector drive can be used universally. This makes it easy to build vehicles that only need one engine. This is unique in the world and is demonstrated using a vehicle.


The steering forces are generated by this one propeller. No other motors or actuators are required. The propeller is a simple one-blade propeller with no moving parts. How it works is explained here.

This technology demonstration shows a land vehicle or small car on a model building scale. A boat based on this principle also works excellently and can be found here.

The four wheels move freely, like the castors on an office chair.

Propulsion and steering at the same time

The propeller generates propulsion and is also responsible for the steering. For example, if the car is to make a right turn, the propeller (viewed from behind) turns faster in the left area than in the right area. This creates more thrust on the left than the right and the car turns right. Sounds easier than it is. It is based on a sophisticated algorithm that runs on a simple processor despite complex calculations.

The motor controller used is freely available and has only been reprogrammed. The engine is also standard.

Recuperation brake for propellers

The motor controller is programmed in such a way that when braking, the energy that was needed for acceleration shortly before is returned. The efficiency is high thanks to this recuperation brake.

The car is traveling very quickly and is overpowered. The hall area is therefore quickly used up. The vector propeller could also steer up and down, which is not required in the car.

Advantages of the vector propeller drive system

The advantages of this drive system are obvious:

• Extremely few components to build a fully controllable vehicle
• No complex mechanics required for the steering
• High efficiency through recuperation
• One drive module for different applications
• Very powerful

In addition to cars and boats, there are countless other applications, such as in drones. Some are already in research. Let yourself be surprised.

If you know any use cases yourself or are interested in the technology, please get in touch.