Evolution

of

The Wheel
Style Guide
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Early humans in the Palaeolithic era (15,000 to 750,000 years ago) discovered that heavy,
round objects could more easily be moved by rolling them than bulky, irregular ones. The
realisation was made that some heavy objects could be transported if a round object such
as a fallen tree was placed underneath and the heavy object rolled over it.

3500 BCE Potters wheel

Origin - Mesopotamia

Material - Hardened clay

Link - https://store.intellaliftparts.com/blog/forklift-
resource-center/resource-how-to-articles/history-of-
the-wheel
It was used for many things, from making basic
storage vessels faster to elaborate pottery used for
decoration in high class houses.

3200 BCE Oldest Wooden Wheel

Origin - Slovenia, Mesopotamia

Material - Woo
Link - https://artsandculture.google.com/asset/oldest-
woodden-wheel/QAELvfvBvcJLMQ?hl=e
Wheels were used for transporting animal-pulled
vehicles.It was used for transport 300 years after the
coming of potter's wheel.

Still... it was not ready for transpotation

3200 BC An Ur wheel

Origin - Mesopotamia

Material - Wood
Link - https://www.citeco.fr/10000-years-history-
economics/the-origins/invention-of-the-whee
The Sumerian people inserted rotating axles into
solid discs of wood.Which led major advance in
transport: the wheel began to be used on carts and
chariots.

2000 BCE Spoked wooden wheel

Origin - by Egyptians

Material - Woo
Link - https://artsandculture.google.com/story/
inventing-the-wheel-how-getting-around-got-
easier-heritage-transport-museum/
eAVBm0O4K0wxKA?hl=e
A much lighter wheel first used for War Chariots. It
helped the Egyptians build their empire.

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Spoked wheel

Origin - by Egyptians

Material - Wood & Rubber, Iron

Link - https://www.autoevolution.com/news/history-of-
the-wheel-7334.htm
The rims were protected with leather, wood and iron.
The Celtic chariots introducted the iron rim and
heavier construction.

1790s The Artillery Wheel

Material - Wood

Origin - Mysore, India

Link - https://www.britannica.com/technology/artillery/
Carriages-and-mounting
All metals wheels were introduced, which were also
used in early automobiles. As artillery grew larger,
wooden wheels could no longer take the strain.

1800s The Steam Locomotive Wheel

Material - Iron

Origin - United Kingdom

By Richard Trevithick

Link - https://www.britannica.com/technology/history-of-
technology/Steam-locomotiv
The steam engine required far sturdier wheels than ever
before .

1802 Wire Spokes

Material - Steel

By GF Bauer

Origin - England

Link - https://smartindia.net.in/ask-a-teacher/question/18614/
#.Yxwbki8RpQI

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tension spoke and the pneumatic tyre.

1845 Pneumatic Tyres

By John Dunlop

Material - vulcanized rubber

Link -https://www.cewheelsinc.com/john-dunlop-charles-
goodyear-history-tires
John Dunlop improved upon and patented the air filled
tire. It replaced the hard rubber tires on bicycles
Michelin first fitted a pneumatic tyre to an automobile.

1920 Steel rims and Disc Wheels

Material - Steel and aluminum

By Joseph Sankey & Sons Ltd

Link - https://gomechanic.in/blog/alloy-wheel-vs-steel-
wheel
Steel Disc wheels returned to a design that had not been
popular for over 4000 years.They qere easier to make
than spoked wheels.

Alloy Wheels

1960 Material - Alloy

By - Ettore Bugatti

Origin - Lyon

Link - https://primotipo.com/tag/history-of-car-alloy-
wheels
Manufactures experimented and replaced steel
with alloys of metal, to reduce the weight of
wheels.

1973 Mecanum Wheels

Origin - US

Material - Steel

Link - https://primotipo.com/tag/history-of-car-alloy-
wheels
These Wheels were designed for robots and vehicles
that need to be operated in tight spaces. They allow
movement in any direction positioned 45 degree .

1989 The Hubless Wheel

Origin - Franco Sbarro

Material - Polyurethane

Link - https://trak.in/tags/business/2014/12/01/michelin-
reinvents-wheel-tweel
A hubless wheel is a type of wheel without a central
hub. The hub is almost as big as the wheel itself. The
axle is hollow, following the wheel with very tight
tolerances.

2005 The Tweel

By Michelin

Material - Polyurethane

Link - https://trak.in/tags/business/2014/12/01/michelin-
reinvents-wheel-tweel
The Tweel is a simple looking hub and spoke design
which eliminates the need for air pressure and
replicate the shock absorbing.

2008 Active Wheel

By Michelin

Link - https://www.motorauthority.com/
news/1023258_ report-no-decision-made-on-porsche-
diese
The Active Wheel system houses an electric motor
and suspension inside the hub of the wheel.

STRATEGIE
Size shifting whee
foldable whee
Adjustible wheels, To change the distance between the lowest portion of the underbody of car
and the ground. (Ground clearance
Floating wheels (that can be fold inside horizontaly in water )

F inal Strategy

Pothole detection + Size changing wheel

Equip vehicle with an advanced forward-facing, stereoscopic digital camera that’s able to scan the road
surface ahead and detect potholes. After detecting system will recommend you to shift the shape of
the vehicle wheel. The principle of a scissor jack make the wheel grow shorter and wider, or taller and
narrow, to adjust to rough roads in areas with no infrastructure.

THE

SHAPE
CHANGING
WHEEL
Pothole detection Wheel size

THE YOU
ROAD SHOULD
AHEAD CHANGE
TO SMALL
IS BAD
TIRES

ALL SET

G OO D
TO GO !

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