Leonardo's self-propelled cart

The original design of the self-propelled cart (Codex Atlanticus, f.812 r)^[1]

Leonardo's self-propelled cart is an invention designed by Leonardo da Vinci, considered the ancestor of the modern automobile.

Construction

The machine is powered by two symmetric springs. While one spring would be enough to move the device, two symmetric springs probably looked like a more "logically perfect" solution. Leonardo had been well aware that the powering force provided by the springs drops significantly they unwind. In order to deliver smooth and stable motion, the machine features a balance wheel, as used in clocks. The control mechanism is quite complex and allows it to follow a pre-programmed path automatically. The machine also features a mechanism similar to a differential that also allows the turning angle to be set.

A self-propelled cart replica at museum Clos Lucé

A replica of the self-propelled cart is kept at the museum Clos Lucé, near Château d'Amboise, in France. The television show Doing DaVinci also made a replica in 2009.^[2]

References

↑ (Italian) Il carro automotore
↑ "Doing Da Vinci: Episode Guide". tv.msn.com. Retrieved 6 January 2012.

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(Italian) Il carro automotore

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Paintings	Medusa **The Annunciation **The Baptism of Christ The Madonna of the Carnation Ginevra de' Benci Benois Madonna The Adoration of the Magi St. Jerome in the Wilderness **Madonna Litta The Virgin of the Rocks (Louvre version) Portrait of a Musician Lady with an Ermine **The Virgin of the Rocks (London version) *La Belle Ferronnière *Salvator Mundi **Madonna of the Yarnwinder (two versions) The Virgin and Child with St. Anne Mona Lisa *Head of a Woman (La Scapigliata) Leda and the Swan St. John the Baptist

Works on walls	The Last Supper **Sala delle Asse The Battle of Anghiari

Sculptures	Sforza monument (unexecuted) *Horse and Rider

Works on paper	Vitruvian Man *Portrait of a Young Fiancée The Virgin and Child with St Anne and St John the Baptist Self-portrait Studies of the Fetus in the Womb

Manuscripts	Codex Arundel Codex Atlanticus Codex on the Flight of Birds Codex Leicester Codex Madrid Codex Trivulzianus Codex Urbinas

Other projects	De divina proportione Architonnerre Leonardo's crossbow Leonardo's fighting vehicle Leonardo's robot Leonardo's self-propelled cart Viola organista

Leonardeschi	Giovanni Antonio Boltraffio Cesare da Sesto Giampietrino Giovanni Agostino da Lodi Bernardino Luini Cesare Magni Marco d'Oggiono Francesco Melzi Giovanni Ambrogio de Predis Salaì Andrea Solari

Posthumous fame	Cultural references Mona Lisa replicas and reinterpretations Things named after Leonardo

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Leonardo's self-propelled cart

Construction

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