Pneumobil Project is a prestigious competition organized by the Aventics Company.
Pneumobil is a short term describing a vehicle driven by compressed air. The students from the Institute of Machine and Industrial Design successfully participated in last years of pneumobil races in a competition of 40 teams coming from 8 countries.
The gearing system of the FME vehicle is constructed with chains, free wheels and mechanical gearboxes. The pneumatic system is controlled via a series of PLC controlled valves. The FME team have introduced telemetry to measure the driving parameters online.