1Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
American Journal of Vehicle Design.
2018,
Vol. 4 No. 1, 11-15
DOI: 10.12691/ajvd-4-1-2
Copyright © 2018 Science and Education PublishingCite this paper: Yizong He. A Quadrilateral Prism of Self-invisibility.
American Journal of Vehicle Design. 2018; 4(1):11-15. doi: 10.12691/ajvd-4-1-2.
Correspondence to: Yizong He, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA. Email:
yizonghe@126.comAbstract
A hollow quadrilateral prism consists of four rigid right triangular prisms laid asymmetrically in a V-like shape. Each triangular prism has a base face which is an obtuse scalene triangle, and the front and rear lateral faces are covered with a reflective material of visible light. The front and rear lateral faces of the four right triangular prisms face each other forming an asymmetrical channel between them, which is filled with a transparent material. The hollow quadrilateral prism reflects incident light in sequence by the reflective lateral faces of right triangular prisms. It is configured to make a good portion of the frame invisible to the driver of an automobile and renders driving safer and more comfortable.
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