Open Arsenal

Power follows movement.

Orbital Drive is an open-source regenerative energy framework designed to explore how electric vehicles can recover and reuse energy that is normally lost during motion. Instead of treating an EV as a simple consumer of stored battery power, Orbital Drive treats the entire vehicle as an active energy system—one that continuously interacts with airflow, terrain, braking forces, heat generation, and environmental conditions.

At its core, Orbital Drive integrates multiple energy recovery subsystems into a single coordinated architecture. These include aerodynamic micro-turbine channels that harvest energy from airflow, enhanced regenerative braking that captures kinetic energy during deceleration, thermoelectric systems that convert waste heat from motors and electronics, and supplemental solar input for passive charging. Each subsystem is designed to operate independently while contributing to a shared energy pool managed by a central orchestration layer.

A key feature of Orbital Drive is its Energy Intelligence System, which uses predictive modeling to optimize how and when energy is captured or distributed. By analyzing terrain, driving behavior, and system load, it adjusts energy routing in real time to maximize efficiency and reduce unnecessary loss. This allows the system to move beyond static energy recovery and toward adaptive, context-aware optimization.

The framework also includes a modular simulation engine that allows developers to model vehicle behavior, test subsystem performance, and evaluate net energy outcomes under different driving conditions. This makes Orbital Drive useful not only as a theoretical platform, but also as a practical research environment for experimenting with next-generation vehicle energy systems.