Wow - what a fantastic idea. I have driven through many areas at night and early morning were the fog is so thick that you can not see the road and headlights makes it even worse. Had never even considered that anything could be done to address this issue. Congrats on taking on such a interesting big challenge. Make sure you are documenting all of your prototypes. 

What are two or three big challenges that we can help you with?

This is a bold and creative idea tackling a real road safety issue. Thinking beyond driver reaction time shows strong design ambition, and improving visibility could also help reduce wildlife strikes on rural roads, which adds real value.

One thing to keep in mind is scale. Removing fog by moving air or changing temperature over an open road would be extremely complex and energy-intensive. Because of this, it may be worth exploring a pivot toward using new technology to further adapt vehicles, driver behaviour, or roadside systems that detect fog, hazards and wildlife and clearly warn or impact driver actions, rather than trying to remove the fog itself.

Peter Murphy RMIT University

Very innovative and practical idea. I like it!

This is a very ambitious and forward-thinking concept with a strong focus on real-world impact. Tackling reduced visibility from fog is a meaningful problem. The integration of renewable energy through solar panels and wind turbines shows clear consideration for sustainability and long-term operation without relying on external power sources.

You could explore how the fog removal mechanism works in more detail such as airflow, condensation, filtration, or dispersion methods and how effective it would be across different weather conditions. Another point to consider would be maintenance, cost, and placement strategy such as the spacing between units.

Chris Collins

CQU ENEG12007 Creative Engineering

Philip

CQU University