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Josip Belušić
(1847 - ?)
Born 1847
in the region of Labin in Istria (today Croatia)
Occupation Inventor
Known for:
- velocimeter - electric speedometer (1888)
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Josip Belušić (1847 - ?) was a Croatian inventor.
In 1888 Josip Belušić invented and designed the first electric speedometer. Belušić was born in the region of Labin in Istria, and was a professor in Koper. This invention was patented in Austria-Hungary under the name of "velocimeter."
Josip Belusic, a Croatian, invented the modern speedometer in 1888. Speedometers were originally designed with a bendable cable attached to little gears that were located in the transmission tail shaft.
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Velocimeter - Speedometer
A speedometer determinea the speed at which the vehicle is moving. The speedometer has two rotating-barrel shaped magnets, one of which is connected to the sleeved cable and the other is connected to the speedometer needle. These magnets are calibrated to detect the revolution speed and the flexible cable connected to these magnets and the speedometer indicates the speed at which the vehicle is moving. This device was invented by Josip Belusic in 1888. The device was electronic like the modern day speedometer.
The speedometer is used in vehicles such as boats, airplane, automobile, bikes, motorcycles, etc. The speedometer used in different type of vehicle have different names assigned to them. One of the types of speedometer that were used in boats was known as airguide speedometer. The airguide speedometer is connected to a tube with a piston inside.
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