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History and future of car design - an inspirational approach -. Joost Kuckartz Formosun Advanced Power Research National Taiwan University December 2007. Overview. How to design? Designs in community / student projects Designs in company projects Comparison. How to design?.
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History and future of car design- an inspirational approach - Joost Kuckartz Formosun Advanced Power Research National Taiwan University December 2007
Overview • How to design? • Designs in community / student projects • Designs in company projects • Comparison
How to design? • What does the customer want? • You’re designing a car for the world, not for you personal • What do you want to achieve? • Set the goals of the project • How are you going to do that? • Set specifications: propulsion, performance, vision
How to design? • What does the customer want? • Looks, safety, price, feeling, speed http://auto.howstuffworks.com/car-buying.htm
How to design? • Customer’s list Price Model / Type Safety Design Efficiency Features Looks Feeling Performance Handling Size Extra service Capacity User reviews Quality / Reliability
How to design? • What do you want to achieve and how? • Give people a vision about your car • The car specifications • Engine, weight, efficiency, acceleration, topspeed, capacity
How to design? • The car classification (EuroNCAP): Supermini Small family car Large family car http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Car_classification
How to design? • The car classification (EuroNCAP): Supermini Small family car Large family car Executive car Roadster http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Car_classification
How to design? • The car classification (EuroNCAP): Supermini Small family car Large family car Executive car Roadster Small MPV MPV http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Car_classification
How to design? • The car classification (EuroNCAP): Supermini Small family car Large family car Executive car Roadster Small MPV MPV Small Off-Roader Large Off-Roader http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Car_classification
How to design? • Body styles 4x4 Semi-convertible Convertible Coupé Coupé convertible Coupe Utility (ute) Crossover SUV Fastback Hardtop Leisure activity vehicle Limousine Liftback Limousine Minibus Minivan MPV Notchback Pick-up Roadster Sedan SUV Spyder Station wagon Van http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Car_body_style
How to design? • Why emphasize on body or interior?
How to design? • Why emphasize on body or interior? • Because people don’t see below • But for safety and construction, this is important
Intermezzo • How to use the rest of this presentation? • Look • Think • Create ideas • Write your opinions • Be amazed • And in the end • Amaze others with your design
Community / student project design • Vehicle Design Summit http://www.vehicledesignsummit.org/
Community / student project design • Solar challenge
Community / student project design • Ecomarathon
Community / student project design • OScar http://www.theoscarproject.org/
Community / student project design • Designs by only one person
Community / student project design • Designs by student design classes
Community / student project design • Designed and built
Designs in company projects • From sketch to reality
Designs in company projects • From sketch to reality
Designs in company projects • Concepts of the past
Designs in company projects • The future
Designs in company projects • Showing the techniques
Designs in company projects • Technical breakthroughs
Designs in company projects • More recent breakthroughs
Designs in company projects • The future is today
Designs in company projects • Best sold
Designs in company projects • Design variations
Designs in company projects • What about the interior?
Designs in company projects • From sketch to reality
Designs in company projects • From sketch to reality
Designs in company projects • Concept interior
Comparison • Create the future • Budget and time issue • Knowledge limitation
Comparison • Looks similar?
Conclusion • Look at the possibilities
Conclusion • Think out of the box
Inspiration links • http://www.carbodydesign.com/Concept cars, production cars, research papers, explanations • http://www.conceptcarz.com/A very extensive list with photo’s of all produced cars and prototypes • http://www.auta5p.eu/katalog/katalog.htm(Czech) – HUGE category of cars • http://www.doubleyoudigital.nl/The place where you can download this presentation