1. History and future of car design - an inspirational approach - Joost Kuckartz Formosun Advanced Power Research National Taiwan University December 2007

2. Overview How to design? Designs in community / student projects Designs in company projects Comparison

3. How to design? What does the customer want? –Youre 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

4. How to design? What does the customer want? –Looks, safety, price, feeling, speed http://auto.howstuffworks.com/car-buying.htm

5. How to design? Customers list PriceModel / Type SafetyDesign EfficiencyFeatures LooksFeeling PerformanceHandling SizeExtra service CapacityUser reviews Quality / Reliability

6. 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

7. How to design? The car classification (EuroNCAP): Supermini Small family car Large family car http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Car_classification

8. How to design? The car classification (EuroNCAP): Supermini Small family car Large family car Executive car Roadster http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Car_classification

9. 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

10. 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

11. How to design? Body styles http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Car_body_style Minibus Minivan MPV Notchback Pick-up Roadster Sedan SUV Spyder Station wagon Van 4x4 Semi-convertible Convertible Coupé Coupé convertible Coupe Utility (ute) Crossover SUV Fastback Hardtop Leisure activity vehicle Limousine Liftback Limousine

12. How to design? Why emphasize on body or interior?

13. How to design? Why emphasize on body or interior? Because people dont see below –But for safety and construction, this is important

14. 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

15. Community / student project design Vehicle Design Summit http://www.vehicledesignsummit.org/

16. Community / student project design Solar challenge

17. Community / student project design Ecomarathon

18. Community / student project design OScar http://www.theoscarproject.org/

19. Community / student project design Designs by only one person

20. Community / student project design Designs by student design classes

21. Community / student project design Designed and built

22. Designs in company projects From sketch to reality

23. Designs in company projects From sketch to reality

24. Designs in company projects Concepts of the past

25. Designs in company projects The future

26. Designs in company projects Showing the techniques

27. Designs in company projects Technical breakthroughs

28. Designs in company projects More recent breakthroughs

29. Designs in company projects The future is today

30. Designs in company projects Best sold

31. Designs in company projects Design variations

32. Designs in company projects What about the interior?

33. Designs in company projects From sketch to reality

34. Designs in company projects From sketch to reality

35. Designs in company projects Concept interior

36. Comparison Create the future Budget and time issue Knowledge limitation

37. Comparison

38. Looks similar?

39. Conclusion Look at the possibilities

40. Conclusion Think out of the box

41. Inspiration links http://www.carbodydesign.com/ Concept cars, production cars, research papers, explanationshttp://www.carbodydesign.com/ http://www.conceptcarz.com/ A very extensive list with photos of all produced cars and prototypeshttp://www.conceptcarz.com/ http://www.auta5p.eu/katalog/katalog.htm (Czech) – HUGE category of carshttp://www.auta5p.eu/katalog/katalog.htm http://www.doubleyoudigital.nl/ The place where you can download this presentationhttp://www.doubleyoudigital.nl/