Modern Delivery Vehicle
As the last project of the year this had to be a blast. We're asked to develop a vehicle solution
in order to remedy the constant jam in cities because of the countless minivans delivering goods there.
After analysing the different markets and desires we chose to aim for the supermarket sector.
At the moment they deliver food at the door of the consumer, with minivans, and are having problems
in city centers because they can't deliver the goods efficiently. To get a better idea of the situation and
to get some experience from daily deliver's we had contact with the local Domino's-franchinse.
This allowed us to get information on points of attention and user feedback (of product delivery).
With the results of the research we started sketching and through the time
we narrowed down the idea's into 1 concept. With the chosen concept we then started
working on the ergonomics, dimensions, materials, production and presentation of the vehicle.
While I worked on the CAD model the other classmates worked on the physical model.
The outcome is a relatively big delivery vehicle (for it's class; formally speaking it's a bicycle)
which can store up to 20 crates, including the cooled ones. Making use of 2 elektro motors and 12 batteries
the vehicle supports the driver while driving from address to address. The 'Rack and Pinion' steering combined with
the 'Ackermann steering geometry', gives the driver good control of the vehicle and is relatively cheap
compared to competing steering mechanisms.
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