Efficient design and manufacturing of the seats of the Superbus

Efficient design and manufacturing of the seats of the Superbus

Terzi, A.
Ozcelik, D.
Ockels, W.J.

Aerospace Engineering

Aerodynamics & Wind Energy

2008-03-01

The Superbus is a new public transport vehicle designed for fast, safe, comfortable, sustainable and flexible transportation. The vehicle travels at 250 km/h on its dedicated infrastructures and at conventional speed on existing roads, and transports passengers and goods from point to point, without the need to change transport during the journey. Due to the challenging vehicle operational requirements, the seat design had to be optimized with regard to comfort, weight constrains, accessibility, attachments to the chassis, 3-point seatbelt attachments, manufacturability aspects and cost. For that, the seat features a new design and its structure is made of carbon fiber. In this paper the analysis of the interior design will be discussed in correlation to the operational requirements. Then, the resulting overall interior layout of the vehicle will be described (Figure 1). Finally, the seat design, the relative material used and manufacturing processes will be described within the context of the interior design and manufacturing.

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Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering

SAMPE Europe - 29th International Conference and Forum, Paris, March 31- April 2, 2008

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