W03 3D Design. Eco Friendly Transport.

This week in class we had to come up with 3 excellent designs for an eco friendly vehicle. So First i wanted to look at what material i could use that stayed in the theme of eco friendly. I came up with the idea that the materials would all be recycled. Made a list of all the materials that would be appropriate in the construction of a vehicle.

The skeleton of my design would be the same for all three designs but the shell would differ and also the engine. The skeleton would be made out of a light weight material some thing like aluminium. This would be made into a frame and act as a roll cage like you can see in the picture below.

3 DESIGN OPTIONS:

RECYCLE CYCLE: TIN CAN

The shell is made out of recycled cans. It is light weight there for reduces the amount of power needed to use it. This model is a single seater and its function will be to get you where you need to go quick and easy. Its only small so finding a park in a business city will be a breeze. It is a stylish model made for the eco friendly CEO's of big companies that are concerned about the environment but also like to look good while driving it.

http://images.drive.com.au/drive_images/Editorial/2008/06/12/image45776_m_m.jpg

http://www.brookecars.co.uk/imgpdf/48_33_SI851349.JPG

RECYCLE CYCLE: BOXSTA

This shell will be made out of card board. It come as a flat pack then is folded to form the shape of the car. The flat packs can be stored easy in a cupboard and changed on a regular basis to suit the mood you are in on that day. The style of this car changes as your feelings change and there is all ways the option that you can personalise the style yourself and come up with your own design.

http://blog.niot.net/blog-images/video-puma-puts-the-car-in-cardboard-box-or-maybe-the-other.jpg

http://www.ecoutlet.co.uk/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/5e06319eda06f020e43594a9c230972d/c/a/cardboard-sports-car.jpg

http://www.worldinterestingfacts.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/most-unique-car-modification-cardboard-car.jpg

RECYCLED CYCLE: PLASTIC FANTASTIC

The shell is made from recycled bottles. Its shape is bubble like to represent the materials that have been used. Its style is more feminine and the version will come with two seats so that friends can travel together.

http://inhabitat.com/files/globe_2.jpg

http://media.photobucket.com/image/plastic%20car/daniel_toh/products/transport/medium_458836484_f0499b7307_o.jpg

THE SHAPE OF EACH SHELL HAS DESIGNED TO BEST REPRESENT THE MATERIALS THAT HAVE BEEN USED TO CONSTRUCT IT.

These are the sorts of shapes and designs that my transport would be based on.

http://www.ubergizmo.com/photos/2007/7/clever-car.jpg

http://www.supergreenme.com/data/images/17/500x333_j0439329.jpg

http://www.sffe.no/energi/transport/images/oed-minister-shell-eco.jpg

http://www.coolgadgetconcept.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/scarab-electric-concept-another-eco-friendly-vehicle-02.jpg