In the past, cars (especially cars) always existed in the minds of the Chinese people with a symbol. Alienation was a symbol of wealth, a manifestation of status, or an identity prop; the nature of the car was used as a means of transport. It is often ignored by people. Today, the car's entry into ordinary families is nothing new. People are starting to re-examine the value of cars. The tide of the information age has brought about new human evolution. The spread of the Internet and the development of technology have given humans a great degree of freedom. At the same time, they have also created new social patterns and living needs.
James Trefil in his science bestseller "A Scientist in the City" issued such a declaration: "Today, the first time in the history of mankind, it can be said that there is no technological limitation. The cities that mankind wants are built. At least in theory. "As part of the urban concept, transportation and transportation will also have a vast design space due to the strong development of science and technology. Many major automotive manufacturers in the world today have realized that the biggest obstacle to the development of the automobile in the future is no longer a limitation of technology, but a limitation of the designer's thinking. As one of the few domestic graduate students in transportation design, we participated in several design competitions and received several awards under the guidance of our instructors. By participating in the competition, on the one hand, we systematically organized our vision for the future of transportation; on the other hand, the competition is the most powerful test for our thinking. It is precisely because every time the “stone†hits the ground and sends a crisp sound, it makes We perceive the whereabouts of the road ahead.
China Ruyi ("Reality and Future, City and Transportation" - Second Prize of the General Tsinghua Automobile Design Competition, designer: Zhang Fan, Li Xiaomei, Guo Jianjun, etc., November 1999) This is a product for Chinese families in the next five years. Home car design. The biggest feature of this design is that the model can be easily changed from a sedan sedan to a hatchback wagon, taking into account the dual needs of the owner for the appearance and performance of the car. In the later Mitsubishi Motors International Design Competition, another Hungarian-winning work used the same idea. In addition, the car has also adopted new technologies such as the cancellation of B-pillars, open doors, and rotatable front seats. This makes it easier for people, especially the elderly and handicapped, to get in and out of the car, while eliminating the sense of distance between the front and rear seats. The exterior appearance of the car takes into account the Chinese people’s emphasis on affordable and decent, dedicating to the continuation of the design language of certain high-end cars, following the cultural tradition of “stability to change, paying attention to flavor†and trying to achieve style rather than illusion. Modern without exaggerating visual effects. The design of the vehicle is basically an advantage and integration of market positioning under the current state of the art, and it is quite implementable. Automobile Convenience Store ("Reality and Future, City and Transportation" - Third Prize of the General Tsinghua Motor Design Contest, Designer: Li Jianye, Ai Zhixian, November 1999) We propose the idea of ​​"car convenience store" It is to guide people's demand for personal transportation from buying private cars, not only to make up for the inadequacies of the existing public transport system, but also to improve the efficiency of the use of small-scale transport, and to fundamentally improve the urban traffic problem. The system is an intelligent transportation system where residents can share low input, low maintenance costs and low pollution in a certain range (in residential communities) in the most effective way. It consists of a transit station and the means of transportation. The transfer station is a place for renting and returning vehicles. Secondly, it is also responsible for the charging, refueling, maintenance and cleaning of vehicles. In addition, it is an information and information center for vehicles that can provide traffic conditions and various routes for vehicles. Sightseeing information and other information, and monitoring the driving and safety of the vehicle. We have designed two models "Oxygen" and "Conqueror" for this system.
CAESAR Caesar (2000 Mitsubishi Motors International Design Competition First Prize Works, designer: Zhang Fan, Li Jianye, April 2000) Mitsubishi Motors International Design Competition (MITSUBUSHI-MOTORS INTERNATIonAL DESIGN COMPETITION 2000) was sponsored by Mitsubishi Motors Japan. Around the world, the concept design competition for automotive design students and young designers is the main participant. This year is the third year, the theme is "The Ultimate Next Generation Sedan". The starting point of our design is the person - the person in the foreseeable future environment: the subsystem target that people will derive new demand in the system goal of solving travel demand. Finding new problems, proposing solutions, and expressing them through vehicles are our design ideas. The theme of the competition is that the model can only be a sedan, and usually the use of the sedan is in urban traffic. It is mainly used for official passenger transportation. This determines: 1. The model must be generous, decent, and stylish. Reflect the user's identity characteristics; 2. The use of the object is human, and the factors of the material are not important, and can even be ignored. In the high-tech, information-based future environment, the purpose of all advanced technological means will be to create ease and convenience for people. This is the most prominent feature of CAESAR: There is no steering wheel and dashboard in the car. Instead, a crank control system placed in the middle of the front seat and a large-screen multi-function LCD display can be used to drive the car. The use of one hand can control the start, acceleration, braking, reversing and other functions of the vehicle. It is very simple and can be adapted to both drivers who are accustomed to left-handedness or right-handedness. Even many people with physical disability can use it. : Through the LCD screen can get all the data of the vehicle condition, but also start the satellite positioning system, or connect to the network to send and receive information. The entire interior space is very spacious, sweeping away the depression and feelings of depression in the interior of a traditional car.
STEED Horse (Participating at the 2000 International Vehicle Design Forum, Pforzheim Design Institute, Fitzgerald, Germany, designer: Li Jianye, July 2000) Transport is not a city's patent, and there should be more Chinese farmers on vast land in China. The designed vehicle meets the transportation needs of farmers. The design of STEED is an attempt in this direction. It is a hybrid concept that combines the various features of agricultural machinery/pickup/MPV. It inherits the context of the use of animal carts in traditional Chinese agricultural families. In rural areas, the extension of the means of transport has been expanded. It not only satisfies people's various transportation needs, but in many cases it is also a production tool and a "power center" of a family. It is inseparable from people's lives. STEED has the characteristics of agricultural machinery in the design of wheels, windshields, etc.; its power can be easily exported as a power to other agricultural machinery; in addition, its layout can be changed from pickups to MPVs to meet changes in the number of occupants. Cost factors are also considered in the design, but low cost is by no means equal to the rough design. Instead, it imposes more stringent requirements on the design.
Lai Fu [LIFE! ](Participated in the International Vehicle Design Forum 2000, Institute of Design, Fürsheim, Germany, designer: Zhang Fan, July 2000) Lai Fu [LIFE! ] is a mode of transportation used by a family of three located in medium and small cities in China. Her scale is small, only three wheels, to save roads and parking space, saving energy consumption; fuel cell-powered engine, rear rear drive; three seats in the car, two passenger seats in the front row While an independent driver's seat is placed in the rear elevation, this is considering the driver is the longest person in the car, he should have the best seating space, as passengers, in the necessary safety measures With assurance, sitting in the front row will give you the best view, which allows the driver and passengers to enjoy better ride than the traditional arrangement. The car also has high-tech functions such as remote start, global satellite positioning navigation (GPS), and car multimedia information terminals. Its value lies not in whether or not it can be implemented in the short term. What is important is to "restore the value of culture and people to the center" and provide a vision for people's new lifestyle from the perspective of transportation. .
The organizers (or sponsors) of these competitions are all big companies in the international automotive industry. They represent the world's most advanced production technology and the most advanced development concepts in the automotive industry, and they have more or less influenced the future development trend. . From our design work, we can see that the shift in the meaning of modern transport is shifting. It is not simply a tool for carrying people and transporting goods, but it is increasingly interpenetrating with people’s various life needs and becomes a future lifestyle system. Part. Therefore, the research on the design of concept vehicles must start from the evolution of people's needs and lifestyles and fundamentally grasp its development direction. We have summarized three major trends: First, with the rapid development of science and technology, people have begun to look back at the impact and significance of technology on people while gaining unprecedentedly strong technical capabilities. People should never be the slaves of technology. People's dominant position will once again be emphasized, so the core issues in the future of vehicle design will inevitably be human behavior and needs; Second, the wave of informatization will promote the development of a new revolution in transport, a new way of information exchange The traditional transportation concept has a huge impact, and information transmission, spatial displacement, and diversification of the target system implementation methods will be combined into an all-dimensional, multi-dimensional new transportation system. The future transportation will no longer be a simple transportation tool. Evolving the information environment and living space for adults. Third, the development of China's transportation design We must not rely on the advanced experience of foreigners to implement the information system. We should also study the actual situation in our country and tap the Chinese people under special national conditions and traditional culture. Demand in the deep, can completely go out with Chinese characteristics The development of road transport.
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