Hyundai | Duarte Projetos

Final Paper

Abstract

In recent decades, the number of inhabitants of Florianópolis increased from 255,390 in 1991 to 421,240 in 2010, but investments in the city's infrastructure have not kept pace with population growth. (IBGE, 2012) Among the city's problems is the mismatch between the composition of its road network and the respective vehicle fleet. Adding to the above, the fact that the car is the main means of transport for the population, used by 181,210 inhabitants, which represented 72.1% of the city's fleet in 2010 (IBGE, 2012) it is noticeable that the road network does not support the number of cars, generating traffic jams and lack of parking spaces, as exposed in the chronicle that opens this work. Another factor that contributes to this scenario is that most of the city's car fleet is not adapted to the urban style of its narrow alleys. In this way, it is necessary to create alternatives that alleviate the daily problems related to traffic in Florianópolis. One of the possibilities is the creation of a vehicle adapted to the Florianopolitan road network, which carries traces of its Azorean colonization with narrow streets. Hyundai is an automaker that fits very well in this picture, as it is a young automaker, which invests a lot in design and innovation, another fact that Hyundai has in common with this project is that it is located in South Korea, a country that has to deal with the lack of space, as its territory is a little larger than that of Santa Catarina with about 100,000 km² and its population is almost 50 million, generating 500 people per km². (IBGE 2012)

Sketchs

The height of the torso of an adult man sitting upright reaches 975 mm and an adult man sitting normally can reach 935 mm, another important measure is the length from the buttock to the knee which that of an adult man can be up to 645 mm (HOWARD 1965).

The driver's position can vary according to the vehicle's classification, this differentiation is made by the angulation of the driver's trunk and legs, occupying less or more space depending on the vehicle (MACEY, 2008).

The space for the rear seat passenger may be smaller than that for the driver, as the passenger does not need to move their legs like the driver does (MACEY, 2008).

The choice of driver's position was defined as option 2 from left to right in figure 2, because according to the desired category in this project, it is the one that best fits the dimensions of the product. According to the studies carried out, this distribution of vehicle occupants was arrived at, 2 occupants in the first row and 1 occupant in the second row, remembering that the vehicle must have space for 3 occupants.

In addition to relying on electric motors to reduce the size of the vehicle, the project also had the option of 3 seats in the car, reducing the weight and size of the car itself. The choice of 3 seats in the vehicle occurred because, considering that in 2000 the average number of children of a Brazilian couple was 2.38 and that in 2010 this average increased to 1.68, we came to the conclusion that over the years the number of members of a family is decreasing, which suggests that in the future this average will reach 1 child per couple, making the option of a 3-seater vehicle the most suitable for families of the future.

To solve the problem of space in cities, in addition to all the precautions that were taken to reduce the size of the vehicle, this project will count on the adjustable rear axle system, this system will count on the adjustment to drive, which will be when it is with the rear and front axles as far away as possible and for parking, leaving the rear and front axles as close as possible according to the slope of the ground and leaving the vehicle with half its length, making it possible to park it in front, avoiding problems with beacon and increasing the number of parking spaces.

Due to the reduction of polluting gases, reduction in engine size, fuel economy due to the country's electrical matrix, this concept project will use electric motors that are located in its wheel hubs such as Michelin's Ecorner and active wheel engines.

The aesthetics of the vehicle will be based on the 2013 hyundai car line which is characterized as fluidic sculpture, this fluidic sculpture is defined by incorporating energy and movement captured in nature, which make the vehicle lighter and more aerodynamic (https://www. hyundaiusa.com/new-thinking/design.aspx).

On the front of the vehicle, it had an LED panel that provided information such as battery charge, if any electrical system was turned on when leaving the vehicle, such as sound or interior lights.

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