LA Design Challenge (2010): Smart 454 WWT Concept

LA Design Challenge (2010): Smart 454 WWT Concept
LA Design Challenge (2010): Smart 454 WWT Concept
LA Design Challenge (2010): Smart 454 WWT Concept
LA Design Challenge (2010): Smart 454 WWT Concept
LA Design Challenge (2010): Smart 454 WWT Concept
LA Design Challenge (2010): Smart 454 WWT Concept
LA Design Challenge (2010): Smart 454 WWT Concept
LA Design Challenge (2010): Smart 454 WWT Concept
LA Design Challenge (2010): Smart 454 WWT Concept
LA Design Challenge (2010): Smart 454 WWT Concept
LA Design Challenge (2010): Smart 454 WWT Concept
LA Design Challenge (2010): Smart 454 WWT Concept
LA Design Challenge (2010): Smart 454 WWT Concept
LA Design Challenge (2010): Smart 454 WWT Concept
LA Design Challenge (2010): Smart 454 WWT Concept
LA Design Challenge (2010): Smart 454 WWT Concept
LA Design Challenge (2010): Smart 454 WWT Concept
LA Design Challenge (2010): Smart 454 WWT Concept
LA Design Challenge (2010): Smart 454 WWT Concept
LA Design Challenge (2010): Smart 454 WWT Concept
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Presented at the 2010 LA Design Challenge, the Smart 454 WWT Concept is a design study of a futuristic 2-seater with plastic body panels and a frame made of carbon fiber manufactured by knitting robots.
Немецкий "Smart" представил "веселый" концепт 454 WWT. Число – вес в килограммах. Аббревиатура WWT – Weight Watch Technologies. Все в этом автомобиле более приземленное и реалистичное, даже основным материалом кузова является привычный углепластик. Да и Smart не надо выращивать, его собирают роботы на современных заводах. С одной оговоркой: эти механизмы настолько дружелюбны, что их вполне можно перепутать с бабушками. Во всяком случае, так считают немецкие дизайнеры.


Smart 454 by Weight Watch Technologies
(454kg is about 1000lb)

West coast fun and innovation meets German technology, design and grannies' hand knit socks.

Manufactured by incredibly high-tech robots that look as friendly and cuddly as our grandmothers, the Tridion-frame (chassis) is knit by our "Smart Granny Robots" (otherwise know as SGRs) out of carbon fibre. The knitting can create complex shapes and forms, enabling the geometry to be optimized in strength and weight.

We use different materials for each individual part to give every piece of the car its own specific properties and look. Each part is manufactured with the exact material necessary for an optimal balance between weight and function. Windows, fenders and bumpers are all made of recyclable plastics with ingrained colors. The roof is a thin, but highly durable recycled textile that comes with different prints and weavings.

Construction of the WWT carbon fibre wheels with integrated suspension are very lightweight and make it also impossible to run a flat tire. Our unique SGR technology allows for truly unique looking rims and the best lightweight technology in a rim.

The modular "clip-on" construction principal allows easy and endless customizing: a typical WWT of Sindelfingen and smart signature. The doors, roof, engine and drive-train are also very easy to remove or exchange, allowing for perfect functionality, looks, fun and the best tuning for any occasion.

Lightweight, fun and clever: Smart, the WWT from Germany.

Hand knit socks and grannies have never been so much fun...
Design Team
Mr. Emiel Burki
Mr. Sylvain Wehnert
Mr. Gabriel Nemeth


The "Knitted" smart 454 – Weight Watch Technologies from Germany

Stuttgart/Los Angeles – American West Coast zest for life meets German technology, design art, and granny's hand-knitted woollen socks. The designers at the Mercedes-Benz Advanced Design Studio in Sindelfingen based their design for an unusual smart with four seats for this year's Los Angeles Design Challenge on these principles. The smart 454 is produced by "Smart Granny Robots" (SGR) using weight watch technologies (WWT). These incredible high-tech robots are equipped with huge knitting needles. Like our grandmothers used to knit, they knit the smart's tridion cell from carbon fibres. This knitting creates complex shapes and structures which enable the vehicle geometry to be optimised in terms of weight and strength. When empty, the visionary small car weighs in at just 454 kilogrammes.

For the Los Angeles Design Challenge international car design studios were invited to design a visionary car weighing 1,000 American pounds (approx. 454 kilogrammes). The four-seater small car had to be safe and comfortable, offer good handling performance and first-class design. Steffen Köhl, Head of Mercedes-Benz Advanced Design says: "As the prototype of the lightweight and environmentally friendly city car smart is predestined for this challenge. It met all the basic requirements. We just had to further optimise the lightweight construction coupled with a distinctive and individual design."

Lightweight design with different materials for an individual look

Every single component of the smart 454 is made of different materials to give it characteristic features and a specific look. Every part is manufactured with the precise materials necessary for a perfect balance between weight and function. The windows, fenders, and bumpers are made of recyclable, coloured plastic. The roof is made of thin yet highly durable recycled textile fabric in various printed and woven patterns. The WWT carbon fibre tyres with integrated suspension have an extremely lightweight design and rule out the risk of a flat tyre. The unique SGR technology is the best lightweight design technology for rims and enables truly unique rims to be produced.
The smart 454 is driven by two 15 kW electric motors which are powered by a replaceable lithium-ion battery. The motors are housed between the rear wheels. In the interior the city runabout does not need an instrument panel at all. All functions are controlled and managed via an iPad, for example speedometer and battery charge indicator, navigation system, or air conditioning.

The modular "clip-on" design principle familiar from smart enables a sheer endless spectrum of customer wishes to be easily realised. Doors, roof, engine, and transmission are simple to exchange – for an individual look and driving fun and the best possible vehicle configuration for every occasion.
По материалам: www.3dnews.ru; LA Design Challenge
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