DESIGN, MATERIALS AND MANUFACTURING OF THEINTERIORS OF THE SUPERBUS

摘要

The Superbus (Figure 1) is a new public transport vehicle designed for fast, safe,rncomfortable, sustainable and flexible transportation. The vehicle travels at 250 km/hrncruising speed on its dedicated infrastructures and at conventional speed on existingrnroads, and transports passengers and goods from point to point, without the need tornchange transport during the journey. It is 15 meters long and provides seating for 23rnpassengers and to improve comfort and to allow for individuality, it has 8 doors per side.rnOne of the primary aims with regard to the interior design of this new concept is to createrna comfortable, interesting and inviting environment, and fully equipped with a number ofrndevices through a number of personal space layouts. However, due to the challengingrnvehicle operational requirements, the interior design had to be optimized with regard tornthe overall weight constrains, accessibility and manufacturability aspects.rnIn this paper the philosophy of the vehicle will be highlighted in terms vehiclernfundamental concepts. Then, the analysis of the interior design will be discussed inrncorrelation to the operational requirements. Finally, the resulting overall interior layout ofrnthe vehicle, the relative material used and manufacturing processes will be described.