While on an internship in Warwick (United Kingdom) in 2013, I worked 6 months for a French automotive design and engineering company called RCD Except. As an assistant engineer in the Research and Development department, I spent almost all my time there working on a project called ACT 4, standing for "Art Design and Technics 4" in French. I was helping the department head engineer/designer to design and develop an innovative system for a new urban vehicle, in order to replace the parisian Autolib. My work consisted in calculation, structural design, system design, concept validation, 3D modeling, rendering and illustration. However I can't really show all the details about my work here because it is confidential. So all I'm presenting here is one rendering showing the vehicle.
The ACT 4 is a three-wheel, two-seat, electric vehicle, that we designed to be "city friendly". To reach this goal, we thought about a modular vehicle, with different positions.
1st position: when the ACT 4 is parked, it doesn't look like a vehicle, wheels are hidden, windows are tinted. This way it fades away in the city landscape. Moreover, the space it occupies is minimum.
2nd position: as soon as someone enters the ACT 4 - standing - and starts it, its configuration changes. Three wheels appear and front and back windows become transparent.
3rd position: when the vehicle goes beyond a certain speed, it changes again. The main cabin goes down to increase stability and aerodynamic. The driver's position is also more comfortable.
3rd position: when the vehicle goes beyond a certain speed, it changes again. The main cabin goes down to increase stability and aerodynamic. The driver's position is also more comfortable.
