In the seek for non polluting, fast, economic, and appealing new means of public transportations a new project has started in The Netherlands for the realization of an electric vehicle called Superbus. The fundamental principles are that the vehicle is sustainable, comfortable, able to transport passengers and goods from point to point and drive at high speed (250 km/h cruising) on dedicated and relatively cheap infrastructures and at conventional speed on existing roads, therefore being able to compete with cars and train. In order to be as efficient as possible, and therefore minimize the losses in the chain from received to available power, the structure must be as light as possible. For this purpose, the vehicle has a composite chassis, thermoplastic bodywork and polycarbonate glazing. The present paper presents the structural design of the Superbus. First the overall requirements are defined and analyzed, which have been divided in load (static and dynamic), stiffness and functional requirements. In order to fulfil those requirements two different solutions are defined and analyzed in the preliminary design. From those, the best option in terms of lightness and easiness of production (which influences the cost and time) is chosen. Finally a detailed analysis is carried out on the final design to verify the stiffness and strength of the structure during the most common driving conditions and some solutions for the production of the different parts are presented.


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    Title :

    Design and production of the Superbus


    Additional title:

    Entwicklung und Herstellung des Superbuses


    Contributors:


    Publication date :

    2007


    Size :

    12 Seiten, 12 Bilder, 3 Tabellen, 5 Quellen


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Storage medium


    Language :

    English




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