A Modular Car Body for Sustainable, Cost-Effective, and Versatile Vehicle Development

Christoph Hartmann; Markus Welm; Sven Schreyer; Christoph Hartmann; Wolfram Volk

doi:10.3390/technologies9010013

A Modular Car Body for Sustainable, Cost-Effective, and Versatile Vehicle Development

Christoph Hartmann, Markus Welm, Sven Schreyer, Christoph Hartmann, Wolfram Volk

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Abstract

Availability, sustainability, and functionality pose particular challenges for the value chain of individual mobility. Therefore, in this work, the typical value chain is broken up and the traditional approaches are extended with an open-source perspective. The focus is on modularity and simplicity in order to enable the broadest possible applicability and fast implementation of local production. Nevertheless, the mobility concept should meet the current standards, especially with regard to safety. A modular vehicle frame is presented as a basis, which meets all regulations, can be built in self-assembly, and is available as open-source.

Original language	English
Article number	13
Journal	Technologies
Volume	9
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/technologies9010013
State	Published - Mar 2021

Keywords

car body
local production
modular design
self-assembly
space frame

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