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Design of Reconfigurable Interior for Autonomous Vehicle Prototype

Hurd, Carter J
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2934-2357
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1531224108072119

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2018, Master of Science, Ohio State University, Mechanical Engineering.
Alternative Perspective for User Experience 1 (APEX 01) is a two-year collaborative design project sponsored by Honda Research Americas. Honda asked university students from The Ohio State University and ArtCenter College of Design to develop and demonstrate the user experience of a 2030 Autonomous, Electric, Connected vehicle. The interdisciplinary student team conducted trend research, future forecasting, defined user experience scenarios, and developed a concept interior capable of enabling the desired user experiences. Following concept generation, a full-scale interior mockup was designed and constructed in order to demonstrate the user experience. One element of the APEX 01 user experience is a reconfigurable interior. This paper will discuss the design of the reconfigurable vehicle interior mockup. The reconfigurable interior is capable of shifting between several usage modes, including a novel seating configuration mimicking a living room. To enable the various usage modes, a folding steering wheel, collapsible pedal, lifting roof, and moving seating were developed. These mechanized items were integrated with the aesthetic design of the vehicle interior. User experience scenarios were choreographed in order to determine the necessary speed for each mechanism. Software was developed to control the position of the various elements. The interior mockup was assembled and the motion of the elements validated. On May 15th, 2018 APEX 01 was presented to Honda, allowing Honda executives to experience OSU and ArtCenter's vision of future autonomous vehicles.
Shawn Midlam-Mohler (Advisor)
Annie Abell (Committee Member)
96 p.
Mechanical Engineering

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  • Hurd, C. J. (2018). Design of Reconfigurable Interior for Autonomous Vehicle Prototype [Master's thesis, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1531224108072119

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Hurd, Carter. Design of Reconfigurable Interior for Autonomous Vehicle Prototype. 2018. Ohio State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1531224108072119.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Hurd, Carter. "Design of Reconfigurable Interior for Autonomous Vehicle Prototype." Master's thesis, Ohio State University, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1531224108072119

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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