Examine the Boarding System for an Amphibious Electric Vehicle

Abstract: This project is derived from a project started by the In stitution Aeronautical & Vehicle Engineering at Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan on behalf of Ivan Stenius. The purpose was to examine the boarding of the existing amphibious vehicle called NEWT and how to optimize it. The traditional use of fossil fueled vehicles increases the crit ical carbon dioxide emissions into our atmosphere. The population is constantly increasing and the need of transportation forms an unsustainable society. Through an electric driven amphibious v ehicle, which can transport the user protected in a cabin on both land and water, new possibilities are created. The main methodology used for this project was a combinatio n of two Design Process Models by ResearchGate and SVID. With support from literature stu dies, field studies, user studies, prototyping and idea generations, the research question “How to optimize the boarding of the amphibious vehicle NEWT, through Co-creation?” could be answered. The user studies and prototyping was performed in three iterative loops, to gather holistic insights. The result of this project is a compilation of insights from the study of how to optimize the boarding. The side is used as the boarding on land and the rear is used as th e boarding in water. A conceptual proposal of the final design was presented based on the results, th rough a vertically rotating door at the side and a foldable sliding door at the rear.