FLOW – Autonomous Carsharing (Bachelor Thesis)
Flow is a holistic, user-centered, full-electric autonomous carsharing concept for 2030. It was developed to meet the requirements of future on-demand mobility in urban areas. Due to constantly growing cites and rising numbers in population, we need new intelligent and sustainable mobility alternatives, especially in urban environments. Air-, noise- and fine-dust-pollution are massive problem for us and our environment.
Flow combines aspects of carsharing, autonomous driving and intelligent traffic infrastructures. As a result, Flow vehicles are able to learn where and at what specific time a high demand in transportation appears. Flow vehicles are able to distribute themselves to those areas to create the most efficient, city-wide transportation network with the smallest possible fleet of Flow vehicles.
To book a Flow vehicle we created a simple and user-friendly smartphone application. The user-centered interface makes it easy to use whether you are young, old, technophilic or a first-time user.
Course: Bachelor Thesis
Semester: 7.
Academic: Prof. Jörg Beck, Prof. Benedikt Groß
Tools: Adobe Cloud, Cinema 4D, Sketch
GPS tracking & user-identification before boarding.
Personalized welcome-message on exterior HMI.
Ease of access for handicapped people due to height-adaptive exterior HMI…
… combined with adjustable ramps.
Ease of access for handicapped people due to height-adaptive exterior HMI…
… combined with adjustable ramps.
Compact, lightweight, 3d-printed body, combined with flexible solar-panels. Cluster parking to save space in urban areas.
Color coding provides ease of access.
The self-monitoring system recognizes high-demand areas and relocates the fleet accordingly to ensure ubiquitous availability. During low-demand hours, the Flow vehicles are designed to make use of cluster-parking in public multi-storey parking-lots where the fleet quickly recharges using inductive charging solutions.