LCVTP Workstream 12:

Aesthetic Design

DavidPlummerDesignInstitute

CoventryUniversity

Introduction

• LookattheFeaturestobeinvestigatedforaerodynamicperformance

• Lookathowsomeofthefeaturesmayworkondifferenttypesofexistingvehicleforms

•  Incorporatefeaturesintoaconceptvehicle

• Makethetechnicalworklookgoodaesthetically

Aerodynamicfeatures

• Boxcavity• OffsetPlate• WheelDucts

• Wheels&wheelcovering

BoxCavity

Imagecredit–unnamedaerodynamicist

BoxCavity

BoxCavity

BoxCavity

Offsetplate

Offsetplate

Offsetplate

Wheels

Reduceouterannulardiameterandallowwheeltochangeopeningdependingonspeed

Wheels

Irisdesign

Wheels

Paddledesign

Wheels

Saildesign

Conceptvehicle

Bringingtogetherallfeatures

Conceptvehicle

OffsetPlate

Conceptvehicle

Wheelduct

Conceptvehicle

Summary

• Oneofmany–wehavejustgivenafewpossibilitiesofwhatcanbedonewiththeseaerodynamicfeatures

• Unfaithful–Thedesignsusetheprincipalsoftheideasandnotexactlymeasuredforms

• Designworkisseenasafirststepforfurtherwork

•  Futureworktobringthetwoclosertogether

Thank you

Technical introduction