Development of a parametric model for VbS modules for the aCar

Abstract

[ES] Diseño y desarrollo de un modelo paramétrico para el cálculo de los módulos necesarios en un vehículo, en función de los Vehicle-based Services (VbS) a prestar. Caso de estudio: adaptación de un vehículo eléctrico para el abastecimiento de servicios esenciales en el medio rural de Costa de Marfil y Etiopía. El estudio forma parte del análisis de viabilidad económica del proyecto `aCar¿ con la Universidad Técnica de Munich (TUM).

[EN] Services are dominating the global manufacturing economy. More specifically, the four most significant trends in the automotive industry - the electrification of vehicles, connectivity, autonomous driving, and shared mobility - are increasing the number of services and functionalities expected from a vehicle to deliver. This translates into a greater number of design challenges to overcome during the vehicle development process. However, traditional design methods have not been adapted accordingly. The objective of this master¿s thesis is to ideate a methodology for dynamically developing and assessing Vehicle-based Services (VbSs) requirements in an early design stage. Moreover, the methodology is implemented in a Graphical User Interface (GUI), and applied to a real use case: the aCar.