Agile 4525L Mpando Wokwera by Ufuk Bircan Özkan

Agile 4525L Mpando Wokwera by Ufuk Bircan Özkan is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2019 Mphoto ya Bronze ya A' Design Award in Uinjiniya wa Zipangizo ndi Mapangidwe Aukadaulo Competition Category.

BronzeUinjiniya· 2019

Agile 4525L Mpando Wokwera

by Ufuk Bircan Özkan

Client: Inova Otomotiv

Mphoto ya Bronze ya A' Design Award Winner in Uinjiniya Category

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The Design

About Agile 4525L Mpando Wokwera

Agile 4525L imapereka chithunzithunzi cha mayendedwe apamtunda waufupi wokhala ndi mizere yosunthika yoyenderera kutsogolo m'mbali ndikusesa m'mwamba kumbuyo. Mawonekedwe apadera opotoka pa backrest amapanga malingaliro osadziwika bwino, amathandiza malamba otetezera kuti azigwira ntchito bwino komanso amalepheretsa hunchbacks. Malamba osintha kutalika omwe safunikira kusintha kulikonse amatha kutengera okwera muutali uliwonse. Malo owonjezera a mwendo wopezedwa ndi wowonda kumbuyo kumbuyo amatsimikizira chitonthozo. Mitundu yachitsulo yazowonjezera ndi mabatani imathandizira kuwoneka pang'onopang'ono pomwe ikukweza zomwe zimawoneka bwino.

The Recognition

About the Mphoto ya Bronze ya A' Design Award

Agile 4525L Mpando Wokwera ndi mmodzi mwa opambana a Mphoto ya Bronze ya A' Design Award, kuzindikirika kolemekezeka kwambiri komwe kumaperekedwa kwa mapangidwe abwino kwambiri omwe amaonekera ndi luso lolenga, kuchenjera ndi nzeru zakuthwa. Opambana a Bronze ndi zinthu zaluso kwambiri ndi zolenga modabwitsa zomwe zimatsimikizira zochitika zazikulu, kulingalira ndi kuchenjera kwa opanga awo. Agile 4525L Mpando Wokwera akuyembekezeka kukhala chinthu choyamikiridwa, chosirira ndi chokondedwa, chaukatswiri wapadera ndi chatsopano. Mapangidwe opambana Mphoto ya Bronze ya A' Design Award awa amaphatikiza machitidwe abwino kwambiri a luso, sayansi, kapangidwe ndi ukadaulo ndipo ndi abwino kwambiri chifukwa cha kusamala kwawo zazing'ono. Agile 4525L Mpando Wokwera amakwaniritsa zosowa mokongola, kukhudza zilakolako, kukopa mitima ndi kudzutsa chidwi.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: Agile 4525L is designed to tear down cliches among its ordinary rivals by giving an impression of pace at short distances with dynamic lines flowing forward at sides and sweeping upwards at the back. The twist form at backrest sides creates an extraordinary aesthetic perception, helps safety belts to work efficiently and prevents hunchbacks. Innovative height adaptive belts that don't need any adjustments can adapt to passengers in any height. Images show two upholstery styles: Standard&Comfort
Dimensions & Packaging: It has a modular construction system where backrest, seat and chassis are separate bodies. A two-seat configuration is 953mm in total width, 742mm in depth and 1140mm in height. It weights 34,5Kg.
Tags: Passenger, Seat, Bus, Minibus, Public, Transportation, Transport, Land, Vehicle, Commercial
Production Technology: Design was born on paper and digital sketches first. Then 3D data was created on CAD. Some parts were 3D-printed and vacuum-formed for prototyping and final design got its shape. The seat is produced by conventional mid-level production technologies. Seat foams are molded. Metal parts inside are first shaped by laser-cutting and molds, then welded both manually and by robots.
Design Challenge: The seat is designed especially for Turkish market but with a potential for exporting. Local market is very conservative and closed for innovations. This seat is one of the first steps of a change in future where seats will become more comfortable and technological. Design is one of the most important aspects of this change, where I also had to consider our customer company's design language used in their vehicles. Combining form and function together in twist form brought the success.
Research: User researches and market researches are done at the beginning of the project. We had participants at %5 and %95 percentile anthropometric range to test the safety and comfort levels of our seat belts. We prepared different 3-D printed prototypes for each stage of the research. Height-adaptive safety belt is a result of these user researches. Then we combined it with the twist form at the backrest and they became complementary features for each other.
Inspiration: The infinity symbol which we use in our company logo catches itself after a loop. This inspired me on combining front and side surfaces of conventional seats into one surface. This created functional advantages as well as a new aesthetic perception. The seat is designed for quick short distance transportations which led me to use flowing dynamic lines. Plastic side covers were highly inspired by road cars in means of form.
Project Duration: The project started in Bursa in January 2017 and finished in October 2018. First prototype was exhibited in October 2017 in Busworld Kortrijk. Finished product was announced in September 2018 in Hannover at IAA Commercial Vehicles 2018.
Operation Flow: Agile 4525L is a new generation travel-mate of short distance passengers. Its height-adaptive 3-point seat belt doesn't need any adjustments. It just fits everybody in any height. Dual-function button on the side panel activates both backrest reclining and lateral adjustment at the same time. Magazine net on rear side can hold magazines in A4 size. Passengers can place their mobile phones on the special mobile device pocket.
Patents: Patents (TurkPatent): 2017-09355 & 2017-08792, Inova Otomotiv, 2017.
Industrial design registrations (TurkPatent): 2017-02652, 2017-03381, 2017-04539, 2017-04540, 2017-04542, 2017-04543 & 2017-04544.
Image Credits: #1 Photographer Hasan Mutlu, Agile 4525L, 2018.
#2 Photographer Hasan Mutlu, Agile 4525L, 2018.
#3 Photographer Hasan Mutlu, Agile 4525L, 2018.
#4 Photographer Hasan Mutlu, Agile 4525L, 2018.
#5 Photographer Hasan Mutlu, Agile 4525L, 2018.