Agile 4525L Assento Do Passageiro by Ufuk Bircan Özkan

Agile 4525L Assento Do Passageiro by Ufuk Bircan Özkan is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2019 A' Design Award de Bronze in Engenharia de Produto e Design Técnico Competition Category.

BronzeEngenharia· 2019

Agile 4525L Assento Do Passageiro

by Ufuk Bircan Özkan

Client: Inova Otomotiv

A' Design Award de Bronze Winner in Engenharia Category

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The Design

About Agile 4525L Assento Do Passageiro

O Agile 4525L dá uma impressão de ritmo em distâncias curtas com linhas dinâmicas fluindo para a frente nas laterais e subindo na parte traseira. A forma única de torção no encosto cria uma percepção estética não convencional, ajuda os cintos de segurança a funcionarem de forma eficiente e evita corcundas. Cintos inovadores com adaptação à altura que não necessitam de ajustes podem se adaptar a passageiros de qualquer altura. O maior espaço para as pernas obtido por um encosto mais fino garante conforto. As cores metálicas dos acessórios e botões ajudam a visibilidade com pouca luz, ao mesmo tempo que melhoram a qualidade percebida.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Bronze

Agile 4525L Assento Do Passageiro conquistou o A' Design Award de Bronze, um reconhecimento altamente prestigiado atribuído a designs notáveis que se distinguem pela criatividade, engenho e perspicácia. Os vencedores do Bronze são artefactos amplamente habilidosos e surpreendentemente criativos que comprovam a vasta experiência, imaginação e capacidade de iniciativa dos seus designers. Espera-se que Agile 4525L Assento Do Passageiro seja um objeto muito considerado, admirado e estimado, notavelmente profissional e inovador. Este design vencedor do A' Design Award de Bronze incorpora as melhores práticas em arte, ciência, design e tecnologia e é excelente pela sua atenção ao detalhe. Agile 4525L Assento Do Passageiro satisfaz esplendidamente necessidades, toca desejos, encanta sentimentos e desperta curiosidade.

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.