Carbon’s Digital Mild Synthesis 3D printing know-how has been leveraged for the manufacturing of headrests for Lotus’ Idea 1 idea automobile.
The Lotus Idea 1 is the corporate’s is the primary idea automobile to be unveiled as a part of the automotive firm’s Lotus Idea new design manifesto, which is able to type the muse for all future Lotus fashions.
To this finish, Lotus has developed the proprietary LOTUSWEAR driver system, an immersive system that goals to ship a personalised expertise to ever occupant within the automobile. That is mentioned to characteristic an adaptive gentle and light-weight robotic textile materials, with inflatable pods able to reacting in actual time to supply extra help, grip and refined prompts being included into the seating and steering wheel.
As well as, LOTUSWEAR options 3D printed lattice construction headrests which were developed in collaboration with Carbon. These 3D printed headrests have been designed to supply all occupants of the automobile ‘most consolation’ whereas decreasing the load, enhancing materials effectivity and optimising aerodynamics. A part of the headrest can also be a binaural audio system, designed in collaboration with KEF to ship a ‘actually immersive and distinctive audio expertise.’ It’s mentioned to supply particular person bespoke soundscapes for every of the occupants, additional enhanced by the subwoofer speaker situated behind the motive force seat. With this headrest, occupants can improve ‘pace’ sounds to ship a ‘sense of thrill, exhilaration and enjoyable’ whereas additionally benefitting from noise cancelling skills to enhance focus.
“With Idea 1, we’ve constructed on every part Lotus has achieved to this point in its 76-year historical past, to push the boundaries for what it means to drive a efficiency automobile,” mentioned Ben Payne, Vice President of Design at Lotus Group. “We need to reveal that you simply don’t have to compromise – with each digital and analogue capabilities working harmoniously sooner or later automobile. In doing this, we’re capable of carry drivers the very best immersive driving expertise with uncooked emotion, performance and connectivity, on the core.”
The improvements introduced by means of this Idea 1 idea automobile mission are anticipated to be applied into future Lotus automobiles within the coming years.
A full run-down of the developments to be featured within the Idea 1 idea automobile will be discovered right here.
