What should MSXII look like?

Owned by Devon Copeland
Last updated: Jan 01, 2017 by Minghao Ji

This is a brainstorming page. If you have an idea for what MSXII could/should look like, make sketch and post a picture here. Absolutely anything goes... let your creativity run wild. 

First Iteration

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ArtistSketchComments

Devon Copeland


Devon Copeland


Tak Alguire

  • Drawing makes it seem tall, but could be a very low to the ground car like chest height.
  • Still has doors
  • Large flat portion on the top which doesn't bend down to the ground.
  • Both panel sections would need to be removeable, with the larger section possibly being two pieces?

Minghao Ji

  • Drawn while riding a bus
  • Focus on practicality and consumer-centric design
  • Hinged battery compartment between passenger cell and rear wheel well
  • Charging port
  • Front boot for storage
  • Isolated passenger cell
  • Removable body panels/bumpers

Devon Copeland


Devon Copeland


Minghao Ji

V2 of bus drawing

Dimensions inspired by BMW i8

Matt Suski

This is a picture of the Immortus. It's a solar car designed by an Australian startup that can theoretically run indefinitely.




Ron Tsang


Ron Tsang


Ron Tsang


Ron Tsang


Second Iteration

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Following the mech meeting on 2016-09-18, we have decided on several key key feature that the design of MSXII's aerobody will adhere to: 

  1. MSXII will be a 2 door / 2 seat sport coupé.
  2. The driver/passenger position will be mid vehicle or forward of the vehicle midline. 
  3. The battery will be in the rear of the vehicle (close to the motors) and should be easy to remove. 
  4. The aerobody should be designed to be made up of multiple panels. 

All further sketches / design proposals should adhere to these constraints. 

ArtistSketchComments

Devon Copeland


Minghao Ji


Ritu Shah


I like the curbed look at both the front and the back, and the curbed space at the bottom. One front window and a side window is godI like the curbed look at both the front and the back, and the curbed space at the bottom. One front window and a side window is god
Kristi Ng

Focus: Have less curves, so that it's easier to manufacture and less strain when putting solar arrays

also, air vents on front and back for air circulation maybe 

Devon Copeland

  • Removed "pinch in" at the centre of the car in the original design to increase crush zone.
  • Some curves along the side of the car to increase aesthetic appeal but still relatively flat - fibreglass mould will be easy to make
  • Solar array mounts on surface with no compound curves

Consensus 

We have reached a consensus as to the overall form/shape of MSXII. The following drawing and model shows the form that has been decided on. 

 

Note: The drawing is an orthographic projection which makes the front of the car look rather distorted (for example the windshield looks bigger than it will look like in real life). Below is an illustration of a room shown in an orthographic view on the left and a perspective view on the right. Of course the perspective view is more realistic but the orthographic view's dimensions are to scale. This explains the distortion in the above drawing of MSXII. 

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