BUKU ABSTRAK - Universiti Putra Malaysia

REEDY: Fuel Cell City Car
Mrs. Sazrinee Zainal Abidin
Mohd. Shahrizal Dolah, Shahrul Azman Shahbudin, Muhamad Faizal Che Leh and Zulkifli Muslim
Faculty of Design and Architecture, University Putra Malaysia,
43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
+603-8946 4096; sazrinee@putra.upm.edu.my
Keywords: City car, electric two-passenger urban vehicle, industrial design
Solar Power Multipurpose Lighting Device
Mrs. Sazrinee Zainal Abidin
Nik Aizan Nik Abdullah, Mohd. Azali Abd. Rahim, Muhammad Aiman Ahmad Fozi and Addy Putra Mohd.
Zulkifli
Faculty of Design and Architecture, University Putra Malaysia,
43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
+603-8946 4096; sazrinee@putra.upm.edu.my
Keywords: Solar power, lighting home appliance, industrial design
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Science, Technology & Engineering
Transportation is a crucial daily needs nowadays such as in a certain place like Putrajaya. Inappropriate
choice of vehicle such as MPV and 4x4 will cause extra use of occupied existing parking spaces as well as
side road used as parking spaces. The City Car is a stackable, sharable, electric two-passenger urban vehicle.
The one-way sharable user model is designed to be used in dense urban areas like Putrajaya. Vehicle Stacks
will be placed throughout the city to create an urban transportation network that takes advantage of existing
transportation infrastructures such as subway, commuter and bus lines. By placing stacks in urban spaces and key
points of convergence, the vehicle allows citizens of the city the flexibility to combine mass transit effectively
with individualised mobility. The stacks receive incoming vehicles and would charge them with electric power.
Using the same concept as luggage carts at the airport, users simply take the first fully charged vehicle at the
front of the stacks. This City Car is not a replacement for personal vehicles, taxis, buses, or trucks; it is a whole
new vehicle type that promotes social responsibility and efficient urban mobility. The City Car utilises fully
integrated in-wheel electric motors and suspension systems called, “Wheel Robots.” The Wheel Robots eliminate
the need for traditional drivetrain configurations like internal-combustion engines, gear boxes, and differentials
because they are self-contained, modular, digitally controlled, and reconfigurable. Additionally, the Wheel Robot
provides all-wheel power and steering capable of 360 degrees of rotation, thus allowing for Omni-directional
movement. The vehicle can maneuver in tight urban spaces and park by sideways translation. This highly modular
architecture allows for the design and manufacture of highly customizable passenger cabins that are freed from
traditional drivetrain and powerplant constraints.
The increasing energy usage has forced researchers, developers and scientists to find alternative source of
energy. This innovation was based on research on stored energy that can be optimised in household appliances
such as the light source in a room. There are several renewable energy sources that can be implemented in most
of the household appliances. Sunlight is the best solution of all renewable energy sources nowadays especially in
a tropical country as Malaysia.