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12 | macsi_mum | 2022 THE CSI LIGHT DESIGN EN ROUTE TO ENLIGHTEN- MENT CAN YOU STILL REMEMBER THE DARKNESS OF THE LAST MILLENNIUM? BACK THEN, THE ONLY INTERIOR LIGHT IN A VEHICLE WAS A SMALL GLIMMER ABOVE THE REAR VIEW MIRROR WHICH TENTATIVELY STARTED GLOWING WHEN THE DOOR WAS OPENED. THINGS WERE PRETTY DULL IN TERMS OF AMBIENT LIGHTING AND OTHER LIGHTS BACK THEN. ADMITTEDLY, THERE WERE TIMES WHEN THE LACK OF LIGHTING WASN’T A PROBLEM, BUT THAT’S NOT THE POINT. AFTER ALL, AT CSI WE ULTIMATELY WANT TO SHED LIGHT ON THE DARKNESS – WITH THIS ARTICLE TOO.
2022 | macsi_mum | 13 SVEN KÜBLER, CLUSTER INTERIOR PROJECT MANAGER What if we could warn a cyclist that the car door of the parked car in front of them was about to open? And at the same time warn the driver of AT THE SPEED OF LIGHT. the vehicle with a signal in the door trim that a DEVELOPING THE FUTURE. cyclist is approaching from the rear? All this is just look impressive, but also have a wonderful As any expert will tell you: lighting will always be feasible – and at csi it is already in the realisa- feel to them. That’s because the ultra-modern of the essence. Firstly, it affects the customisa- tion phase. After all, we want to do more than EL films can be integrated into the surfaces of tion of vehicles: even today distinctive light sig- just talk about exciting issues, such as these. ON THE LIGHT SIDE OF POWER. wood or textiles and combined with 100% recy- natures and styles already differentiate different Our most recent projects are already sending Door trims are ideal for demonstrating how clable lightweight construction materials, such models and accentuate their characters. And pioneering light signals into the future. functionality, design and sustainability can be as EEP foams and "vegan" materials. Naturally anyone who wants even more personalisation perfectly combined with innovative concepts. without compromising in terms of function or can configure the vehicle lighting, as well as the This is despite or indeed precisely because of durability. Even if all you need to do is position exterior and interior lighting, to their personal PIONEERING: the complex structure that needs to be consid- your hand near the switch to activate it, thanks taste. However, up to now the choice has been OUR COLLABORATIVE ered by aligning the most varied materials, safe- to capacitive sensors, it doesn’t matter if you relatively limited. A light strip here, a dimmer LIGHTHOUSE PROJECT. ty requirements and surfaces. The cradle-to-cra- accidentally activate the door trim with your there and an extra highlight somewhere else We developed this innovative project in collabo- dle principle, that is the requirement that all elbows. The EL and our Smart Surfaces can – that’s essentially it. Until now. Alongside info- ration with our partners who, just like us, prefer components of a product can be recycled or easily withstand it. Certainly more easily than tainment, lighting is set to assume an important to take matters into their own hands. Some- reused in a consistent quality, was a core guid- a cyclist who needs to be prepared for vehicle role in the vehicle interiors of the future. It is set thing they are highly capable of doing. Work- ing principle in the development and a factor doors unexpectedly opening. to make "waiting times", whether during charg- ing with Heilbronn-based XtraDynamics UG, in component selection. The C2C aspect is also ing or being driven around, as pleasant as possi- Münsingen-based Eissmann Individual GmbH, one of the reasons why, in our project team, we That’s why we hope that our light signals will be ble for the vehicle driver and passengers. Rutesheim-based JOYSONQUIN Automotive firmly believe in the return of – no, not the Jedi understood and that our door trim will inspire Systems GmbH, Sage Automotive Interiors and Knights – but electroluminescence (EL). That’s our customers to join us in developing complete Taracell AG from the Swiss town of Künten, we because this comparatively old technology vehicle interiors that will almost be too good A LIGHT SAYS MORE THAN A are jointly opening a door to a new world of driv- provides us with the freedom to rethink things to just travel from A to B in them. At the same THOUSAND WORDS. ing and being driven. We, that is the csi project sustainably. We want to demonstrate that elec- time, we will be helping to make mobility more Light is designed to, and indeed does, create team, which includes three Bachelor degree troluminescence and ultra-modern EL films comfortable, entertaining and safer for all road a good atmosphere and a sense of well-being. students and an intern, alongside the old hands, conceal a design-based and informative power users. Sounds enticing, right? Used correctly, lighting can be very entertain- considered which components we could sensi- that we have scarcely tapped into to date. ing in two respects: holograms and simulations bly achieve this with to kick off the project. As can be played to pass the time and entertain the developers, we always like to think years ahead passengers in the vehicle. Lighting can also be and assume that the dash panel and central THE JOY OF 360-DEGREE LIGHT. used as a central communication tool. No, not console will disappear from vehicles in future. When you know how to, you can achieve ho- by flashing the headlights, but by using signals But to keep the vehicle occupants safe, there mogenous, non-glaring light effects with EL – to flag up hazardous situations in our environ- will certainly need to be some kind of doors in and even on surfaces we wouldn’t have dared to ment, such as black ice or obstacles in the driv- future. So, the decision was made. think about until now. The light film specialists ing lane. Or by using special lighting to indicate XtraDynamics and the trim and interior experts that we are driving in autonomous mode. Eissmann Individual were the perfect partners to help us bring our lighting models and designs to life. And, thanks to JOYSONQUIN Automotive Systems and Taracell, they don’t
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