this is the future of
vehicular mobility.”
In the case of
the Elevate concept
vehicle, high-torque
electric motors are
at each joint of the “legs.” This
requires structural components
be strong and rigid. But vehicle
handling and payload requirements
demand they be lightweight. To
achieve these and other goals,
particularly with the international
presence of Hyundai, a design and
engineering toolset that makes
it easy to share across teams,
companies and continents, such as
Autodesk Fusion 360, is mandatory.
Creating tools for modern teams
of this nature, leveraging the cloud
and a common data platform to
ensure everyone’s on the same
virtual page: this has been the
focus of Autodesk’s Fusion 360
platform since its inception more
than seven years ago. Teams can
explore how to save time, remove
frustration and maintain details of a
project from start to nish when le
sharing is seamless and everyone’s
speaking a common design,
engineering and manufacturing
language.
“More than 10 years ago, we
identi ed the pain points, rework
required and loss of valuable
information when projects move
from one phase to the next and
the associated les don’t play
nicely in the heterogenous
environments organisations
so often use,” says Srinath
Jonnalagadda, vice president
of design and manufacturing at
Autodesk. “Creating a design and
engineering platform that removes
those hurdles, while also putting
advanced capabilities such as
generative design tools at the
ngertips of designers, has been
our North Star for a decade. The
Elevate project is a showcase of
how leaders like Hyundai can now
enjoy the fruits of that vision.”
Elevate exists only as a 5:1 scale
prototype at this point, so it remains
to be seen what’ll come of this
fascinating and futuristic Hyundai
project. Nevertheless, wrapped in
its Transformer-inspired trappings
are examples of the bene ts offered
today by a platform that breaks
down barriers between design,
engineering and manufacturing;
makes broad collaboration
seamless by standardising data;
and gives teams access to a
state-of-the-art, cloud-powered
new process like generative
design.
All too often, futuristic concepts
such as Elevate prove to be just
that and no more. However,
with the establishment of the
New Horizons Studio and the
announcement of production,
it seems clear that Hyundai
is taking this concept very
seriously indeed. And, while
perhaps we shouldn’t expect
to see them on our streets in the
immediate future, it is clear that
Elevate and other iterations of the
Ultimate Mobility Vehicles may well
play a part in our future mobility
options. !
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