2020 vision - transport for the future

7/27/2019 2020 Vision - Transport for the Future

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Background

The UK Government has established a programme to

predict what the future willl look like, so that funding and

research can be appropriately directed.

This programme is called Foresight (www.foresight.gov.uk)
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Problems with Foresight

The Foresight committees are made up of eminentscientists, engineers, technologist, academics etc

They are primarily men in suits

They have difficulty thinking outside the box

They like to play safe

Their ideas move forward in small incremental steps


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Young Foresight

Young Foresight was established to help get around this

problem

Get young people, who are not restricted by previous

experience to brainstorm and come up with innovative

ideas

This is todays challenge!


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The Challenge:

Transport of the Future Today you will develop some innovative ideas and concepts about

transport in the future; for the year 2020

You will have to do some very quick research

You will have to generate several concepts argue them through with your team mates

and select one area that you will develop further

model your design in some way

brand your design

By the end of the day you will have to present your idea to an expert

Remember, think big, think different, think outside the box!


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Some Thoughts to Get You Started

Air Vehicles:

Mass transport (Big passenger aircraft)

Personal transport (Small, safe, easy to

operate)

Cargo transport


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Ground Vehicles:

Mass people transport (bus,train,tram)

Personal transport (car,motorbike,hovercraft)

Cargo transport (lorries, trains)

Some Thoughts to Get You Started


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Some Ideas to Get You Started

Hybrids

Flying cars

Boat planes

Hover trains Space planes

InfrastructureAirports

Stations (bus/train/carports)


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Some Thought to Get You Started

What about fuel?

No (or very little) fossil fuels available?

The Environment?

Roads already too busy

Skies already becoming overcrowded

Sustainablity/Reuseability?

Cant afford to use lots of materials that we just throw away after use

What happens to our products at the end of their life?

Technology?

New materails might be available by 2020

Alternative/new energy sources? Clever and smart structures

Artificial intelligence

Augmented Humans


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Timetable

Concept Generation Get lots of ideas flowing

Then downselect to one/two ideas

Design Start thinkig in more detail

How would it work?

How would it be made?

What is it made of? Model

How can you demonstrate what it might look like

Make a model of it (or bits of it)

Drawings (CAD?)

Presentation

How will you present it to an expert (in 2 minutes max) Need a team/project name and some initial branding ideas

What/who is your market?

Any ideas of costs?

Any major risks involved (Technology, cultural)

Timings


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Teams

160 pupils

4 x 40 classes

5 teams of 8 in each group

Roles: Project manager Deputy PM

Researchers

Modellers

Presenters Designers

Branding and marketing


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Resources

Images of the future

Advanced Technology ideas

Young Foresight DVD

Internet access for each group Modelling materials

CAD

Presentation facilities (powerpoint or not?) T-shirts? (each team to present in team shirt, with team logo)

Prizes?

2020 vision - transport for the future

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