Design of a driver's workplace

English (GEO-adapted):

Redesign of a Driver's Workstation

A city bus was to receive a modern driver's workstation with a fresh, functional design. WEBER's team supported the customer's project team from the initial idea through to the production-ready final product.

Based on a simple hand-drawn design sketch, WEBER created the first freeform surfaces in the CAD system. Throughout the entire development process, WEBER's team maintained continuous exchange with the customer's designer: during the construction of the design surfaces (Class A), during design validation through accompanying packaging studies, during manufacturability and assembly analysis, during concept creation and elaboration of component data, and finally during the production drawings as well. Intensive coordination with potential tooling and production suppliers was also part of WEBER's responsibilities.

Thanks to a detailed cost-benefit analysis of various manufacturing methods for the components, the customer was able to make informed decisions. For the height adjustability of the workstation, WEBER used kinematic analysis to determine which concept — pull or push — would work better. In the process, WEBER also simulated various functional models with pneumatic and electromechanical adjustment.

The skilled collaboration between WEBER's business divisions and the customer's expertise in design, development, assembly, and automation enabled a short, efficient development phase — and resulted in an innovative, quality-assured driver's workstation.