November 26, 2010 from PauloGabriel's blog
Concept cars have an unique way to make us dream of the future. That's exactly what the Astrum Meera does: puts you in a world where technology and design walked a long path and found perfect balance.
The Astrum Meera is a proposed concept car possessing several distinctive features that play a unique role in safety, sustainability, and practical design. The exhaust of the car has built-in sensors that track the level of CO2 emmisions and alert the driver when it exceeds the normal range. The wheel rims work through magnetic levitation, like train wheels, making the car lighter and faster. The side mirrors are hidden when parked and roll out of the body once the engine starts. The mirrors have a built-in camera system that allows the driver to clearly see outside from inside the vehicle without opening windows in the rain or turning your head around.
- Car Design and Sketches: John Baltazar - http://www.baltazar.tk
- 3D and Visualization: Hussain & Ali Almossawi - http://www.skyrill.com
- ID Presentation Sketch by Tim Tsai - http://www.changtingtsai.com/
This is the whole process from start to finish, showing a few highlights from each phase.
Sketches
Concept
Logo
Plans
Clay Renderings
3D Renders
Details
The wheel rims work through magnetic levitation, like train wheels, making the car lighter and faster.
The exhaust of the car has built-in sensors that track the level of CO2 emmisions and alert the driver when it exceeds the normal range.
The mirrors have a built-in camera system that allows the driver to clearly see outside from inside the vehicle without opening windows in the rain or turning your head around.
This is an animation showing how the side mirrors work.
Matt Paint
Interior
Final Renders
Backgrounds are courtesy of Evermotion.
