本地电动机, an Arizona-based automotive OEM, has announced a new set of upgrades for its 3D printed self-driving electric vehicle, Olli 2.0.
在美国成功推出后，该公司目前正在寻求批准为欧洲的一个项目部署其班车。但是，当地电动机发现，由于欧盟的法规更为严格，需要实施一套挡风玻璃雨刷。
当地电动机EMEA总经理总经理Carlo Iacovini解释说：“ Olli正在校园，体育场，工业区和世界各地的当地社区运作。为了批准在欧洲的部署，它需要在美国市场中不需要一些其他组件。”
为了制造必要的零件，该公司的EMEA管理层寻求基于意大利的3D打印服务提供商的帮助CRP Technology。Leveraging CRP’s proprietary Windform composite materials, the firms have now designed, 3D printed, and integrated a number of additional windscreen wiper upgrades to support the European approval.
The 3D printed self-driving shuttle bus
原始Olli于2016年首次亮相, when it was presented as a low-speed, self-driving shuttle bus capable of transporting 12 passengers at a time. Produced using a Big Area Additive Manufacturing (BAAM) 3D printer from辛辛那提公司，可以在10小时内打印3D并组装车辆。
本地电动机equipped its creation with 360° LiDAR scanners capable of sensing the surroundings in all directions. As a result of 3D printing, the vehicle could be customized for different environments, enabling it to be used in neighborhoods, campuses, and urban city centers as a safe and sustainable mode of transport.
For example, German rail company德意志·巴恩（Deutsche Bahn）has previously conducted asix-month long pilot program对于柏林的Olli来说，班车每天都在城市周围运送100多名乘客。
The year 2019 saw the launch of Olli 2.0，升级的班车迭代。Olli 2.0的零件少了50％，仅需一半的前身手动生产小时。该车辆的最高速度为25 mph，配有语音识别和MIT启动的认知系统情感，这可以为乘客提供面部和情绪跟踪以及动态路线优化。
最近，当地电动机的母公司，LM Industries，筹集了1500万美元来自日本人管理的投资基金Sparx Group。
Olli 2.0的Windform 3D打印
为了整合欧洲项目所需的雨刮器，当地汽车团队必须坐下来大修Olli 2.0的设计。由于车辆的前部本质上是一个高大的矩形，上面有宽阔的大灯和大窗户，因此无法从上方放置雨刮器，必须固定在挡风玻璃底部的框架上。
Iacovini adds, “The Local Motors Engineering Department designed a new front bumper with brackets for fixing both the wipers starter motor and the front wiper washer reservoir.”
Unfortunately, during the wiper assembly phase, the team noticed that the motor protruded from the modified front bumper. This prompted Local Motors to design and add two additional covers to the assembly – one that conceals the protruding part and one that protects the pressure system of the washer reservoir.
当寻求封面制造商时，该公司转向CRP技术。服务局3D使用Windform XT 2.0（碳纤维增强的聚酰胺）和垫圈储层阀阀（使用Windform LX 3.0）（玻璃纤维增强的聚酰胺）打印了挡风玻璃刮水器入门电机盖。这两个复合零件均使用选择性激光烧结（SLS）技术打印3D，现在已集成到Olli 2.0中。
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Featured image shows Olli 2.0 with its new windshield wipers and 3D printed wiper cover parts. Photo via Local Motors.
