Child Restraint System for Shared Mobility: Development of a Mobile, Rear-facing and Safe Car Seat for the Car Travels of the Future
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Examensarbete för masterexamen
Program
Industrial design engineering (MPDES), MSc
Publicerad
2020
Författare
Elinder, Eric
Hultman, Jaquline
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This report presents a product development project, where the preliminary aim was to develop
a concept of a rear-facing Child Restraint System (CRS) adapted for shared mobility. The CRS
was developed for children in the stature range 61-105cm for the main users; parents who do
not own a car. The secondary aim of the project was to investigate different possible customer
groups for this type of CRS solution.
More and more parents are estimated to live in cities without owning a car in the future. The
development of CRSs have to keep up with this trend to guarantee children's safety in the
future. This project is initiated and supervised by the CRS company Axkid, with the purpose
to keep up with this trend and to simplify for parents who do not own a car to travel safely and
comfortably with a toddler.
To accomplish the aims, User Studies were conducted to study the different customer groups,
their needs and priorities related to CRSs. A new research method called User Study via Social
Media was conducted to gain access to the main users since they were difficult to reach since
this group is still quite small. In similar channels a Survey was published that got over 400
responses.
The result of the project is the CRS concept Axkid Free - a rear-facing, foldable and mobile
CRS. The concept was developed for parents who do not own a car. This group, in addition
to being the main user, was found to be the most favorable customer group during User
Studies, since they displayed a need for a new type of CRS, an interest and purchasing power.
To comply with this group’s needs, the Axkid Free has backpack straps and a low weight for
easy transport, offers better storing opportunities than the common CRS by being foldable and
is quick and easy to install and uninstall thanks to the chosen attachment systems. The
concept Axkid Free is developed according to the UN R129 regulation and has a rebound bar,
support leg and ISOFIX attachments systems to secure optimal safety.
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Child Restraint System, Child Traffic Safety, Product Development