Trans RINA, Vol 153, Part C1, Intl J Marine Design, Jul - Dec 2011
Figure 1: Early Exterior form development
Figure 2: Final Exterior form CAD Render.
The CAD render of the final exterior design is shown in Figure 2 shows a large area of the hull above the chine is glazed offering the user an immersion in the marine environment from all decks. A critical technology to support
this is electrically polarised glass controlled through the use of domotic systems.
The complexity of the initial handrail has been reduced with the direction of motion being alluded to by the reclined angle of the stanchions at mid-ship and at aft section.
5.2 INCLUSIVE INTERIOR DESIGN
Benchmarking enables the key activities of vessels to be determined, through simulation
with a wheelchair,
glasses etc, while potential assistive technology solutions were evaluated. The key TOI from cruise ships was the optimisation of crew accommodation to allow two crew- members to live with a reasonable degree of comfort on this small vessel. Thereby providing the aging user with
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a high degree of carer support if needed, the staff could be medically trained to offer a greater level of care support than is currently available on small vessels
The critical challenge was to enable the disable user to access all deck not usually possible on a vessel of this size, in a manner that seamlessly integrated with the interior environment. Concurrently the design had to allow the user to interact with the environment with a high degree of autonomy giving a heightened sense of independence.
This was achieved through making the wheel chair and lift design focal points for the interior. The lift rather than being a utilitarian object was made of transparent plastic fitted to a stainless steel frame, with the plastic illuminated by LEDs embedded in the metal frame. Thus allowing the wheelchair to be displayed as a designed object during the motion of
highlighted on the GAs in Figure.3 footprint of space that the lift takes up.
the lift. The red zones represent the
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