In my half-a-year Exchange in Medellín, Colombia for Industrial Design Engineering I got the change to design and build the E-Patrol with a project group, that can be used in this bumpy city for police men.
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Different in Medellín, compared to my studies in the Technical University Delft, was the practical aspect. We not only designed the E-Patrol digitally, but actually got into the workshop and made it work.
Electronics were made, the gear system and I built the carcasa. First model was oud of construction cardboard, after which we created a mold and a carbon-epoxy composite for the lightweight but strong skin. The carrying construction was welded from steel.
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