Using 3D printing technology and drawing inspiration from the biological structures and characteristics of insects, Tithonus is a revolutionary electric vehicle design developed from a collaboration between LASALLE's BA (Hons) Product Design programme and Singapore University of Technology and Design's Project EVAM (Electric Vehicle Additive Manufacturing).
Year 2 student Choong Yu Haun shares with Lianhe Zaobao, “If you observe the insect anatomy, you will discover that the whole body of most insects comprises different parts. Besides this, some parts of an insect are regenerative. For example, when a wing or leg breaks off, it will regrow. Using this as our inspiration, we produced the various parts of a sports car body shell with 3D printing to make it easier to install on the chassis.”
Image: Bai Yanlin
