Results of the Environmental Impact Balancing as a Restriction of Undercarriage Concepts
DS 130: Proceedings of NordDesign 2024, Reykjavik, Iceland, 12th - 14th August 2024
                        Year: 2024
                        Editor: Malmqvist, J.; Candi, M.; Saemundsson, R. J.; Bystrom, F. and Isaksson, O.
                        Author: Turke, Louisa Maria; Hoang, Anh-Duc; Vietor, Thomas
                        Series: NordDESIGN
                       Institution: TU Braunschweig, Institute for Engineering Design, Germany
                        Page(s): 266-276
                        DOI number: 10.35199/NORDDESIGN2024.29
                        ISBN: 978-1-912254-21-7
                        
Abstract
This research shows the quantitative determination of the environmental impact using an undercarriage. The necessity of circular value creation is demonstrated using application strategies from the 9R model. Two strategies and the combination of these are applied to the undercarriage and the Carbon Footprint is approximated during raw material production, manufacturing, and usage. The results show potential design variables to reduce CO2 emissions. The quantitative determination forms the basis for further research to calculate the current CO2 equivalent during multidisciplinary optimization.
Keywords: Sustainable Design, Optimisation, Circular Economy