DESIGN ACHIEVEMENT
Water Bus
In 2013, the multi-purpose amphibious vehicle was designed and developed by the R&D alliance development program. This locally made sightseeing amphibious vehicle is developed in cooperation with certified bus body design companies, for the purpose of redevelopment and marketing of urban waterfront.
- This water bus has a standardized automotive design, a mid-engine and four-wheel-drive layout, adopting the Monocoque concept design in accordance with the specifications of Taiwan’s Class A bus.
- The bus structure is built using high strength steel with tensile strength of above 440 MPa, and its dynamic rollover structure meets the safety requirements of the ECE-R66 standard.
- The automotive front-end modules and can be designed according to customer needs.
- An atypical vessel shape, its resistance and propulsion system are estimated by computational fluid dynamics.
- The automated power distribution system can provide engine power to the front wheel assembly, rear wheel assembly or stern for specific propulsion needs.
- Relevant designs are certified by the CR Classification Society.
Specifications
| SHIP NAME | WATER BUS |
| Length | 10.45 m |
| Moulded breadth | 2.495 m |
| Moulded depth | 1.34 m |
| Draft | 0.88 m |
| Displacement | 12.48 tons |
| Total Height | 3.42 m |
| Persons capacity | 32 persons (30 passengers and 2 crews) |
| Engine | Cummins ISBe 6.7 E5 285B 280PS/2300rpm |
| Stern | Mercury Bravo 2 |
| Cruising speed | 6 knots |
| Wheelbase | 5.6 m |
| Land speed | 60km/h |
| Gradeability | 16.7 degrees |
| Radius of gyration | 11 m |
