Suzhou University of Technology ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ Swimcar ᱫᱚ ᱨᱮᱫ ᱫᱟᱜ ᱨᱮ ᱪᱟᱞᱟᱜ ᱜᱟᱰᱤ

Suzhou University of Technology ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ Swimcar ᱫᱚ ᱨᱮᱫ ᱫᱟᱜ ᱨᱮ ᱪᱟᱞᱟᱜ ᱜᱟᱰᱤ ᱫᱚ ᱵᱷᱚᱵᱤᱥᱭᱚᱛ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱯᱨᱚᱛᱤᱡᱚᱜᱤᱛᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱜ ᱨᱮ 2026 A' Design Award ᱠᱟᱥᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱟᱹᱰᱤ ᱢᱟᱱ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱡᱤᱛᱠᱟᱨ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾

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Swimcar ᱫᱚ ᱨᱮᱫ ᱫᱟᱜ ᱨᱮ ᱪᱟᱞᱟᱜ ᱜᱟᱰᱤ

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Swimcar ᱫᱚ ᱨᱮᱫ ᱫᱟᱜ ᱨᱮ ᱪᱟᱞᱟᱜ ᱜᱟᱰᱤ ᱵᱟᱵᱚᱛ ᱛᱮ

ᱥᱩᱭᱤᱢᱠᱟᱨ ᱫᱚ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱢᱳᱰᱩᱞᱟᱨ ᱟᱢᱯᱷᱤᱵᱤᱭᱚᱥ ᱜᱟᱰᱤ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱫᱚ ᱫᱟᱜᱰᱩᱵᱤ ᱦᱩᱭᱩᱜ ᱱᱟᱜᱟᱨ ᱠᱚ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱜᱟᱰᱤ ᱨᱮ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱵᱚᱸᱫᱚ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱵᱤᱡᱞᱤ ᱪᱮᱥᱤᱥ ᱟᱨ ᱠᱟᱨᱵᱚᱱ ᱯᱷᱟᱭᱵᱟᱨ ᱠᱚᱢᱯᱚᱡᱤᱴ ᱛᱮ ᱵᱮᱱᱟᱣ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱮᱴᱟᱜ ᱠᱮᱵᱤᱱ ᱢᱮᱥᱟ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱦᱚᱨ ᱨᱮ ᱪᱟᱞᱟᱜ ᱚᱠᱛᱚ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱪᱩᱢᱵᱚᱠ-ᱦᱟᱭᱰᱨᱚᱞᱤᱠ ᱤᱱᱴᱟᱨᱯᱷᱮᱥ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱵᱟᱨᱭᱟ ᱦᱟᱹᱴᱤᱧ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱡᱟᱭᱜᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱥᱟᱵ ᱫᱚᱦᱚ ᱠᱚᱣᱟᱭ᱾ ᱡᱚᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱥᱮᱱᱥᱚᱨ ᱠᱚ ᱫᱟᱜ ᱨᱟᱠᱟᱵᱚᱜ ᱠᱚ ᱧᱟᱢᱟ, ᱠᱮᱵᱤᱱ ᱫᱚ ᱟᱲᱟᱜᱚᱜ-ᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱡᱤᱭᱚᱱ ᱵᱟᱧᱪᱟᱣ ᱰᱚᱸᱜᱟ ᱞᱮᱠᱟ ᱫᱟᱜ ᱪᱮᱛᱟᱱ ᱨᱮ ᱯᱟᱦᱟᱨᱚᱜ-ᱟ, ᱚᱱᱟᱛᱮ ᱪᱟᱯᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱦᱚᱲ ᱠᱚ ᱫᱟᱜ ᱪᱮᱛᱟᱱ ᱨᱮ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱱ ᱠᱚᱣᱟ᱾ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱤᱠᱚ-ᱯᱷᱟᱭᱫᱟ ᱢᱳᱰᱩᱞ ᱫᱚ ᱜᱟᱰᱤ ᱪᱟᱞᱟᱜ ᱚᱠᱛᱚ ᱦᱚᱭ ᱵᱚᱦᱚᱜ ᱟᱨ ᱪᱷᱟᱱᱟ ᱛᱮ ᱫᱟᱜ ᱱᱤᱨᱢᱚᱞ ᱮᱫᱟᱭ᱾ ᱪᱟᱠᱟ ᱵᱷᱤᱛᱨᱤ ᱢᱳᱴᱚᱨ ᱠᱚ ᱚᱛ ᱟᱨ ᱫᱟᱜ ᱵᱟᱱᱟᱨ ᱨᱮ ᱜᱟᱰᱤ ᱠᱚ ᱞᱟᱲᱟᱣᱮᱫᱟ᱾

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Swimcar ᱫᱚ ᱨᱮᱫ ᱫᱟᱜ ᱨᱮ ᱪᱟᱞᱟᱜ ᱜᱟᱰᱤ ᱫᱚ A' Design Award ᱠᱟᱥᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱧᱟᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱱᱟᱣᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱵᱱᱟ ᱛᱮ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱠᱚ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱮᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱥᱚᱢᱟᱱ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱠᱚ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱵᱷᱟᱵᱱᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱠᱟᱢᱤ ᱡᱷᱟᱞᱠᱟᱣ ᱠᱚ᱾ Swimcar ᱫᱚ ᱨᱮᱫ ᱫᱟᱜ ᱨᱮ ᱪᱟᱞᱟᱜ ᱜᱟᱰᱤ ᱫᱚ ᱠᱚᱞᱟ, ᱣᱤᱜᱭᱟᱱ, ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱟᱨ ᱴᱮᱠᱱᱚᱞᱚᱡᱤ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱥᱤᱢᱟ ᱵᱟᱲᱦᱟᱣ ᱟᱨ ᱫᱩᱱᱤᱭᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱜᱚᱲᱚ ᱮᱢ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾

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ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱧᱮᱞ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱠᱨᱮᱰᱤᱴ, ᱴᱤᱢ ᱥᱫᱚᱥᱭ ᱟᱨ ᱴᱮᱠᱱᱤᱠᱮᱞ ᱵᱤᱵᱚᱨᱚᱬ ᱮᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾

ᱟᱞᱜᱟ ᱜᱩᱱ ᱠᱚ: Swimcar is a modular, Split-Body Amphibious system engineered for urban resilience. It integrates a high-performance electric chassis with an independent cabin. Unlike standard vehicles, its "Split-Body Logic" allows the cabin to detach instantly during floods as an autonomous "Life-Saving Ark." Furthermore, the "Eco-Benefit Module" actively purifies water via physical aeration and filtration. This innovation transforms transit into a net-positive ecological activity.
ᱢᱟᱯ ᱟᱨ ᱯᱮᱠᱮᱡᱤᱝ: The Swimcar is designed to automotive-marine hybrid standards. Dimensions: 5,200 mm Length x 2,150 mm Width x 1,850 mm Height. The cabin features a 2,850 mm wheelbase for optimal stability. Technical properties include a IP68-rated dual-motor powertrain (350 kW output) and a high-capacity 120 kWh solid-state battery housed in a watertight lower bay. The "Life-Ark" cabin offers 8,500 liters of reserve buoyancy. Construction utilizes pre-preg carbon fiber and marine-grade 5083 aluminum alloy.
ᱴᱮᱜ ᱠᱚ: Amphibious Mobility, Split-Body Logic, Urban Resilience, Life-Saving Ark, Eco-Benefit Module, Water Purification
ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱛᱮᱠᱱᱚᱞᱚᱡᱤ: Swimcar utilizes a lightweight Carbon-Fiber composite shell for the cabin to ensure maximum buoyancy and structural integrity. The chassis features a sealed electric powertrain with high-torque in-wheel motors. The core innovation is the magnetic-hydraulic decoupling interface, allowing instantaneous separation under pressure. We employed CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) to optimize the hull's hydrodynamic efficiency and FEA (Finite Element Analysis) for crashworthiness.
ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱱ ᱪᱮᱞᱮᱧ: The primary challenge was balancing structural unity with emergency detachment. Engineering a magnetic-hydraulic interface that remains rigid at highway speeds but releases instantly under water pressure required rigorous iterative modeling.
ᱜᱚᱵᱮᱥᱚᱱᱟ: This applied design research aimed to eliminate urban drowning risks. Using a User-Centered Design methodology, I analyzed flood mortality data and hydraulic pressure physics. Tools included CFD simulation and modular architectural modeling. I interviewed emergency responders to identify vehicle escape failures. Results proved that a detachable buoyant cabin is more viable than waterproofing. This shift from "sealed" to "separable" design ensures life safety, offering a resilient model for future urban transit and insurance risk mitigation.
ᱯᱨᱮᱨᱚᱱᱟ: The inspiration for Swimcar stems from recurring tragedies where passengers are trapped in submerged vehicles during flash floods. Witnessing these preventable losses motivated a shift toward a Life-Safety First philosophy. By researching modular architecture and hydrodynamics, the Split-Body Logic was developed to address the failure of traditional automotive exits under hydraulic pressure.
ᱯᱨᱚᱡᱮᱠᱴ ᱥᱚᱢᱚᱭ: The project commenced in November 2025 and was developed over a three-month intensive design and research period. The design process and technical conceptualization were primarily conducted in Changshu, China. The project reached its final completion in January 2026, integrating comprehensive modular architectural studies and advanced amphibious system modeling.
ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱦᱚᱨ: In daily use, Swimcar functions as a seamless commuter. On land, the cabin and chassis act as one; when entering water, the electric propulsion engages automatically. The "Split-Body" magic happens during emergencies: internal sensors detect rising water levels, triggering a hydraulic release that ejects the cabin. It transforms from a car into a buoyant life-raft instantly. This fail-safe interaction ensures passengers stay above water, performing better than any traditional seal.
ᱴᱤᱢ ᱥᱮᱫᱟᱭ ᱠᱚ: Weiwei Zhang
ᱪᱤᱛᱟᱹᱨ ᱥᱟᱹᱦᱟ: Image #1: Designer Kun Wu, Modeler and Renderer Kun Wu, Swimcar Exterior Concept, 2026. Image #2: Designer Weiwei Zhang, 2026. Image #3: Designer Kun Wu, 2026. Image #4: Designer Kun Wu, 2026. Image #5: Designer Kun Wu, Illustrator, 2026.