Society for Sustainable Mobility

File Formats
Documentation of design shall be maintained in the following formats (where applicable):

Requirement documentation: Word (or RTF equivalent) and PDF
Mechanical drawings: IGES and OpenDWG
Software documentation: Word (or RTF equivalent) and PDF
Parts lists: Excel and (when available) PDM/PLM

Engineering Units
Due to the international nature of SSM’s projects, all engineering measurements shall be documented using the metric system. […]

It is SSM’s charter to explore Open Design methodology in an automotive engineering environment. There are at least two aspects of this Open Design Infrastructure: Licensing and tools. We already have a draft version of the license in place and it’s working out well so far. Now we need to look at the tool aspect […]

Downloads
Click here to download OSGV Open Design License Agreement Version 0.1 (Preliminary), dated Aug 8th, 2006, in PDF format. Please click here to post your comments
Preamble
(Draft 0.2 is in work. All existing technical data placed under license version 0.1 will be converted to 0.2 automatically)
The SSM’s Open Source Green Vehicle (OSGV) Project is created to […]

SSM-OSGV Open Design Model
Overview
The vehicle will be design through an international collaborative effort much like the development of open-source software. All design data and test data will be shared and accessible from the internet. Similar to “Open Source”, technical data is governed by a public license.
Product structures are managed in a web based Product Data […]

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Frequently Asked Questions
About Open Design Infrastructure

What’s the difference between “Open Source” and “Open Design”?
Using the phrase “Open Source” in this context is kind of a misnomer. The phrase “Open Source” is borrowed from software world (”Source” as in “Source Code” in software). The term “Open Design” is more appropriate when the end product is a […]

October 19 and 20, 2007: SSM is featured at the Santa Monica Alt Car Expo.
October 12, 2007: Kernel™ Preliminary Design Review (PDR) begins.
August 3, 2007: SSM becomes an official Automotive X-Prize contender.
April 27, 2007: Society for Sustainable Mobility enters Automotive X-Prize Competition.
April 14, 2007: First SSM-OSGV newsletter is released.
April 10, 2007: SSM-OSGV Kernel project is […]

Be Part of a Successful Team
Our staff and teams of volunteers are working hard to bring you the TRUE sustainable mobility through a profound change in philosophy in automotive engineering. Most of us are unpaid. What’s holding us together is nothing but our belief that our effort will one day benefit all mankind. So, please… […]

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Introducing Kernel™ Barebone Electric Vehicle - the Core of Next-Generation Alternative Fuel Vehicles.
Being environmental friendly doesn’t mean giving up our lifestyle anymore. Designed to suit the needs of suburban consumers, the Kernel is a full-function Crossover SUV poised to revolutionize people’s perception about what a car should be. The word “New” is such an understatement: Combining […]