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Featured: Experience
Orlando People Mover
With an airport that serves as a gateway to Florida and Disneyworld, the Orlando Airport Authority was particularly conscious of providing an entry experience that lived up to the expectations of arriving passengers. AEG Westinghouse, the manufacturer, wanted a people mover that was easy to fabricate and maintain, in order to produce operating reliability levels exceeding 99 percent availability.

Daedalus designed the vehicle's large windows to provide an expansive view of the airport's surrounding lakes, trees, and lush landscaping. The rounded, glazed front ends are formed from large sheets of glass in compound curves. The interior of the car was designed for passenger comfort and easy maintenance. Floors are level throughout with no wheel well protrusions, and stanchions and handholds provide support for standing passengers. Seats are wall-mounted with unobstructed space underneath for feet and luggage. Backlit overhead graphic panels direct passengers to the proper exit door when the train arrives in the terminal satellite. A combination of direct and indirect lighting built into the car's overhead air-conditioning duct provides consistent lighting throughout the vehicle. All interior panels are quickly removable by technicians for access to lighting, door operators, and train control equipment.

Each rubber-tired electric powered vehicle accommodates about 100 passengers, and is locked by four pairs of guide wheels to a steel guide beam anchored to a dedicated concrete guide way. A steel under frame supports an aluminum extrusion superstructure. The exterior envelope is made of aluminum panels with molded fiberglass ends. The interior is a combination of fiberglass and thermoformed panels.
News: September, 2010
Daedalus welcomes Chris Connors
Chris Connors has joined Daedalus as Interaction Design Director. Chris joins us directly from Apple, Inc., and his career spans enterprise software, aerospace, and consumer products. As Interaction Design Lead at Apple...   more ...

News: September, 2010
Daedalus Welcomes Tim Fletcher
Tim Fletcher, FIDSA, joined Daedalus as Business Development Manager in November of 2009. Previously he taught Industrial Design and Design Thinking at Hong Kong Polytechnic University. His background in design and new product development spans both large and small corporations as well as consulting.    more ...

News: September, 2010
Daedalus wins a GOLD appliance DESIGN award
Daedalus is proud to announce that BiliChek, a noninvasive bilirubin meter developed for Philips Children's Medical Ventures, in partnership with Philips Home Healthcare Design, has been granted a Gold award in appliance DESIGN magazine's annual Excellence in Design competition.    more ...