New Passdoor for Fix Panel Industrial Gates

Sammanfattning: This Master Thesis, executed in collaboration with ASSA ABLOY Entrance Systems, focused on designing a new and improved secondary entrance for overhead panel industrial gates, which is part of the existing product line. The secondary entrance developed in this project is called a Passdoor, which is placed in a fixed section next to the gate and is used to separate pedestrian traffic through the industrial gate from vehicles and deliveries. The end goal of the project was to finalize the design of a Passdoor with variable dimensions in two thickness configurations. To achieve this goal, the Master Thesis followed the steps of a well-established theoretical product development process, called the double diamond process. This included both deep research in the project, as well as a extensive design process characterized by an iterative human centered design process. This included repeating observation, ideation, prototyping and testing to develop a well thought out final solution. The result is a new and standardized door, that fits well into the ASSA ABLOY product ecosystem. The design allows for doors produced with an unlimited variation of dimensions in height and width within an allowable range, but is standardized as far as possible to reduce design and engineering cost for every produced door. In this Master Thesis it is concluded that the new Passdoors might very well be part of the company’s future product line and particularly attractive for customers interested in implementing an additional secondary entrance to their overhead industrial gates.