Wusa Elektrisches persönliches Mobilitätsfahrzeug by Anri Sugihara

Wusa Elektrisches persönliches Mobilitätsfahrzeug by Anri Sugihara is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award in Silber in Fahrzeugdesign Competition Category.

SilberFahrzeug· 2021

Wusa Elektrisches persönliches Mobilitätsfahrzeug

by Anri Sugihara

Client: RDS Co., Ltd.

A' Design Award in Silber Winner in Fahrzeug Category

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The Design

About Wusa Elektrisches persönliches Mobilitätsfahrzeug

Wusa ist ein kleines Elektromotorrad, das zugleich als Antriebseinheit für einen manuellen Rollstuhl dient. Das kompakte Fahrzeug ist für urbane Fahrten und die Freizeitnutzung gedacht. Ein robuster Stahlrahmen nimmt eine leichte Lithium-Ionen-Batterie auf, die niedrig und seitlich angeordnet ist, sodass die Einheit mit einem Rollstuhl genutzt werden kann. Der Hinterradantrieb ermöglicht eine Höchstgeschwindigkeit von 35 Kilometern pro Stunde, und eine Hinterradfederung mit langem Federweg sorgt für zusätzlichen Komfort. Vorhandene Motorradteile können montiert werden, sodass sich das Fahrzeug individuell anpassen lässt. Wusa ist so gestaltet, dass es alle Fahrerinnen und Fahrer anspricht, nicht nur Rollstuhlnutzer.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award in Silber

Wusa Elektrisches persönliches Mobilitätsfahrzeug ist Gewinner des A' Design Award in Silber, einer enorm prestigeträchtigen Anerkennung für erstklassige, großartige und beeindruckende Spitzendesigns. Silber-Gewinner sind ungemein brillante und äußerst kreative Werke, die die herausragende Expertise, das Talent und den Scharfsinn ihrer Designer veranschaulichen. Von Wusa Elektrisches persönliches Mobilitätsfahrzeug wird erwartet, dass es ein wunderbares Vorzeigewerk ist, das bemerkenswert professionell und zutiefst innovativ ist. Dieses mit dem A' Design Award in Silber prämierte Design ist eine höchst bemerkenswerte, bewunderte Erfindung, die den Grenzen von Kunst, Wissenschaft, Design und Technologie zugutekommt und sie voranbringt. Wusa Elektrisches persönliches Mobilitätsfahrzeug ist eine vielbeneidete Schöpfung, die Wünsche weckt, positive Gefühle vermittelt und Staunen und Verwunderung entfacht.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: WUSA is a small electric motorcycle that you can easily ride. It is a vehicle with two sides, It isn't only a motorcycle but also a combined with a wheelchair to be used as electric mobility, and is intended for use in urban areas and leisure activities. It can also be docked with WF01, which won the Platinum Award at the A'Design Award in 2020, and is a proposal for a new means of transportation regardless of the rider, with a wide range of users with various usages.
Dimensions & Packaging: size:950 x 500 x 600
weight:25kg
max motor power:500W(to resister as a moped to ride on public road in japan)
Tags: eMoto, Movility, Wheelchair, SDGs, Inclusive Design, EV
Production Technology: A sturdy steel frame with a lightweight, high-capacity lithium-ion battery placed low and sideways for use in wheelchairs. Existing bike and mini bike parts can be used, and you can customize it as you like. Its rear-wheel drive up to 35 kph maximum and does not lose traction with wheelspin uphill with wheelchair use. Equipped with a rear suspension with a large stroke, riders can enjoy comfort ride and the difference of turning with acceleration and braking that is fun as a motorcycle.
Design Challenge: RDS Co., Ltd. has been engaged in R&D of various motor sports products for years and has been an official partner of F1 racing team Scuderia AlphaTauri recently. RDS have also developed competitive equipment for parasports with athletes. They live in wheelchairs and have limited mobility, but love vehicles and speed. The technology cultivated in racing field can create a vehicle enjoy together. “Cool thing is justice” is the philosophy of RDS, and we aim to create products that embody it.
Inspiration: Japan is a leading country of issues. One of the typical issue is the progressing of the aging and depopulation especially in local sites, causing how to keep daily moving as a issue. Some public transportation is being closed due to reduced demand. In addition, there are wheelchair users as existing vulnerable. Any transportation that fills the middle between a car and a wheelchair will help a lot yet for only limited demand for welfare use, it is often hard to solve it in reasonable price.
Project Duration: The project started in September 2019 in Japan and keep on going.
Operation Flow: WUSA is a vehicle with two sides, It isn't only a motorcycle but also a power unit for a wheelchair. This compact mobility won't separate user by their body ability. It can be enjoyed by both manual wheelchair users and able-bodied people for their own usage. By not to be a pure welfare product, an attractive design that everyone wants and be able to ride, RDS want to add a new way of the welfare mobilities should be.
Team Members: RDS Ltd., Co., exiii design Inc. Yoshihiro Hirata R2, MAGNET Inc., makesense Inc. and quod, LLC
Image Credits: RDS Co., Ltd.