Sprout Fyts by JunXiang Cheng and Yi Yang

Sprout Fyts by JunXiang Cheng and Yi Yang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award yn Izer in 3D-printe Foarmen en Produkten Ûntwerp Competition Category.

Izer3D-printsjen· 2022

Sprout Fyts

by JunXiang Cheng and Yi Yang

Client: JunXiang Cheng,Yi Yang,AoDong Li,JingYao Huang,ZiYu Zhao

A' Design Award yn Izer Winner in 3D-printsjen Category

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The Design

About Sprout Fyts

Sprout is in fyts dy't produsearre wurdt troch trijediminsjonaal printsjen. It frame is foarme troch topology-optimalisaasje, wêrby't materiaal allinnich pleatst wurdt dêr't it nedich is, wat de totale brûkte hoemannichte ferminderet. Statyske spanningsanalyze mei de eindige-elemintemetoade ferifiearret de stabiliteit fan de framestruktuer. It definitive model wurdt printe yn hege dichtens nylon. De fyts mjit 1630 mm yn lingte, 600 mm yn breedte en 832 mm yn hichte. Troch it printsjen is der gjin behoefte oan djoere mallen, sadat elk frame in yndividueel ûntwerp folgje kin.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award yn Izer

Sprout Fyts is in winner fan de A' Design Award yn Izer, in prestisjeuze erkenning foar goede ûntwerpen dy't foldogge oan de profesjonele en yndustriële easken dy't ferwachte wurde fan goed ûntwurpen skeppings. Izerwinners litte grutte feardigens, hege spesjalisaasje, deskundich begryp en kreatyf fermogen fan har makkers sjen. Fan Sprout Fyts wurdt ferwachte dat it in tige heech achte, bewûndere en dierbere skepping is dy't praktysk en ynnovatyf is. Dit winnende ûntwerp fan de A' Design Award yn Izer yntegrearret de bêste praktiken fan de sektor en hat feardige technyske skaaimerken ferbûn mei kennis en talint. Sprout Fyts wurdt respektearre foar syn yngeandens en is ûntwurpen om ferbetteringen fan de kwaliteit fan it libben te leverjen dy't helpe de wrâld ta in bettere plak te meitsjen.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: Bicycles made by traditional technology are often single in shape and lack of characteristics. After the introduction of 3D printing technology, the bicycle after topology optimization not only has a better lightweight design, but also gets rid of the high mold cost, and carries out an industrial mode of producing one piece for one design or even one piece for multiple designs.
Dimensions & Packaging: Length 1630mm, width600mm, height 832mm
Tags: Topological Optimization, 3D Printing, bicycle, conceptual design, vehicle design
Production Technology: The structure of the bicycle is optimized by means of topology optimization, and the design is carried out on the basis of the optimized model. Finally, the bicycle model is made of high density nylon material through 3D printing
Design Challenge: The most difficult part is the topology optimization of the bicycle, because it includes related mechanics such as statics. It's a whole new area for us, it's a whole new challenge.The second is to verify the feasibility of material technology, which takes a long time, the cost of changing material technology, the difficulty of production, and the acceptance of people in real life. These are the considerations for this design study.
Research: Research objectives: 1. How to optimize the structure of bicycle 2. Research methods of existing 3D printing materials and technologies and topology optimization methods: 1. Field investigation data analysis 2. Online data collection results: With the introduction of 3D printing technology, metal materials can be made into the form of car frames, just like sculptures, without the constraints of traditional processes. At the same time, 3D printing technology can get rid of the high cost of mold, and carry out the industrial model of one design producing one piece, or even multiple designs producing only one piece. Even the same design can be printed with different materials.
Inspiration: According to the investigation, in the long days of steel and aluminum tubes, the basic shape of the bicycle was a variety of subtle variations of the diamond frame under the linear structure. Bicycle product modeling language is relatively simple, in addition to the details of the process, the biggest surprise may be coating. From the point of view of design, it is hoped that through 3D printing design, people can obtain bicycles with better stability and more personality rather than the bicycles produced in industrial batches in the past. So that people's bikes get the best lightweight and reduce the loss of more resources.
Project Duration: The project started in March 2021 and ended in May 2021. Project duration: 2 months. Location: Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China.
Operation Flow: By using a professional design system, the topology optimization of the bicycle frame is carried out, and then the optimization of the corresponding frame prototype is completed according to the corresponding optimization results, and the bicycle is produced by 3D printing. The bicycle frame after topology optimization not only reasonably plans the distribution of the material structure, reduces the amount of material, but also reduces the energy consumption rate and the emission of harmful substances in the exhaust. Secondly, the static stress analysis of the frame is carried out by applying the finite element method in topology optimization, so as to complete the design and stability verification of the frame structure more efficiently, shorten the product development cycle, and make new products more efficient in development.
Team Members: Designer：JunXiang Cheng
Designer：Yi Yang
Designer：AoDong Li
Designer：JingYao Huang
Designer：ZiYu Zhao