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Wusa כלי תחבורה אישי חשמלי by Anri Sugihara

Wusa כלי תחבורה אישי חשמלי by Anri Sugihara is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 פרס הכסף של A' Design Award in עיצוב כלי רכב, ניידות ותחבורה Competition Category.


כסףכלי רכב· 2021

Wusa כלי תחבורה אישי חשמלי

by Anri Sugihara

Client: RDS Co., Ltd.

פרס הכסף של A' Design Award Winner in כלי רכב Category

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The Design

About Wusa כלי תחבורה אישי חשמלי

ווסה הוא אופנוע חשמלי קטן המשמש גם כיחידת הנעה לכיסא גלגלים ידני. הרכב הקומפקטי מיועד לנסיעות עירוניות ולשימוש פנאי. שלדת פלדה חסונה מחזיקה סוללת ליתיום-יון קלת משקל הממוקמת נמוך ובצד, כך שאפשר להשתמש ביחידה עם כיסא גלגלים. הנעה אחורית מאפשרת מהירות מרבית של 35 קילומטרים לשעה, ומתלה אחורי בעל מהלך ארוך מוסיף נוחות. ניתן להתקין חלקי אופנוע קיימים, כך שאפשר להתאים את הרכב באופן אישי. ווסה תוכנן לפנות לכל הרוכבים, ולא רק למשתמשי כיסא גלגלים.

The Recognition

About the פרס הכסף של A' Design Award

העיצוב Wusa כלי תחבורה אישי חשמלי זכה בפרס הכסף של A' Design Award, הכרה יוקרתית ביותר הניתנת לעיצובים ברמה הגבוהה ביותר, מרהיבים ומרשימים. זוכי הכסף הם יצירות מבריקות להפליא ויצירתיות מאוד שממחישות את המומחיות, הכישרון והחדות של מעצביהן. מהעיצוב Wusa כלי תחבורה אישי חשמלי מצפים שיהיה יצירה נפלאה, דגם מופת, מקצועית להפליא וחדשנית לעומק. העיצוב הזה שזכה בפרס הכסף של A' Design Award הוא המצאה בולטת מאוד ומוערצת שמועילה ודוחפת קדימה את גבולות האמנות, המדע, העיצוב והטכנולוגיה. העיצוב Wusa כלי תחבורה אישי חשמלי הוא יצירה שרבים מקנאים בה, שמעוררת רצונות, מביאה רגשות חיוביים ומציתה התפעלות ופליאה.

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.

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