Wusa Fonksyon Prensipal: Machin Mobilite Pèsonèl Elektrik by Anri Sugihara

Wusa Fonksyon Prensipal: Machin Mobilite Pèsonèl Elektrik by Anri Sugihara is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award Ajan in Veyikil Competition Category.

AjanVeyikil· 2021

Wusa Fonksyon Prensipal: Machin Mobilite Pèsonèl Elektrik

by Anri Sugihara

Client: RDS Co., Ltd.

A' Design Award Ajan Winner in Veyikil Category

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The Design

About Wusa Fonksyon Prensipal: Machin Mobilite Pèsonèl Elektrik

Wusa se yon ti motosiklèt elektrik ki sèvi tou kòm inite pouvwa pou yon fotèy woulan manyèl. Machin konpak la fèt pou vwayaj nan vil ak itilizasyon lwazi. Yon chas asye solid kenbe yon batri litiyòm-iyon lejè ki plase ba epi sou kote, konsa inite a ka itilize ak yon fotèy woulan. Antrenman wou dèyè a pèmèt yon vitès maksimòm 35 kilomèt pa èdtan, epi yon sispansyon dèyè ak yon kous long ajoute konfò. Pyès motosiklèt ki egziste yo ka moute, konsa machin nan ka pèsonalize. Wusa fèt pou atire tout chofè, pa sèlman itilizatè fotèy woulan yo.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Ajan

Wusa Fonksyon Prensipal: Machin Mobilite Pèsonèl Elektrik se yon ganyan A' Design Award Ajan, yon rekonesans ki gen yon prestij enmans yo bay design nivo siperyè, bèl anpil e enpresyonan. Ganyan Ajan yo se travay ki trè briyan e ki trè kreyatif ki montre ekspètiz, talan ak finès designer yo. Yo atann Wusa Fonksyon Prensipal: Machin Mobilite Pèsonèl Elektrik pou se yon bèl travay modèl, remakab nan pwofesyonalis e ki gen gwo inovasyon. Design sa a ki ganyen A' Design Award Ajan se yon envansyon trè remakab, admire ki pote benefis e ki pouse limit atizay, syans, design ak teknoloji. Wusa Fonksyon Prensipal: Machin Mobilite Pèsonèl Elektrik se yon kreyasyon anpil moun jalou ki reveye dezi, ki pote santiman pozitif e ki limen sipriz ak mèvèy.

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.