Wusa Ọrụ Bụ Isi: Ụgbọ Njem Nkeonwe Nke Eletriki by Anri Sugihara

Wusa Ọrụ Bụ Isi: Ụgbọ Njem Nkeonwe Nke Eletriki by Anri Sugihara is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Ọlaọcha in Nhazi Ụgbọ, Njem na Nnyefe Competition Category.

ỌlaọchaỤgbọ· 2021

Wusa Ọrụ Bụ Isi: Ụgbọ Njem Nkeonwe Nke Eletriki

by Anri Sugihara

Client: RDS Co., Ltd.

Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Ọlaọcha Winner in Ụgbọ Category

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The Design

About Wusa Ọrụ Bụ Isi: Ụgbọ Njem Nkeonwe Nke Eletriki

Wusa bụ obere ọgba tum tum eletriki nke na-arụkwa ọrụ dị ka ngwa ike maka oche nkwagharị nke a na-eji aka arụ ọrụ. E mere obere ụgbọ ala a maka njem obodo mepere emepe na maka ntụrụndụ. Etiti ígwè nchara siri ike na-ejide batrị lithium-ion dị fọ nfe nke etinyere ala na n'akụkụ, ya mere enwere ike iji ngwa ahụ mee ihe na oche nkwagharị. Ịkwọ ụkwụ azụ na-enye ohere ịgba ọsọ kachasị elu nke kilomita 35 n'otu awa, na akụkụ ndakwụsị azụ nke nwere ogologo mmegharị na-etinye ntụ ala. Enwere ike itinye akụkụ ọgba tum tum dị adị, ya mere enwere ike ịhazi ụgbọ ala ahụ dịka mmadụ chọrọ. Emebere Wusa ka ọ masị ndị niile na-anya ya, ọ bụghị naanị ndị na-eji oche nkwagharị eme ihe.

The Recognition

About the Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Ọlaọcha

Wusa Ọrụ Bụ Isi: Ụgbọ Njem Nkeonwe Nke Eletriki meriri A' Design Award nke Ọlaọcha, nnabata dị oke ugwu e nyere design ndị dị n'ọkwa kachasị elu, mara mma ma na-eju anya. Ndị meriri na Ọlaọcha bụ ọrụ na-egbu maramara nke ukwuu ma dị oke nzụlite nke na-egosi ọmarịcha ihe ọmụma, talent na nghọta nke ndị designer ha. A na-atụ anya na Wusa Ọrụ Bụ Isi: Ụgbọ Njem Nkeonwe Nke Eletriki ga-abụ ọrụ dị ịtụnanya, ihe nlereanya, nke dị oke ọrụ ma dị omimi n'ihe ọhụrụ. Design a meriri A' Design Award nke Ọlaọcha bụ ihe e mepụtara dị oke ịrịba ama, nke a na-eto nke na-erite uru ma na-ebuga oke nka, sayensị, design na teknụzụ n'ihu. Wusa Ọrụ Bụ Isi: Ụgbọ Njem Nkeonwe Nke Eletriki bụ ihe e kere eke ọtụtụ ndị na-ekwo ekworo ya nke na-akpali ọchịchọ, na-eweta mmetụta ọma ma na-akpali ịtụnanya.

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.