Wf01tr Cadeira de Rodas de Competição by RDS Co., Ltd. is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award de Ouro in Design de Veículos, Mobilidade e Transportes Competition Category.
OuroVeículo· 2020
Wf01tr Cadeira de Rodas de Competição
Client: RDS Co., Ltd.
A' Design Award de Ouro Winner in Veículo Category
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The Design
About Wf01tr Cadeira de Rodas de Competição
A WF01TR é uma cadeira de rodas de competição desenvolvida para provas de pista de curta distância. O projeto é leve e rígido, favorecendo altas acelerações. A sustentação do corpo e a estabilidade nas curvas foram aprimoradas. O quadro é um monocoque em plástico reforçado com fibra de carbono, concebido por meio de análise de elementos finitos. Cada unidade é produzida sob encomenda. A posição do assento é definida com um simulador de posicionamento, e uma digitalização tridimensional da forma do corpo é aplicada ao assento. O objetivo é ajudar cada atleta a utilizar plenamente as suas próprias capacidades.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award de Ouro
Wf01tr Cadeira de Rodas de Competição conquistou o A' Design Award de Ouro, um reconhecimento imensamente prestigiado atribuído a designs de primeira linha, maravilhosos e notáveis. Os vencedores do Ouro são criações extremamente inovadoras, visionárias e glamorosamente deslumbrantes, que refletem o prodígio, a sabedoria e a proeza dos seus designers. Espera-se que Wf01tr Cadeira de Rodas de Competição seja uma invenção muito elogiada, pioneira e monumental, que oferece um valor sem precedentes. Este design vencedor do A' Design Award de Ouro é um projeto espetacular e respeitado, que beneficia muito e faz avançar as fronteiras da arte, da ciência, do design e da tecnologia. Wf01tr Cadeira de Rodas de Competição cria sentimentos intensos de desejo, evoca paixão, incentiva a criatividade e fascina-nos.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- A racing wheelchair developed and designed to maximize the athlete's own abilities and improve competitive performance. The design focusing on the short-distance event is ultra-lightweight, high-rigidity and high acceleration, while improving body hold and stability when cornering. The seat position is determined by the seat position simulator SS01, including the optimization of the rowing of the players, and the manufacture is done order made.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Width 650 mm x Depth 2100 mm x Height 700 mm
- Tags
- Wheelchair, Paralympic, Sports, Athletes, Carbon fiber,
- Production Technology
- CFRP Monocoque Frame
- Design Challenge
- The challenges in the development of the wheelchair were to flexibly adapt to the seat positions set for each athlete using the simulator, to achieve the rigidity and strength of a high performance wheelchair, and to give it a sleek styling while achieving a high level of productivity.
- Research
- The development team intended from the outset to apply the findings from the development to other wheelchairs, exploring how to set up an efficient athlete's riding position and the structural design of a high performance wheelchair. In addition to driving tests and development of fabrication techniques based on prototype prototypes, we designed the frame using FEM analysis.
- Inspiration
- This project began from the development of a racing wheelchair for the Paralympic Games. As the development progresses, the design team began to understand the importance of having an athlete fit perfectly in the right place.
In case of prototype for test, the seating position affected the record. And the obvious data has made us easier to understand experienced athletes and communicate with each other much more about wheelchair development. - Project Duration
- The project started in August 2017 in Japan and finished in September 2019
- Operation Flow
- The operating procedure is the same as that common in competitive wheelchairs. 3D scanned body shapes are applied to the seat to enhance the sense of unity between the wheelchair and the athlete. Stable and high cornering performance without disrupting the athlete's concentration during competition.
- Team Members
- RDS Co., Ltd.
Tomoya Ito
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exiii design Inc.
MAGNET Inc.
makesense Inc.
quod, LLC
honey l days
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- RDS Co., Ltd.
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