Wusa Imashini Yihariye Y'ubwikorezi Ikoresha Amashanyarazi by Anri Sugihara

Wusa Imashini Yihariye Y'ubwikorezi Ikoresha Amashanyarazi by Anri Sugihara is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Ifeza in Igishushanyo cy'Ibinyabiziga Competition Category.

IfezaIbinyabiziga· 2021

Wusa Imashini Yihariye Y'ubwikorezi Ikoresha Amashanyarazi

by Anri Sugihara

Client: RDS Co., Ltd.

Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Ifeza Winner in Ibinyabiziga Category

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The Design

About Wusa Imashini Yihariye Y'ubwikorezi Ikoresha Amashanyarazi

Wusa ni pikipiki ntoya ikoresha amashanyarazi inakora nk'igikoresho gitanga imbaraga ku ntebe y'abamugaye ikoreshwa n'intoki. Iyi modoka ntoya igenewe urugendo mu mijyi no gukoreshwa mu myidagaduro. Ikaraburiro rikomeye rya feberi rifashe bateri yoroheje ya litiyumu-iyoni yashyizwe hasi no ku ruhande, ku buryo iki gikoresho gishobora gukoreshwa hamwe n'intebe y'abamugaye. Kuvuga uruziga rw'inyuma bituma umuvuduko ntarengwa ugera kuri kilometero 35 mu isaha, kandi sisitemu y'inyuma yo kunyeganyeza ifite intera ndende yongera ku byerekeye kwiyumvamo neza. Ibice bya pikipiki bisanzweho birashobora gushyirwaho, ku buryo iyi modoka ishobora guhindurwa uko umuntu ashaka. Wusa yateguwe kugira ngo ikurure abayikoresha bose, atari abakoresha intebe z'abamugaye gusa.

The Recognition

About the Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Ifeza

Wusa Imashini Yihariye Y'ubwikorezi Ikoresha Amashanyarazi ni uwegukanye Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Ifeza, ishimwe ridasanzwe ry'agaciro gakomeye ritangwa ku bishushanyo byo ku rwego rwo hejuru, byiza kandi bikora ku mutima. Abegukanye Ifeza ni ibihangano by'ubuhanga bukomeye kandi bifite guhanga kwinshi, bigaragaza ubuhanga bwimbitse, impano n'ubushishozi bw'ababihanze. Wusa Imashini Yihariye Y'ubwikorezi Ikoresha Amashanyarazi biteganyijwe ko izaba igihangano cy'icyitegererezo, gifite ubunyamwuga bukomeye n'udushya twimbitse. Iki gishushanyo cyegukanye Ifeza ni igihangano kizwi kandi gishimwa, gifasha kugura imbibi z'ubuhanzi, ubumenyi, ubushushanyo n'ikoranabuhanga. Wusa Imashini Yihariye Y'ubwikorezi Ikoresha Amashanyarazi ni igihangano benshi bifuza, gikangura ibyifuzo, gitanga amarangamutima meza kandi gitera igitangaza.

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.