Wusa Primary Function: Baabuur Korontada ku Shaqeeya oo Gaadiid Shaqsiyeed ah by Anri Sugihara

Wusa Primary Function: Baabuur Korontada ku Shaqeeya oo Gaadiid Shaqsiyeed ah by Anri Sugihara is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Abaalmarinta Lacagta ah ee A' Design Award in Naqshadeynta Gaadiidka, Socdaalka iyo Gaadiidleyda Competition Category.

LacagGaadhi· 2021

Wusa Primary Function: Baabuur Korontada ku Shaqeeya oo Gaadiid Shaqsiyeed ah

by Anri Sugihara

Client: RDS Co., Ltd.

Abaalmarinta Lacagta ah ee A' Design Award Winner in Gaadhi Category

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The Design

About Wusa Primary Function: Baabuur Korontada ku Shaqeeya oo Gaadiid Shaqsiyeed ah

Book Text: Wusa waa mooto koronto oo yar oo sidoo kale u shaqeysa qalab koronto siin kara kursi curyaan gacanta lagu kaxeeyo. Gaadiidkan yar waxaa loogu talagalay safarka magaalada iyo isticmaalka madadaalada. Qaab-dhismeed birta ah oo adag ayaa qabta batari lithium-ion ah oo fudud oo la dhigay meel hooseeya oo dhinaca ah, si uunadka loogu isticmaali karo kursi curyaan. Wadista shaagta dambe waxay ogolaataa xawaare ugu badan oo 35 kilomiitir saacaddiiba, iyo qufulista dambe oo leh dhaqdhaqaaq dheer ayaa kordhisa raaxada. Qaybaha mootada ee jira waa la rakibi karaa, sidaas darteed gaadiidka waa la habeyn karaa. Wusa waxaa loo qaabeeyay in ay soo jiito dhammaan kuwa fuula, ma aha oo kaliya isticmaalayaasha kursiga curyaanka.

The Recognition

About the Abaalmarinta Lacagta ah ee A' Design Award

Wusa Primary Function: Baabuur Korontada ku Shaqeeya oo Gaadiid Shaqsiyeed ah waa guuleystaha Abaalmarinta Lacagta ah ee A' Design Award, aqoonsi sharaf aad u sarreeya oo la siiyo naqshado heerka ugu sarreeya oo quruxsan oo soo jiidasho leh. Guuleystayaasha Lacagta waa shaqooyin aad u dhalaalaya iyo hal-abuur sare leh oo muujiya khibrad, hibo iyo hufnaan naqshadeeyayaashooda. Wusa Primary Function: Baabuur Korontada ku Shaqeeya oo Gaadiid Shaqsiyeed ah waa shaqo la filayo inay noqoto shaqo quruxsan oo tusaale ah, xirfad cad leh oo hal-abuur qoto dheer leh. Naqshadahan ku guuleystay Abaalmarinta Lacagta ah ee A' Design Award waa hal-abuur aad loo dareemo oo la ammaano, waxtar leh oo hormariya xuduudaha farshaxanka, sayniska, naqshadaynta iyo tignoolajiyada. Wusa Primary Function: Baabuur Korontada ku Shaqeeya oo Gaadiid Shaqsiyeed ah waa hal-abuur dad badan ay doonayaan, kicisa rabitaanno, keena dareenno wanaagsan oo abuura yaab.

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.