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Sunglider ህዝባዊ ትራንስፖርት ስርዓት by Peter Kuczia

Sunglider ህዝባዊ ትራንስፖርት ስርዓት by Peter Kuczia is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 ናይ ብሩር ሽልማት A' Design Award in ንድፊ ተሽከርካሪ፣ ምንቅስቓስን መጓዓዝያን Competition Category.


ብሩርተሽከርካሪ· 2024

Sunglider ህዝባዊ ትራንስፖርት ስርዓት

by Peter Kuczia

Client: Sunglider Ag

ናይ ብሩር ሽልማት A' Design Award Winner in ተሽከርካሪ Category

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The Design

About Sunglider ህዝባዊ ትራንስፖርት ስርዓት

ሳንግላይደር ንኸተማታት ዝተዳለወ፡ ብራሱ ዝመራሕን ብፎቶቮልታይክ ኃይሊ ዝንቀሳቐስን ህዝባዊ መጎዓዝያ ስርዓት እዩ። ብራሶም ዝመራሕሑ ተንጠልጢሎም ዝመላለሱ መኪናታት ተሳፈርትን ጽዕነትን፡ ከምኡውን ኣብ መሬት ዝሰርሑ ንኣሽቱ ብራሶም ዝመራሕሑ ኣውቶቡሳት የጠቓልል። መስመሩ ካብ ግሉላም ዝተሰርሐ ኮይኑ ንሙሉእ ስርዓቱ ዘድልዮ ኃይሊ ኣስታት 120 ሚእታዊት ዝፈጥር ፎቶቮልታይክ ጽላል የሕጽን። እቲ ሜትሮ ብኣርቲፊሻል ኢንተለጀንስ ዝቁጽጸር ኮይኑ፡ ብ3 ደቓይቕ ናይ ጽገና ዘየድሊ ዑደት የረጋግጽ። ኩሎም መኪናታት ኣብ ማይክሮፋብሪካታት ብ3ዲ ዝተሓተሙ እዮም። ወጻኢታት ወፍርን ምምሕዳርን ብዓቢኡ ስለዝወረደ፡ እቲ ጉዕዞ ናጻ እዩ።

The Recognition

About the ናይ ብሩር ሽልማት A' Design Award

Sunglider ህዝባዊ ትራንስፖርት ስርዓት ናይ ብሩር ሽልማት A' Design Award ዝዓወተ እዩ፣ ንጽቡቓት፣ ልዑላትን ዘስደምምን ላዕለዋይ ደረጃ ዘለዎም ዲዛይናት ዝወሃብ ብዘይተለምደ ኣዚዩ ክቡር ኣፍልጦ። ዘዓወቱ ብሩር ፍሉይ ክእለት፣ ተውህቦን ጥበብን ዲዛይነራቶም ዘርእዩ ኣዚዮም ዘብርሁን ብዙሕ ፈጠራውያንን ስራሕቲ እዮም። Sunglider ህዝባዊ ትራንስፖርት ስርዓት ዝበለጸ፣ ምሳሌ ዝኾነ፣ ብኣገዳሲ መገዲ ሞያውን ብዕምቆት ሓድሽን ስራሕ ክኾን ይጽበ። እዚ ዝዓወተ ዲዛይን ናይ ብሩር ሽልማት A' Design Award ብዙሕ ዝተራእየን ዝደነቐን ፈጠራ እዩ፣ ጥቕሚ ዘምጽእን ደረት ጥበብ፣ ሳይንስ፣ ዲዛይንን ቴክኖሎጂን ዘስፍሕን። Sunglider ህዝባዊ ትራንስፖርት ስርዓት ብብዙሕ ዝቐንኣሉ ፍጥረት እዩ፣ ድሌታት ዘበራብር፣ ጽቡቕ ስምዒታት ዘምጽእን ሰንቢድን ምድናቕን ዘበራብርን።

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties
Sunglider is an autonomous, PV fuelled public transport system for urban areas. It consists of autonomous people & cargo movers and small autonomous busses on the ground. The track is glulam constructed and carries a PV roof generating 117% of the energy required for the entire system. The Metro is controlled by AI, creating a wait-free cycle of 3 minutes. All vehicles are 3 D printed in micro-factories. Investment and operation costs are drastically are drastically reduced, making the ride free
Dimensions & Packaging
The project is a prototype of a linear suspended rail system suitable for use in mainly medium-sized cities - regardless of climate.
Tags
sustainable mobility, public transportataon, suspension metro, suspended monorail,
Production Technology
The Sunglider system, based on Local Motors' bus Olli, incorporates an overhead chassis derived from roller coaster tech for noise reduction. Integrated Super-Caps charge energy at stops, with over 80% of vehicles 3D printed. Digitally parametric designed and manufactured in micro-factories by humans and cobots, they also serve maintenance. The track, with a 4.5m ground clearance and a total height of 9m, includes a semitransparent photovoltaic roof. Spaced 25-30m apart, pylons support barrier-free island stations. Named »Xylo-Solar«, the track is constructed from sustainable recycled glulam, transforming urban spaces underneath.
Design Challenge
The challenge was to create a public transportation system that not only would be economically viable in operation and construction but also seamlessly integrate with the urban fabric of densely populated areas.
Research
Sunglider: AI-Controlled Urban Transport
The Sunglider, managed by AI software, operates on a seamless 3-minute cycle, adjusting availability for passenger or cargo needs. Offering a free tariff for metro citizens, it's financially sustainable through diverse revenue streams, eliminating the need for municipal subsidies.
Inspiration
The project envisions a true zero-fare urban transport accessible to all residents. Through innovative vehicle design, 3D printing manufacturing, advanced propulsion tech, autonomous AI-driven driving, and photoelectric fuel, we aim for profitable metro operation without ticket sales. This holistic approach revolutionizes urban mobility, fostering accessibility, sustainability, and economic viability for communities.
Project Duration
2022-2024, Osnabrueck, Germany and worldwide
Operation Flow
The Sunglider operates through AI software, ensuring vehicles run on a wait-free cycle of 3 minutes. The AI efficiently manages vehicle availability, seamlessly transitioning between passenger and cargo transport as needed.
Team Members
Lead Designer: Peter Kuczia, Structure Form Designer: Ewelina Gawell, Team: Mariusz Wrona, Agnieszka Wardzinska, Amr Waly, Maria Yanczuk, Jakub Kozlik, Wiktoria Gorzelewska, Aleksa Stepniewska, Piotr Banasiak, Bartek Witkowski, Oliver Kubut, Dieter Otten, Uli Hartwig, Peter Böcker, Alek Pluta, Lev Rosileht

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