Wusa Pangunahing Punsyon: Electric na Personal na Sasakyang Panggalaw by Anri Sugihara

Wusa Pangunahing Punsyon: Electric na Personal na Sasakyang Panggalaw by Anri Sugihara is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award na Pilak in Disenyo ng Sasakyan, Mobilidad at Transportasyon Competition Category.

PilakSasakyan· 2021

Wusa Pangunahing Punsyon: Electric na Personal na Sasakyang Panggalaw

by Anri Sugihara

Client: RDS Co., Ltd.

A' Design Award na Pilak Winner in Sasakyan Category

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The Design

About Wusa Pangunahing Punsyon: Electric na Personal na Sasakyang Panggalaw

Ang Wusa ay isang maliit na de-koryenteng motorsiklo na nagsisilbi ring power unit para sa manwal na wheelchair. Ang compact na sasakyang ito ay nilalayong gamitin sa paglalakbay sa lungsod at para sa libangan. Isang matibay na steel frame ang humahawak sa magaang lithium-ion battery na nakalagay sa mababa at sa gilid, kaya magagamit ang unit kasama ang isang wheelchair. Ang rear-wheel drive ay nagbibigay-daan sa pinakamataas na bilis na 35 kilometro kada oras, at ang rear suspension na may mahabang stroke ay nagdaragdag ng kaginhawaan. Maaaring ilagay ang mga umiiral nang bahagi ng motorsiklo, kaya maaaring i-customize ang sasakyan. Ang Wusa ay dinisenyo upang maging kaakit-akit sa lahat ng sasakay, hindi lamang sa mga gumagamit ng wheelchair.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award na Pilak

Ang Wusa Pangunahing Punsyon: Electric na Personal na Sasakyang Panggalaw ay nagwagi ng A' Design Award na Pilak, isang pambihirang prestihiyosong pagkilalang iginagawad sa mga disenyong nasa pinakamataas na antas, nakabibighani at kahanga-hanga. Ang mga nagwagi ng Pilak ay mga likhang lubhang makinang at napakamalikhain na naglalarawan sa pambihirang kadalubhasaan, talento at talas ng isip ng kanilang mga tagapagdisenyo. Inaasahang ang Wusa Pangunahing Punsyon: Electric na Personal na Sasakyang Panggalaw ay isang kahanga-hangang likhang huwaran na kapansin-pansing propesyonal at malalim na makabago. Ang disenyong ito na nagwagi ng A' Design Award na Pilak ay isang lubhang kapansin-pansin at hinahangaang imbensyon na nakikinabang at nagpapaunlad sa mga hangganan ng sining, agham, disenyo at teknolohiya. Ang Wusa Pangunahing Punsyon: Electric na Personal na Sasakyang Panggalaw ay isang likhang labis na kinaiinggitan na gumigising ng mga hangarin, nagdadala ng positibong damdamin at nagpapasiklab ng pagkamangha at pagkabighani.

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.