Wusa I-Vehicle Yokuhamba Yomuntu Esebenza Ngogesi by Anri Sugihara

Wusa I-Vehicle Yokuhamba Yomuntu Esebenza Ngogesi by Anri Sugihara is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Umklomelo Wesiliva we-A' Design Award in Ukudizayina Izithuthi Competition Category.

IsilivaIsithuthi· 2021

Wusa I-Vehicle Yokuhamba Yomuntu Esebenza Ngogesi

by Anri Sugihara

Client: RDS Co., Ltd.

Umklomelo Wesiliva we-A' Design Award Winner in Isithuthi Category

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The Design

About Wusa I-Vehicle Yokuhamba Yomuntu Esebenza Ngogesi

I-Wusa iyisithuthuthu esincane esisebenza ngogesi esisebenza futhi njengesigxina samandla sesihlalo esinamasondo esiqhutshwa ngezandla. Le mota encane yenzelwe ukuhamba emadolobheni nokusetshenziswa ngesikhathi sokungcebeleka. Uhlaka oluqinile lwensimbi luphethe ibhethri le-lithium-ion elilula elibekwe phansi naseceleni, ukuze le nyunithi ikwazi ukusetshenziswa nesihlalo esinamasondo. Ukuqhutshwa ngesondo elingemuva kuvumela isivinini esiphezulu esingamakhilomitha angama-35 ngehora, kanti ukumiswa okungemuva okunobude obude kwengeza ukunethezeka. Izingxenye zesithuthuthu ezikhona zingafakwa, ngakho le mota ingashintshwa ngokwezidingo zomuntu. I-Wusa yakhelwe ukukhanga bonke abagibeli, hhayi kuphela abasebenzisa izihlalo ezinamasondo.

The Recognition

About the Umklomelo Wesiliva we-A' Design Award

Wusa I-Vehicle Yokuhamba Yomuntu Esebenza Ngogesi iwinile uMklomelo Wesiliva we-A' Design Award, ukwaziswa okuhloniphekile ngokungajwayelekile okunikezwa imiklamo esezingeni eliphezulu, ebukekayo nethinta kakhulu. Abawinile beSiliva yimisebenzi egqamile kakhulu nedala kakhulu ebonisa ubungcweti obuphawulekayo, italente nobuhlakani babaklami babo. Wusa I-Vehicle Yokuhamba Yomuntu Esebenza Ngogesi ilindeleke ukuba ibe ngumsebenzi omuhle wesibonelo, onobungcweti obuphawulekayo nezinto ezintsha ezijulile. Lo mklamo owinile uMklomelo Wesiliva we-A' Design Award uyinto entsha ebonakala kakhulu nethakazelisayo esiza futhi isunduza imingcele yobuciko, isayensi, ukuklama nobuchwepheshe. Wusa I-Vehicle Yokuhamba Yomuntu Esebenza Ngogesi iyinto enomhawu omkhulu kuyo evusa izifiso, ilethe imizwa emihle futhi ivuse ukumangala nokuxakeka.

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.