Motorcycle by Amardeep Bansal
City vehicle by Craig Morison
'Bushel 6x6' by Stuart Cookson
'The Sphere' by Kamaldeep Sandhu
Kit car by Stewart Anderson
Maserati by Robert Battams
An interactive vehicle, where one passenger controls the power to the wheels and the other steers, by Lee Mackenbach
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Amardeep Bansal proposed a motorcycle for older riders: "The Motorcycle concept is based on the qualities of Bauhaus and Braun products, namely usability, honesty, and longevity. Due to the predicted growth in Motorcycles purchased by the 60-plus population, the bike is designed to alleviate stress on problem areas that are magnified with age such as the lower back, wrist, knees and neck.
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To minimise wrist strain, the bike is an automatic, removing the need for a clutch to change gears. Servo-assisted braking multiplies the grip forced applied. The lever design that has the lever pivots centric as opposed to inside the hands. The stance of the motorcycle itself is upright and narrow, as opposed to forward leaning, leading to a more upright rider's posture to alleviate back and knee pain.
Craig Morrisons city car concept provides a dual solution to two specific problems associated with rapid urban population growth. Using a compact geometric design, it takes offices' parked cars away from the streets and puts them on display in a vertical parking structure, providing a much-needed landmark within some, otherwise grey office districts. As a by-product of this system the building reduces the footprint of the vehicles on the urban landscape.
Stuart Cookson presented the Bushel 6x6, a replacement for the utility quad all-terrain Vehicle. The Bushel is driven by six individual hydraulic motors, mounted in each wheel to give exceptional levels of grip, and place a large amount of the vehicle's weight low and wide. This combined with the increased footprint makes the centre of gravity much lower than a quad. This is important on rough and undulating terrain. Its four wheel steering and low-pressure tyres minimize impact on the ground. The Bushel comprises a tractor unit and modular attachments. Modules utilise the space behind the rider, and perform necessary tasks impossible to perform with a quad. Proposed modules include a tree planter, seating, a load area and a post driver.
Kamaldeep Sandhu proposed The Sphere, which aims to provide the public with a new experience in transport from one side of the River Thames to the other. The housing pod for the passengers is made up of three sections, the hemispheres on either side and a separate circular centre section. The housing for he passengers took inspiration from the Geodesic domes designed by Buckminster Fuller. As the ball moves forward the outer hemispheres also turn to give an illusion of the whole sphere rolling on the rails to the passing public, while the platform inside stays level.
Stewart Anderson presented a kit car to be sold to 15 year-olds to start buying parts and building right up till they pass their driving test. The main elements that are sold are the chassis and bodywork. The bodywork is unfinished GRP, saving on labour, with the customer filling, finishing and painting the body shell. A range of engines can be chosen by the user, from a front wheel drive 1-litre engine to a 400cc bike engine.
Further information on the Huddersfield University Transportation Design course, and a recent major project with Nissan Design Europe, can be seen on the university websites:
Huddersfield University: www.hud.ac.uk
Huddersfield University Design: www.huddersfield3D.co.uk
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