MOVE SPORTS
ABOUT
This project aimed to improve future mobility in Brisbane City and proposed a solution where AI driven bicycles (similar to CityCycle) would be able to drive to a user much like Uber without a driver.
This idea would incentivise exercise and reduce transport by car. The main focus of the project was systems design and solving problems.
SYSTEM
The diagram in the upper left corner communicates the Micro and Macro system, all components were thought through comprehensively.
For the bike, underground carparks would host hubs where the bikes would be stored. They could then drive themselves to a user and back again when not in use.
PROBLEM SOLVING
The app can be used to book a bike and the GPS signal is then tracked by the closest bike to drive to the user. A user can also book a bike through a wait station with a GoCard, enabling everyone to use the service. Wait stations will replace existing CityCycle stations as can be seen in the bottom right.
CAD, MODEL MAKING & MANUFACTURE
The handlebars were the manufacturable product of this project and all components were thought through. The buttons on the front, the display screen and angle of screen in order to reduce glare, preventing a touch screen so that users aren’t distracted and much more.
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Rough models were made and a CAD model was produced. To manufacture the handlebars, aluminium and steel would be used in a heat forming process and tube bending.
CAD MODELLING
CAD modelling of the bike was also useful as the aesthetics were designed from scratch so seeing the form in 3D helped to validate the design, although no physical model was possible. The few stages of modelling can be seen with rougher sketches to exploded views to final renders.