CONTEXT:
The brief for this assessment was through hands on design and development, produce a compact battery powered vehicle/aid. As a group, we were appointed to the commuting category which also required us to enable users to get to and from short distances, such as work and home, with the possibility for stops along the way.
DESIGN:
Cooper is a fully electric bike which is powered by a 48v 1000w rear hub motor. The detachable leather rucksack is designed to perfectly fit inside the frame of the bike and provides efficient use of the storage capacity. It is attached to the frame with 3 slide release buckles (top, back and bottom).
This was a group project with Nathaniel Castro, Samantha Hughes, Jared Thompson and Lisa Newman.
My role in this project was translating our design and development into a refined CAD model which would provide us with technical drawings. This was imperative to be able to make the bike. I was also highly involved with producing the bike and it's smaller components. To ensure perfect quality and dimensions from the CAD model are met, rigs were made to meet such requirements.
We won a Silver Award for this project at the annual New Zealand Best Awards.
MANUFACTURING:
Waterjet-cutting the rear dropouts.
A rig was used to ensure perfect alignment.
MIG Welding
Primer paint
Beige undercoat for the stripe.
British racing green top coat
FINAL DESIGN:
Safety first: Cooper features a brake light and indicators.
Hydraulic disc brakes.
