A New Team and Learning Research on the Fly
Due to some events, I ended up changing teams from the vacation bike group to the mountain search and rescue team. In so, they had done a lot of research on the topic and were finishing it up. In doing so, I had to adapt and learn both new research and a team dynamic quickly.
Team Members: Andrew Knops, Evan Lee, and Lily Szczesniak
Value Proposition Chart (VPC)
We compared the gains, pains, and tasks of the bike design compared to the market need/analysis.
Environment Mood Boards
Artificial Intelligence, Color, Material, and Finish (CMF)
Mood Board
Mood Board
Final CMF Mood Board
Sketches
Due to changing teams, most of the sketches were made for family bikes on vacations. However, there were some ideas from these concepts that could be applied into a bike for mountain biking, including having other seats and changing the bike form to hold more stuff.
Concept Sketch
Each team member was asked to make one concept sketch for the project using feedback from out ideations.
Feedback and Interations
3D Model
(Made in Solidworks, Made By Evan Lee, with edits from the team)
Virtual Reality (VR) Design
Using VRed Pro, our team pulled the 3D model in VR, where we could then put on a headset and climb onto a bike structure to better understand how our design would look in real life. We learned we had to make ergonomic and height adjustments, move the back wheel some, and change the width of the hand bars.
Bike Color Models/Concepts
Model Breakdown
Brand Development
(made by Andrew and Lily with input from the team)
Named after one of the fastest mammals in the world, the Pronghorn, this brand is supposed to be bold, easy to navigate, structured, and fast.
Final Model Renderings
Bike Rail Fabrication
We used 3D printing, laser cutting, carpentry tools, different glues, putty, primers, and paint to build the railing pieces.
Bike Frame Fabrication
Using a 3 ft by 3 ft 3D printer, the bike frame was made and glued together. Then, more puddy, primer, and paint were added,
Bike Assembly and Fine Detail Work
We added more fine details, paint, decales, and screwed different pieces of the bike together. We also added some off-the-shelf parts to the bike design too.
In-Context Photos
Bike Poster
Final Presentation
