2009年10月30日 星期五

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原型/Prototype 概念機車設計

設計動機:

大部分的人提到機車設計時,總是會聯想到有關於他的美麗外觀、環保能源污染、安全性又或是停車及置物空間。但我相信機車設計不應該只著重在部分功能的強化,或者全部都要強化。而是回歸機車的本質,來探討機車的未來定位。

我無法斷定以後的交通模式會變成怎樣,但是我可以肯定的是當大眾交通運輸工具越來越發達,機車在交通的重要性將逐漸被取代。就好像自行車以乾淨樂活的生活型態找到了它的出入路,屬於機車的生活型態將會是如何呢?

(Key words: 由機車衍生出來的生活型態)

設計方向:

A. 行李箱

「我的機車是行李箱」

B. 我的移動世界

讓不斷在城市內移動的人群,在移動的過程中也是一種休息。

C. 追風少年

放棄一切額外的功能,只要享受逆風前進的快感。



A.行李箱

概念解釋

「我的機車是行李箱」這是一個以旅行為主軸的機車設計。不單只是增加所謂置物的空間,而是把可拆卸的行李箱與機車的結構相結合,讓機車是行李箱,行李箱是機車。設計給喜愛獨自旅行的人,給他獨自旅行需要的一切。

設計可能內容與方向

1. 以中/長程的旅行為目標,除了強化以機車移動的優點:快速、即時、低能源消耗,思考旅行過程中會遭遇到的問題。
2. 以行李箱為主軸之設計,考慮適量的置物空間及大小,行李箱拆卸下來之後最好也可以單獨使用不怪異。
3. 旅行中除了住宿地之外,到各點休息時的需求也一併納入設計考慮的範圍。

設計可能會面對的問題

1. 當旅行的時候想要和另外一個人一起(乘坐人數)
2. 考慮旅行中因天候因素中斷的應變方式(機車不如汽車有避雨功能)
3. 機車停放遭竊


B.我的移動世界

概念解釋

儘管大眾交通運輸再怎麼發達也不可能遍及每個角落,在城市中總是有某些人會到處奔波,馬不停蹄的從上一個工作的地方移動到下一個工作的地方。不相搭乘公車或捷運,自行騎車時在過程中的時間可以說是白白浪費,何不讓在這些零碎的時間中也得到一點休息。

設計可能內容與方向

1. 以都市騎乘為目標,思考在安全為最大前提之下可以放鬆的程度。
2. 思考與一般上班族隨身的配備/穿著間的結合可能性,有沒有可能機車上有一個插槽可以放入整個筆電,並與筆電做功能上的結合?
3. 以單人騎乘為條件,考慮最小體積,可以方便停放。

設計可能會面對的問題

1. 安全騎乘與休息間存在著一種矛盾
2. 與隨身物品結合可以帶來多少優點有待考量



D.追風少年

概念解釋

人不輕狂枉少年,雖然說飆車令人髮指,但是追風卻的確是一項放鬆身心的健康運動。以”追風”為設計概念的機車,提升追風的操縱感以及安全性。讓它變成正當安全的一項休閒運動。

設計可能的內容以及方向

1. 以仿賽重型機車的騎乘型態設計更小型、輕型的機車。
2. 以安全為最大前提做相關的設計
3. 更有效率的警民連線,當意外發生時可以以最快的速度協助幫忙。
4. 思考數人一起騎車出去可能會遇到的狀況。


設計可能會面對的問題

1. 與一般機車的差異性不明顯
2. 警民連線功能以手機就可以解決

設計問題可能的解決方式

1. 思考出一套可行又讓人信服的安全設計
2. 與旅遊相關方面的思考,出去玩總不會從頭到尾都騎車不停歇。

Nowaday motorcycle

Motorcycles nowadays can play three roles: A tool, a dress, and a toy.

To being a tool, motorcycles need to be convenience to use and small to park everywhere. And the thing named “Scooter” was burned. Scooter nowadays is a main transportation in the city. The technology of CVT, means continuously variable transmission, let scooter be convenience to ride in the heavy traffic. Besides, scooters are much smaller than motorcycles, the small body let them can be park in city easier. Furthermore, scooter is cover by plastic shell, to prevent the damage to components in side in the city, a high probability to accident area.

To be a dress, motorcycles and cars are the same to be designed with a beauty out looking. To more than half users, motorcycles also stand for the style their own, especially to young users. They like to have a unique one, Likes HARLEY or other modified motorcycles, for their own. Through this phenomenon, we can find that the motorcycles just like dress; no one wants to put on the same one.

And as a toy, people made it to challenge the maximum they can control. One of the motorcycles is Superbike, it challenges the speed on road; and another is Supercross, it challenges the control and performance of the motorcycle off road.

Motorcycles nowadays play three different roles for different users, as a tool to transport and convey, as a dress to show off maybe, or as a toy to enjoy. But in the most of purpose, people will prefer to the transport function now. In the not far away future, there are more and more convenience ways to transport or convey. Does it have possible that people need motorcycles as a dress or a toy preferred?

2009年10月28日 星期三

The Definition Of Transportation

In order to find out what is the motorcycle, we have to define “Transportation” first.

Transportation means brings something from place to place. It was considerate with time, distance and efficiency. No matter it just carries people or something else together, in the beginning, transportation is just a tool to move.

But there is another feature of transportations not to mention yet. That is the symbol or small size of socialization. We can find in the different time and countries the unique forms or functions.

Transportation is not born for carrying something, but a something to feed people’s hungry. Or we can say, the age for carry is down, and the age for lifestyle is rise.

In the next topic, we will talk about the relationship between transportations and lifestyle.

2009年10月23日 星期五

The Prototype Of Motorcycle: What Is The Definition Of Motorcycle?

When talking about motorcycles, we cannot avoid mentioning its convenience, speed, nimbleness and powerful. But nowadays of the city life, we can find lots of other ways for transportation, likes Cars, with comfort, safe and being allowed to go on speed road; Bike, with healthy, light, convenience and being connected with electric power technology to has higher speed; bus or MRT are getting highly concentrated and extending to broader range for the more efficiency.

As one of transportations, motorcycle brings the advantages and shortcuts in the middle of cars and bikes. Motorcycle is convenience, but more inconvenience then bike; it is speed, but slower than car; It has a little space to convey, but much smaller than car.

In the not faraway future, maybe the composition and the purpose of transportation will be totally changed. For examples, being with electric power, bike can ride faster and more effort-saving. And its light and very convenience, whatever when parking or bringing, causing a great advantage to beat motorcycle in the single-riding and middle-to-short-distance market. Car maybe goes on gaining more interaction and friendly design inside, but not goes on seeking for the maximum power.

The thing I want to say is : The definitions we see nowadays of transportation will be totally changed by technology. Maybe in the future the most number of transportation is electric bike, maybe in the future the transportation people most like to take is MRT, maybe in the future the purpose to drive car is keeping close with family or friends or going out side to travel.
Each transportation now will go on its own way, and they're being not just a tool for transportation.

So back to our topic, what is the motorcycle?

In the next few topics, I want to research and figure out what do people think about motorcycle, what people want motorcycle to be, or what the motorcycle is indeed.
Or we can get those questions together in one: What is the prototype of the motorcycle.

Definition Of Transpotation Design

Transpotation is not design to fix problem.

There are lots of transpotation designs in the world,

but the only few designs to be memoried.

The difference between them is about "the soul of the motors".

What is the soul of motors?

We cannot have a standard to envoluate it.

When the rider ride on motocycle,

he will feel it by his hands, body, eyes, ears....

And the soul of motors, we could give it another name, prototype.

Prototype means the origin of a thing,

and the origin of motors is the control toward rider and motocycle, a feeling likes combines with motocycle, or feel selfhood when riding.

How do I define transpotation?

Transpotation is like human, has its own soul, when the time being different, the change of transpotation is just like human,


Just to suit to a different environment, and has the same prototype.