Flow
An ultra-portable mobility device designed to integrate into commuters’ everyday routines and busy lifestyles as they traverse through dense urban environments.
Areas of Focus:
Transportation Design
Industrial Design
Visualization
Urban Mobility
Cities are dense and diverse locations. They endure a high influx of commuters at most times of the day. Sometimes urban planning cannot keep up. This can lead to a lack of infrastructure to keep up with modern mobility demands, leading to other problems, such as traffic congestion, pollution, longer commute times, and limited space.
For urban environment residents, daily necessities come at a high price. Many view owning a car as too much of a hassle and prefer alternative forms of transportation.
Expensive Rent
Expensive Groceries and Goods
Limited Parking Spots & Expensive Insurance
Micro mobility has risen in popularity in recent years, and shows great promise for the future of urban mobility, but…
Portability Issues
Heavy, awkward shapes, clunky folding mechanisms, no clear way to hold the device
Safety During Ride
Sharing the road with bigger vehicles such as cars and trucks proves to be dangerous.
Storing Difficulties
Bulky scooters make it difficult to store them in already cramped city apartments
How can design be used to facilitate the experience of commuting in a dense urban environment?
Development
Rough Ideation
Initial Concepts
Sliding mechanism prototype
Extended
Compact
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Project Details:
Credits: Prof. Bruno Oro
Category: Transportation
Date: Fall 2023
Duration: 16 weeks (Full Semester)