Design of A Motorcycle Concept for Year 2030


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Creator/Artist: Nipurn Solanki

Category: Mobility Design

Document: P3 Project

Batch: 2017-2019

Source: India,   IDC IIT Bombay

Period:  2009-2018

Medium: Report pdf

Supervisor: Prof. Sugandh Malhotra


Detailed Description

Design always has been inseparable from the socioeconomic, cultural and technological factors, and therefore automotive styling has been influenced by it in many ways. Motorcycles, unlike their four-wheeled counterparts, had a moderate history of advancements, followed by sudden explosions of innovative engineering excellence. Without a solitary creator who can lay sole claim to being the innovator, it appears that the thought has struck various specialists and designers around Europe at around a similar time in the late 18th century. In spite of the fact that the essential structure continues as before, its appearances, function and the manner in which it has been used have changed drastically. This project focuses on studying trends, which in turn has helped in creating a scenario of the future. The concept electric motorcycle that is going to be designed is based on the predicted scenario and makes use of cutting-edge technology and human factors such as lifestyle and needs in the future. The research phase began with a comprehension of the motorcycle design evolution layered with numerous influencing factors in a chronological manner. Emerging technology and styling trends in the motorcycle industry were identified, and how these developments changed the overall form of motorcycles was also studied through silhouettes. Finally, the user profile was created to culminate the design brief and the subsequent steps, such as the creation of a mood board, ideation, and concept generation, were carried out based on the foundation laid by the research phase.