Onward Bike
Ashley Darling, Caroline Hammond, Taylor Hicks, John Hill, and Virginia Schreiber
Onward is a beach cleanup e-bike that strives to gamify the trash pickup process on beaches for organizations. It allows for better tracking of items that are cleaned up through the use of object recognition and counting technology. The electric capacity and extended wheel base help the large frame to move with ease through rough terrain such as sand, rocks, etc.
BIKE AS A TOOL FOR WORK
Mindmapping
As a class, we created a mindmap potential areas where an E-bike could be applied. Our team was specifically interested in the opportunities of Fieldwork, including Park Cleanup, Beach Cleanup, Farming, and Gardening/Landscape.
We defined a Fieldworker as:
"a professional who performs a majority of their tasks in an outdoor setting"
“Unifies and celebrates the coastal areas of Alabama” When asked the importance of doing beach clean up
Aubrey Bianco - Alabama Coastal Cleanup
“When people feel safe and clean, it brings people closer together and revenue for the city”
Milton Jones
“Beautification sells it short.”
John Butler, Gwinnett County
Interviews
“Heavy and uncomfortable, it’s just...part of the job”
Chacko Thomas - KeyStone Land Surveying
“Channeling angry energy from newfound awareness of ‘so much trash’ into something productive”
Tybee beach cleanup
“litter cleanup is vital to see community and behavior changes, We can’t teach this, you have to experience.” Hannah - Alabama pals
Affinity Mapping
We sorted our thoughts into different categories and then chose the three main areas we wanted to highlight in our project.
From here we created our North Star poster which guided the direction for our bike design.
Form Iterations
Branding
True Black
R - 0
G - 0
B - 0
hex #000000
Bright White
R- 211
G - 201
B - 194
hex #ffffff
Freedom Blue
R - 0
G - 152
B - 210
hex #0098d2
Exploded View
Future Forms
