Final Project for the Bachelor in Design, Class of 2021.
My Final Project consists of my vision of our world in the future. I imagined a world where sea-levels have not stopped rising and many cities have started to fall below sea level. This change in climate will create a need for amphibious vehicles that can seamlessly transition between road and water. To push the development of this new technology, I created a new mo-torsport called Hydrovolt. The competitive nature of racing will accelerate the production of these amphibious vehicles. Hydrovolt is also a sustainable oriented sport. The new era of electric cars is obviously coming and Hydrovolt will be ahead of the movement. With Hydrovolt, I designed 2 major aspects. The sport in itself and the vehicle that will be used. To design the sport I based myself off of insights and research that I gathered on all current/upcoming motorsports. I studied the positives and negatives of each sport and brought together the best aspects. This has lead me to create a sport that is sustainable, human orient-ed and maximises fan involvement using emerging tech like AR, VR, etc... I created the rules and regulations in accordance with future trends of inclusivity and globalization. Designing the vehicle was a challenge as cars and boats have naturally opposite body shapes. In a car you want aerodynamics to push you down to the ground while on the boat you want it to lift you. This made for an interesting design that had to include the best of both worlds. In terms of power the vehicle has 4 electric motors (research has shown that hydrogen is not the future) and an Electric turbine for maximum eco-power. I modelled the Hydrovolt AR1 (Amphibious Racer 1) in 3D and created a 1/16th scale model out of clay, a practice still used in the automotive industry todayWith this is sport I hope to give a glimpse of the future while helping motorsports be-come even more prominent in the development of future vehicles and technologies.
