MX3D asked us to showcase their innovative "wire-and-arc-additive-manufacturing" production method, by developing a concept design. My main responsibility was to design the surface model for the bicycle, taking into account force distribution, printing tolerance and aesthetics.
The bicycle is produced by spot-welds positioned on top of each other, creating a spline network. The direction and intensity of the splines is adjusted to the forces while cycling.
Credits:
Harry Anderson (Industrial Design, RMIT University, Melbourne)
Stef de Groot (Industrial Design Engineering, TU Delft)
Ainoa Areso Rossi (Civil Engineering, TU Delft)
Sjoerd van de Velde (Mechanical Engineering, TU Delft)
Joost Vreeken (Aerospace Engineering, TU Delft)
Jouke Verlinden (PhD, principal investigator of the 3d Building Fieldlab & Researcher on Human-Centered Digital Fabrication at the Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering, TU Delft)
Tim Geurtjens, CTO, MX3D
Gijs van der Velden, COO, MX3D
Filippo Gilardi, Project Manager, MX3D
Jakob Schmidt, Senior Software Engineer, MX3D
Simon Rudolph, Senior Software Engineer, MX3D
