The entire project was inspired by industrial multidirectional wheel designs. The benefits of multi-axis travel in the heavy equipment industry would aid agility, mobility and maneuvering around smaller obstacles like cars or barriers.
A few different van-like proportions were iterated earlier in the project before settling on the skateboard-frame final design.
Early ideas for evolving and customizing the vehicle's architecture included a drop-in driver's cab for optional manual control of the vehicle and increased aerodynamics.
An exploded view was created in GravitySketch to display more of the modular architecture's details.
interactive model
animation
Key Sketch
Interactive model. Pinch to zoom.
The model was taken to rendering multiple times during it's development using Unreal Engine. different environments, materials and colors were used to visualize the model and determine the impact of small design changes. The environment and locations shown below became the backdrop for the final animation, and the images on the bottom became the benchmark angles for the final front and rear renders.
After settling on the main design direction, the design of the heavy-duty bumpers and steps went through several iterations to appear as utilitarian and tactical as possible.
A few different van-like proportions were iterated earlier in the project before settling on the skateboard-frame final design.
The design of the key sketch above served as the main inspiration for the RAM INDUSTRIAL branding for the project.
