The pull out tent was an added extra to the design at quite a late stage. The idea is if a paramedic is responding to a call in the rain or snow the paramedic can release the storage legs to support the storage while the motorbike is moved and then the tent can be placed over the patient to shelter them from the elements while the paramedic is seeing to the patient.
This is the final design of the storage system. The bottom panniers are larger enough in size to accommodate an 8-fold stretcher, so when the paramedic is responding to an emergency call the stretcher is there ready to stabilise the patient.
This is a basic rhino model of the final design; the middle yellow section is a solid container that would contain the defibrillator as it is a very expensive piece of essential equipment. Once the paramedic has arrived at the scene of an accident and the defibrillator is in use the container is large enough for the paramedic’s helmet to fit inside. This then ensures that the paramedic helmet is safe while she or he is seeing to the patient.
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Future - Rapid Response Vehicle
Project Futures was all about choosing a topic and homing in on a product that could be developed using different and innovative features to improve the life of people. The chosen topic was the emergency services, in particular a rapid response paramedic motorbike. Although a motorbike can get through traffic to an emergency quicker than any other vehicle, a motorbike can only carry a small selection of equipment. My design proposal was to redesign the storage system on a paramedic motorbike to accommodate more essential equipment to continue saving lives all over the country.