Double--Forklift Design for Toyota Autodesk Design Challenge

Hi everyone. My name is Shuyang. I am an industrial design student at California College of the Arts. For this project, I designed a double-sided used forklift to deal with the problem of working in a narrow space.

I used Rhino and Fusion 360 for building the cad model and Keyshot for rendering.

Through the research, I realized it is hard for forklifts to turn in the narrow aisle with large cargo. Therefore, I focused on the agility of the forklift by refining the forklift's shape and behavior.

My concept is to allow the forklift to work from both sides so it does not need to make a turn. My sketch is about form exploration and making everything work. I leave the space on both sides that allow the forks to go down and pick up the cargo, as the forks and load backrest will be designed in the middle.

From here, I made a physical model that helps me understand how to operate the forklift. Then I built my model in Rhino. After I determined the form, I put it into Fusion 360 to add more details and adjust the proportion. At this stage, I got some advice from exports that my form is orthographic, so I started over and refined the form again to make it look better.

This is the final model I have got based on the previous advice. I render them in Keyshot and add the CMF. The color I chose is similar to Toyota's orange and black. Also, by analyzing Toyota's brand style, I added some curvy lines to the design.

These are the details I rendered.

Finally, I put the forklift in the warehouse, and it proves that the forklift can fit into the narrow aisle and work. This is the end of my project. Thank you for watching!