// Underwater- / Fun-sports equipment // transportation design project //
// supervision Prof. Cosima Striepe and Adrianus Obers //
// 4th term BA project, 2008 //
Developing the second generation of fun water sports equipment, in cooperation with the German company Cayago. The device has a worldwide patented electric jet-stream system consisting of a special electric motor and a protected impeller in a jet-channel. This innovative technology is not only powerful but also very environmentally friendly.
My concept is for a confident, well-heeled target group with high demands on exclusivity and an unconventional lifestyle, so to say, people who seek the thrill of extremes
The controls of the device are located in the front part, the „arms“ of the machine. The control display guides the pilot through the menu and allows a personalized programming of the device. The pistol grip activates the engine and ensures a continuous acceleration of the machine for ultimate “driving-“ / diving- pleasure.
The rear part of the SEABOB is designed wider, in order to produce a larger gliding surface for optimum sliding conditions. The above-water-handling characteristics are improved and a higher speed during the planning is achievable
The formal reorganization provides a more intense feeling of speed and enhances the interaction between the user of the machine and the water as a natural element. The ergonomic shape of the „SEALOB“ imitates the human proportions in order to fit to the pilot‘s body and gives him a good control of the machine by using his bodyweight.
Through the pull forward of the controls, the structure of the machine is changed in a way that the user‘s weight is approaching to the gravity point of the machine, that improves the maneuverability of the device and thus leads to an increase in agility.
