Nice Bike Rack
2.739 Group Project - Nice Bike Rack
This video pretty much sums up the project. Great work on the editing, Lucy!

In 2.739 - Product Development and Design, we worked in interdisciplinary teams of eight to identify a market opportunity and develop a product to fullfil that need. I had a great time working with Team NiceRack (Amaury Rony, Anil Kumar, Nicola Tan, Lucy Zhao, Yan Zuang, Saran Limvorasak, Lisa Song, and myself) to design a car bike rack that stows quickly onto the roof when you don't need it and folds down in seconds when you want to mount a bike. This project was a great learning experience, and we ended up making a really NiceRack (patent pending).

The NiceRack alpha prototype on a Ford Escape.

Bike attachment on the alpha prototype.

Top view of the alpha prototype before painting

The unpainted alpha prototype on a Ford Escape
CAD rendering of the alpha prototype before fabrication.

Installing the pre-alpha wood prototype on a Ford Escape

The pre-alpha wood rack with a bike
CAD rendering of the pre-alpha wood rack folding up
CAD rendering of the pre-alpha wood rack folding up
CAD rendering of the pre-alpha wood rack folding up
CAD rendering of the pre-alpha wood rack folding up
CAD rendering of the pre-alpha wood rack folding up
CAD rendering of the pre-alpha wood rack folding up
CAD rendering of the pre-alpha wood rack folding up

Using foam core to play with rack geometries

Using foam core to play with rack geometries
An early PVC model of a foldable bike rack
An early model of a suction cup vacuum indicator
Early prototype of a suction-clamp idea
The early suction clamp mounting a bike to a whiteboard
An early model of a suction cup vacuum indicator
An early model of a suction cup vacuum indicator
The early prototype suction clamp mounting a bike to the roof of a car
Early PVC model of a foldable bike rack folding up
Early PVC model of a foldable bike rack folding up
Early PVC model of a foldable bike rack folding up
The NiceRack alpha prototype on a Ford Escape.