DualLife: Design of an Urban Low-Altitude Severe Emergency Multimodal Collaborative Transport System
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Artist Statement
Xi Feng, Associate Professor at Yanshan University, specializes in human factors engineering and intelligent public facility design. Equipped with Sino-French and Hong Kong Polytechnic academic backgrounds, presides over multiple provincial and university research projects, publishes SCI papers, holds numerous patents and gains multiple international design awards.
Shuyu Wu, graduated from the Industrial Design Department of Yanshan University, currently studying at MA Design Products at Royal College of Art, assists research on intelligent equipment and public facilities, participating in research projects, paper drafting and national design competitions.
Work Statement
Traditional urban emergency rescue is plagued by fragmented experience, single-functional equipment and unsystematic services. Disjointed hardware forms, engineering structures, operational logics, visual identification and digital services result in a disconnect between rescue products and service workflows in urban medical emergencies.
This vehicle features an integrated van-style exterior and is equipped with an eVTOL (electric vertical takeoff and landing) rotor system. Through a modular design, it can switch between ground driving and low-altitude flight modes. Breaking down the boundaries between urban ground level and low-altitude space, embedding emergency medical needs into the fabric of the city, and exploring the symbiotic relationship between people, urban space, and emergency response technology throughout the design process.
The structural system of this fully integrated amphibious vehicle allows the rotors to fold away while driving on roads, thereby reducing wind resistance and ensuring compliance with road regulations. Structurally, a safe and stable technical framework envelops a warm, human-centered medical space, striking a balance in the product design between the rationality of technology and the humanistic care of safeguarding life.
DualLife: Design of an Urban Low-Altitude Severe Emergency Multimodal Collaborative Transport System was presented in Mind × Body: Catalyst Phenomenon Archive, organised by the Reality Intelligence Association as part of London Design Festival 2026.
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