Texture shield development
The texture shield started as a simple shape and evolved into numerous options for both UP 2 + 3.
UP 3 shield designs have their texture's CNC'd on a flat die cut piece of aluminum and then are progressively formed to be given then complex curvature (top and middle row below view).
UP 2 shield designs are progressively formed then laser etches to give their texture (bottom row).
The bottom shield were designed to house sensor technology, custom pogo pin charging set up and compliance markings. Pogo pin's allowed design to keep overall size smaller then our competitors (far right side of all 3 rows below).
All shield incorporate localized material thinning and micro perforations for UI indication.