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Loaded Shift Tester Sram, Nick Cox, Sam Shaffer, Michael Polka
Loaded Shift Tester Sram, Nick Cox, Sam Shaffer, Michael Polka
Mechanical Engineering
This report details the design, manufacturing, and testing of a loaded shift tester for the SRAM Bicycle Corporation. The machine is used to perform developmental and qualification tests on various bicycle drivetrain components. Using SolidWorks, the design team created a solid model of the machine on the computer, then ordered and manufactured the parts required to build it. The machine was tested to ensure that all the parts worked together, and was finally delivered to SRAM when it was deemed ready.
Bicycle Wheel Test Machine, Dylan Harper, Kevin Hom, Ross Williams
Bicycle Wheel Test Machine, Dylan Harper, Kevin Hom, Ross Williams
Mechanical Engineering
In recent years, the cycling industry has witnessed huge advancements in bicycle components and materials. The age old goals of speed and low weight are still present today, but the pursuit of these goals may be reducing the structural stability of various components integral to wheel performance, including the wheel hub bearings. These bearings are invaluable to bicycles but little is known about how the forces and loads applied to a bicycle affect the performance of these bearings. Broken axles and hubs are indicators of significant stresses within the hub, but little is known about how the resulting deformation affects …
The Bicycle-Powered Smartphone Charger, Chris Arntzen
The Bicycle-Powered Smartphone Charger, Chris Arntzen
Master's Theses
This thesis entails the design and fabrication of a smartphone charger that is powered by a bicycle dynamo hub. In addition to the design and validation of the charger prototype, this thesis involves the testing and characterization of the dynamo hub power source, the design and construction of specialized test equipment, and the design and prototyping of a handlebar-mounted case for the smartphone and charging electronics. With the intention of making the device a commercial product, price, aesthetics, and marketability are of importance to the design. An appropriate description of the charger circuit is a microcontroller-based energy management system, tailored …