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Development Of Empirical And Virtual Tools For The Study Of Bicycle Safety, Brent Kostich
Development Of Empirical And Virtual Tools For The Study Of Bicycle Safety, Brent Kostich
Masters Theses
Bicycles have been used as a form of non-motorized transportation for several hundred years. Recently, their use in the transportation realm has been reinvigorated because of growing population densities and efforts to improve environmental sustainability. However, a large deterrent for public use of the bicycle is concern over its level of safety in the transportation environment. The goal of this thesis is to develop two complementary research tools that advance the study of bicycle safety factors.
First, an instrumented probe bicycle (IPB) is constructed from the ground up. The bicycle is outfitted with an array of sensors that are integrated …
Wheelieking Trainer Project Report, Harold Hall Iii, Nathaniel Fox, Thomas Niemisto
Wheelieking Trainer Project Report, Harold Hall Iii, Nathaniel Fox, Thomas Niemisto
Biomedical Engineering
In this report we will detail the design and implementation process of the WheelieKing Trainer project, a device that helps people learn how to do wheelies on a bicycle by preventing backward falls. Formal project requirements are specified, followed by the ideation and iteration process to meet those requirements. The components and methods used to create the device are described in detail. The results of the development process and usage test results of the device are included. Appendices at the end of this report include references, supporting analyses, and project management and timeline details.
Cal Poly Compost Chomper, David Anthony Jungquist, Cory James Parmenter, Joseph Mark Mcgill
Cal Poly Compost Chomper, David Anthony Jungquist, Cory James Parmenter, Joseph Mark Mcgill
Mechanical Engineering
The purpose of this final design report is to detail the design, manufacturing, and testing of a bicycle powered compost cutter for use by the Captain Raymond Collin’s Elementary school. Students in the garden program are tired of manually chopping up garden waste into small enough pieces to be composted effectively. Project Sponsor and Master Gardener, Susan Deogracias had the idea to create a pedal powered compost cutter which would save time and improve moral for the aspiring gardeners.
This report details the ideation process the team went through in defining the compost cutting system. Engineering methods are documented for …
Pedal-Powered Drivetrain System, Geremy J. Patterson, Callaghan Fenerty, Bradley Welch
Pedal-Powered Drivetrain System, Geremy J. Patterson, Callaghan Fenerty, Bradley Welch
Mechanical Engineering
No abstract provided.
Design And Implementation Of Power Electronics For An Electric Bicycle, Kyle Jackson Goodrick, Jared Baxter, Jacob Dyer
Design And Implementation Of Power Electronics For An Electric Bicycle, Kyle Jackson Goodrick, Jared Baxter, Jacob Dyer
Chancellor’s Honors Program Projects
No abstract provided.
Augmented Reality Helmet, Kevin Kapko
Augmented Reality Helmet, Kevin Kapko
Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects
Cyclists need a detection method for vehicles to help prevent accidents and a method to display exercise data in order to maximize their workout. An array of sensors paired with a display allows a cyclist to be notified of workout information and any surrounding traffic. A smartphone app calculates the information from the sensors and sends the calculations to the display. This will allow the user to be able to see their exercise information without disrupting their bike ride as well as give some measure of safety to the cyclist when sharing the street with cars.