Bicycle Phone Charging & Lighting System
Format
SOECS Senior Project Demonstration
Faculty Mentor Name
Ken Hughes
Faculty Mentor Department
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Abstract/Artist Statement
The goal of this project was to design and build a bicycle charging system that can supply power to both a USB mobile device and a bicycle lighting system. Our solution is to use a dynamometer and rechargeable lithium polymer battery system to provide continuous power to the device whether the bike is moving or stopped. This also includes the use of a microcontroller to regulate various system functions and to provide system status information to a handlebar-mounted liquid color display. Additionally, we included some extra features such as a speedometer and night time sensing. Our goals were to make this project highly efficient (around 90%) and for simple end user implementation. Although the system is not yet completed, preliminary tests look promising for meeting our goals.
Location
School of Engineering & Computer Science
Start Date
27-4-2013 2:00 PM
End Date
27-4-2013 3:30 PM
Bicycle Phone Charging & Lighting System
School of Engineering & Computer Science
The goal of this project was to design and build a bicycle charging system that can supply power to both a USB mobile device and a bicycle lighting system. Our solution is to use a dynamometer and rechargeable lithium polymer battery system to provide continuous power to the device whether the bike is moving or stopped. This also includes the use of a microcontroller to regulate various system functions and to provide system status information to a handlebar-mounted liquid color display. Additionally, we included some extra features such as a speedometer and night time sensing. Our goals were to make this project highly efficient (around 90%) and for simple end user implementation. Although the system is not yet completed, preliminary tests look promising for meeting our goals.