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Low-Power, Modular, Wireless Dynamic Measurement of Bicycle Motion
UCD-ITS-RP-10-101 Journal Article BicyclingPlus Research Collaborative |
Suggested Citation:
Peterson, Dale, Jason Moore, Danique Fintelman, Mont Hubbard (2010)
Low-Power, Modular, Wireless Dynamic Measurement of Bicycle Motion
. Procedia Engineering 2 (2), 2949 - 2954A low power, light-weight, and modular system of sensors and data acquisition hardware was developed to measure the configuration, velocities, and accelerations of a bicycle. Measurement of angular velocity of the bicycle frame, acceleration of three points fixed to the frame, steer angle, and wheel spin rates is implemented. Measurements will be compared with dynamic models of the bicycle and human rider in order to assess model fidelity. In this way, we hope to (1) better understand how humans control bicycles, and (2) pave the way for bicycle design improvements based on quantitative and relevant dynamic measurements.
Key words:
bicycle dynamics, instrumentation, wireless data acquisition