CYCLE: The personal mobility device

CYCLE: The personal mobility device

Roestenburg, A.

Christiaans, H.H.M.C. (mentor)
Flipsen, S.F.J. (mentor)
De Reuver, R. (mentor)

Industrial Design Engineering

Industrial Design

Master of Science Integrated Product Design

2010-11-19

This is a design research for a compact portable mobility device, for the urban professional that lives in cities and commutes on a daily base. They have the need to travel with the available systems. These people have the choice between individual and public transportation for their commuting purposes. 40% of the Dutch population commutes without the use of a car. The potential customers cycle towards work or station at an average distance of 5km per trip. Cycling is the most efficient way to transport a human over a certain distance because of its continues motion. The chain drive is used the most for a bicycle design, although the earliest bicycles had lever constructions, they failed because the chain could reduce the wheel size. This thesis looks for the possibility to develop an efficient lever system with the use of modern production technologies. The philosophy behind the bicycle lever design was tested in order to know if a lever system is worth developing. A prototype was build to perceive a feeling of driving comfort and handling. The positive evaluation of the prototype stimulates further development.

Lever
bicycle

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2011-11-19

Campus only

Student theses

master thesis

(c) 2010 Roestenburg, A.