1. Customer: Bicycle Power Meter Project Number: P16214
RIT Cycling Club
Project Number: P16214
Team Members: Ian Gielar, Connor Reardon, Luke Brophy, Sean Langan, Adam Dibble (Left to Right)
I love the bike blender!!!!
Problem: A bicycle power meter is a device used by professional and amateur cyclists in order to show the cyclist their power output on the bicycle. The RIT Cycling Team approached this MSD team to provide a power meter for their Imagine RIT bicycle blender exhibit. Their desire is to have this device take the input force from the cyclist and display their power output and calories burned.
Key Objectives: The goal of this project is to develop a functioning power meter for the bicycle blender exhibit. In order to achieve this task the MSD team aims to improve upon the communication speed between the power meter sensors and the display in existing devices. This will assist in achieving a more instantaneous system and closer to real-time display.
Test Results:
Force versus Voltage
Time
Accelerometer Test Results
Power Output versus Time
RIT Bicycle Power Meter App
System / Completed Crankset / App:
Complete Assembly of Crankset
Power and Information Flow
Results / Conclusions:
A functional crankarm based power meter, using a combination of stain gauges and an accelerometer, was created to measure power, calculate the calories burned, and to display both sets of information to the rider while meeting all of the customer requirements. This product was evaluated by comparing the power data generated to an existing wheel based power meter.
Acknowledgements: Special thanks to the RIT Cycling Club, employees of the RIT Machine Shop, Multidisciplinary Senior Design, Professor George Slack, and Mr. Mike Zona who made this project possible.