1. 01/21/2004Campo1 Pedal Mania -a pedal power generation system- Melanie Campo and Mandi Fournier

2. 01/21/2004Campo2 Problem To develop a portable educational tool that allows first hand experience of power production to operate standard AC and DC devices.

3. 01/21/2004Campo3 Solution Using:  A Bike - for power generation  Generator - for electrical generation  Microprocessor – to make displays work  Displays – to educate the users and observers  A cart – to make this system portable

4. 01/21/2004Campo4 Background Around the world pedal power is used for:  Transportation – of goods and people  Pumping Water – to crops or animals  Grinding Grains or Metals  Sewing Machines  Power Generation

5. 01/21/2004Campo5 System Overview

6. 01/21/2004Campo6 Pedal Mania vs. Existing Products Pedal Mania  Educate by experience and use of displays  Displays will inform both user and observers of the power level and calorie count.  User will feel the difference in power level. Existing Products  Have not successfully done both  User sometimes didn’t understand what they were doing  User usually was only doing one task (ex: grinding grain).

7. 01/21/2004Campo7 Decision Matrix EducationalPortabilitySimplestCostLooksTotal graph of generation3353317 visual display3444318 an appliance3454319 light bar4444319 light bar with cal. counter5434421 1=worst5=best

8. 01/21/2004Campo8 Solution being Pursued  Most education benefits  Compact for portability  Self powered  Large displays

9. 01/21/2004Campo9 Mechanical

10. 01/21/2004Campo10 Mechanical

11. 01/21/2004Campo11 Electrical  Utilize pedal power to power the displays.

12. 01/21/2004Campo12 Software  Check power being produced  Light up display for power  Light up display for calories counter

13. 01/21/2004Campo13 Future Tests  Power from bike to generator  Stabilizing power from generator  Converting from “show” mode to “travel/storage” mode  Programming for calorie display  Programming for power display

14. 01/21/2004Campo14 Schedule

15. 01/21/2004Campo15 Questions