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An Electric bicycle that balances by itself?
Balancing on a bicycle isn't as effortless as it appears. But, as engineers recognize, bringing a bicycle to balance by itself – without an person riding it – is even harder. Engineers of Keio University in Yokohama, Japan, are formulating a self-stabilizing electrical bicycle that can remain erect by itself while being moved and maneuvered by electrical drives.
As a 1st step towards their destination, the researchers configured an electric bicycle that sustains its equilibrium and travels along a straight path. In simulations and experiments, they examined 3 dissimilar strategies that merge stability control and trajectory control. The researchers determined that a combination of the “posture controller” (for stability) and “direction function controller” (for trajectory) could enable the bicycle to drive by itself ceaselessly. In the observational lay out, a stereotypical bicycle was positioned on 3 rollers – 2 below the back wheel and 1 below the front wheel. As the back rollers revolved, the front roller revolved through a cable. Two drives moderated the movement of the bicycle – the drive on the handlebars operated steering, and the drive in the back motored the back wheel at an average velocity of 2.5 metres per second.
As a 1st step towards their destination, the researchers configured an electric bicycle that sustains its equilibrium and travels along a straight path. In simulations and experiments, they examined 3 dissimilar strategies that merge stability control and trajectory control. The researchers determined that a combination of the “posture controller” (for stability) and “direction function controller” (for trajectory) could enable the bicycle to drive by itself ceaselessly. In the observational lay out, a stereotypical bicycle was positioned on 3 rollers – 2 below the back wheel and 1 below the front wheel. As the back rollers revolved, the front roller revolved through a cable. Two drives moderated the movement of the bicycle – the drive on the handlebars operated steering, and the drive in the back motored the back wheel at an average velocity of 2.5 metres per second.
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