Autocycle: Design, Construction, and Validation of an Autonomous Bicycle

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dc.contributor.advisorGomez, Romel
dc.contributor.authorAllen, Michael
dc.contributor.authorBartolomei, Jacob
dc.contributor.authorCarter, Jeremy
dc.contributor.authorGrill, Cooper
dc.contributor.authorKhrenov, Mikhail
dc.contributor.authorMirenzi, John
dc.contributor.authorO'Leary, Joseph
dc.contributor.authorRose, Isaac
dc.contributor.authorRuderman, Evan
dc.contributor.authorSanguesa, Andoni
dc.contributor.authorSwaisgood, Logan
dc.date.accessioned2021-05-10T21:47:43Z
dc.date.available2021-05-10T21:47:43Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractEfficient urban transportation has time and time again proved to be a difficult problem to rectify. One modern solution is the bike-sharing system, where many bicycles are available either at hubs or spread across a city for short-term use. However, usage is limited to those located close enough to a bicycle hub that traveling to and from it is time-effective. As for hubless bike-shares, bicycles require redistribution over time to remain conveniently available to many. We propose the creation of an electric bicycle that can either be used by a cyclist manually or operated autonomously using locomotion, sensing, balance, and control systems. We have concluded that such a concept is possible and achievable, as we are making significant progress toward developing working prototypes for the self-stability and autonomous navigation of the Autocycle. Once those milestones are completed, we will integrate the two systems together in the final prototype. Our Undergraduate Research Day presentation will showcase the research and data we have collected up until this point and outline our future goals for the project. With the completion of this prototype, we want to show that such a bicycle could be implemented into a larger bike-sharing system that autonomously manages distribution and allows users to summon a bicycle to their location, expanding the range of use and encouraging environmentally-friendly transportation solutions in an urban setting.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipGemstoneen_US
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.13016/24p0-2etm
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/27035
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.relation.isAvailableAtMaryland Center for Undergraduate Research
dc.relation.isAvailableAtDigital Repository at the University of Maryland
dc.relation.isAvailableAtUniversity of Maryland (College Park, Md)
dc.subjectElectrical and Computer Engineeringen_US
dc.subjectENGRen_US
dc.subjectAutocycleen_US
dc.subjectGemstoneen_US
dc.subjectAutonomous, Self-Stable Bicycleen_US
dc.titleAutocycle: Design, Construction, and Validation of an Autonomous Bicycleen_US
dc.typeOtheren_US

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