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The team’s objective is to increase the safety of motorcycle riders by developing a modular safety device that when installed on motorcycles will prevent motorcycle riders from rolling over during a failed cornering maneuver. As a secondary benefit the device will allow riders to come to a complete stop without the need to place their feet on the ground and hold the bike up. When the device is installed on a motorcycle it will provide safety to novice and experienced riders without sacrificing the feel or performance of the ride.
 
The team’s objective is to increase the safety of motorcycle riders by developing a modular safety device that when installed on motorcycles will prevent motorcycle riders from rolling over during a failed cornering maneuver. As a secondary benefit the device will allow riders to come to a complete stop without the need to place their feet on the ground and hold the bike up. When the device is installed on a motorcycle it will provide safety to novice and experienced riders without sacrificing the feel or performance of the ride.
  
In order to identify a market, a Minimum viable product study was conducted. The  
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In order to identify a need for the VLRS, a minimum viable product (MVP) study was conducted. The team polled 53 motorcycle riders and found that almost all riders had fallen off their motorcycle in one or more of the following conditions: parking, cornering, coming to a stop, rain, gravel. When asked if they would buy a device that would prevent rollovers they answered "yes as long as the device does not affect the performance of the motorcycle".
 
   
 
   
The team has developed with three designs: A Recovery Arm design, a Flywheel design, and a Shifting Center of Mass design. The Recovery Arm is comprised of a set of mechanical arms that extend and retract, the arm comes in contact with the ground when needed and helps support the motorcycle only if the system detects an excessive lean angle. The Flywheels design will have twin flywheels apply a corrective moment to the frame and restore balance to the rider in case of excess lean. Similarly, the Shifting Center Mass, will actively swing a weight out from the frame of the bike to impose a restorative moment and restore balance to the rider. These designs were further developed by CAD modeling and simulations, cost analysis, preliminary calculation of required forces, power requirement, weight of components, and quantitative estimations of feasible range and performance. These quantitative metrics were compared between the various designs and used to create a weighted decision matrix. Recovery Arm designs.
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With the information from the MVP the team has developed three designs: A Recovery Arm design, a Flywheel design, and a Shifting Center of Mass design. The Recovery Arm is comprised of a set of mechanical arms that extend and retract, the arm comes in contact with the ground when needed and helps support the motorcycle only if the system detects an excessive lean angle. The Flywheels design will have twin flywheels apply a corrective moment to the frame and restore balance to the rider in case of excess lean. Similarly, the Shifting Center Mass, will actively swing a weight out from the frame of the bike to impose a restorative moment and restore balance to the rider. These designs were further developed by CAD modeling and simulations, cost analysis, preliminary calculation of required forces, power requirement, weight of components, and quantitative estimations of feasible range and performance. These quantitative metrics were compared between the various designs and used to create a weighted decision matrix. Recovery Arm designs.
 
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[[File:flywheels.jpg|left|alt=Flywheel Design]][[File:Arms.png||alt=Recovery Arm Design]][[File:ShiftingCenterMass.jpg||alt=Flywheel Design]]
 
[[File:flywheels.jpg|left|alt=Flywheel Design]][[File:Arms.png||alt=Recovery Arm Design]][[File:ShiftingCenterMass.jpg||alt=Flywheel Design]]

Revision as of 16:42, 16 April 2017

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The team’s objective is to increase the safety of motorcycle riders by developing a modular safety device that when installed on motorcycles will prevent motorcycle riders from rolling over during a failed cornering maneuver. As a secondary benefit the device will allow riders to come to a complete stop without the need to place their feet on the ground and hold the bike up. When the device is installed on a motorcycle it will provide safety to novice and experienced riders without sacrificing the feel or performance of the ride.

In order to identify a need for the VLRS, a minimum viable product (MVP) study was conducted. The team polled 53 motorcycle riders and found that almost all riders had fallen off their motorcycle in one or more of the following conditions: parking, cornering, coming to a stop, rain, gravel. When asked if they would buy a device that would prevent rollovers they answered "yes as long as the device does not affect the performance of the motorcycle".

With the information from the MVP the team has developed three designs: A Recovery Arm design, a Flywheel design, and a Shifting Center of Mass design. The Recovery Arm is comprised of a set of mechanical arms that extend and retract, the arm comes in contact with the ground when needed and helps support the motorcycle only if the system detects an excessive lean angle. The Flywheels design will have twin flywheels apply a corrective moment to the frame and restore balance to the rider in case of excess lean. Similarly, the Shifting Center Mass, will actively swing a weight out from the frame of the bike to impose a restorative moment and restore balance to the rider. These designs were further developed by CAD modeling and simulations, cost analysis, preliminary calculation of required forces, power requirement, weight of components, and quantitative estimations of feasible range and performance. These quantitative metrics were compared between the various designs and used to create a weighted decision matrix. Recovery Arm designs.


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Flywheel Design
Recovery Arm DesignFlywheel Design