• DocumentCode
    3268005
  • Title

    Firmware implementing of a dual-wheel drive electrical bicycle

  • Author

    Tong, Chia-Chang ; Jwo, Wu-Shun ; Lin, Jhih-Yu ; Li, Shih-Fan ; Tsai, Yau-Jeng

  • Author_Institution
    Chienkuo Technol. Univ., Changhua, Taiwan
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    20-22 Dec. 2011
  • Firstpage
    1317
  • Lastpage
    1322
  • Abstract
    The goal of this project is to design and build a dual-axis drive system for an electric bicycle. The computerized control for the electric bicycle utilizes a firmware-based system, with the vehicle´s electronic control unit (ECU)and most of the signal processing circuits implemented using a Programmable SoC (PSoC). This special dual-axis driven electric bicycle has many advantages over electric bicycles currently available on the market. To be able to have both wheels drive the vehicle simultaneously, the speed controller must be designed with a very high degree of accuracy so that it has the ability to compensate for speed difference that might exist between the front and rear wheels. In addition, both wheels have breaks and kinetic energy recovery for decelerating or downhill riding. The vehicle has automatic cruse capabilities and can automatically switch to single front or rear wheel drive at medium or high speeds. This saves power and avoids any single motor driver overheating because of long term driving.
  • Keywords
    automotive electronics; bicycles; computerised control; control engineering computing; control system synthesis; electric vehicles; firmware; system-on-chip; velocity control; wheels; automatic cruse capabilities; computerized control; downhill riding; dual-axis drive system; dual-wheel drive electrical bicycle; firmware-based system; kinetic energy recovery; motor driver overheating; programmable SoC; signal processing circuits; speed controller; vehicle electronic control unit; Acceleration; Batteries; Bicycles; Brushless motors; Velocity control; Wheels;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    System Integration (SII), 2011 IEEE/SICE International Symposium on
  • Conference_Location
    Kyoto
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-1523-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/SII.2011.6147639
  • Filename
    6147639