- 著者
- Dinh Quang TRUONG Kyoung Kwan AHN Le Duy KHOA Do Hoang THINH
- 出版者
- The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers
- 雑誌
- Journal of Advanced Mechanical Design, Systems, and Manufacturing (ISSN:18813054)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- vol.6, no.2, pp.236-251, 2012 (Released:2012-02-13)
- 参考文献数
- 14
- 被引用文献数
- 2 2
This paper develops a newly bicycle concept named smart bicycle (SBIC) with automatic transmission and energy recuperating ability. The SBIC operation is based on a hydrostatic transmission (HST). Several HST designs have been proposed. Moreover, a use of energy converting and storing devices is an optional design for the SBIC to recovery energy during the deceleration or going downhill process, and to support this energy to the hydraulic system during the acceleration or going uphill process. The working efficiency of the bicycle is then increased and could become competitive with the roller-chain technology. Simulations have been carried out to evaluate the working performances of the proposed SBIC concepts.