Design of a bicycle rig
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676982955-MIT.pdf
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1aff2efe5eb5c7caa98c0284c34d759e
Author(s)
Racz, Rastislav
Advisor(s)
Kim B. Blair and Alexander H. Slocum.
Date Issued
2010
Publisher
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Abstract
A design of a bicycle (bike) rig was conducted. This bike rig is designed to be used for aerodynamics measurement testing of bicycles, cyclists and cycling related items in a wind tunnel. This paper discusses the design of a new version of the bike rig that has been used in the MIT Wright Brothers Wind Tunnel. Through finite element analyses, feasibility and practicality studies the best bike rig was designed. A three groove kinematics coupling principle was used in the design of the measurement device of the rig. This paper contains detailed description of the working principle of the bike rig. This paper can also serve as instructions for building a new bike rig.
Description
Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2010.
Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects
Mechanical Engineering.
MIT Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering
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