Device Purpose

• Bycicle simulator for use in human factors test lab

Device Features

• Designed to mimic forces on a bicycle and give the rider a realistic experience

• Intended design was for study of human interaction with city biking in a virtual reality environment

• Project done in 4 months, handed off to industrial design team for integration with VR headset

My key contributions

• Design of front linkage including imitation gyroscopic effects with flywheel

• Full design and assembly of electrical system (Two 1kW motors with PID control)

• Machining of front linkage parts in university machine shop