Pdf design selection and analysis of humanpowered vehicle. Described as the most efficient vehicle on the planet, the elf is a solar and pedalpowered hybrid tricycle handbuilt in the united states by organic transit. Crr and cda values were gathered from a variety of locations, and some values may be only rough estimations. University of utah at miller motorsports park, tooele, ut. Vehicle description form olin human powered vehicles. Michael eliasohn has written an article remembering david and his lifelong accomplishments, which is available here. Human power has been the technical journal of the international human powered vehicle association ihpva. But you can find hpvs in the air, in and under the water and also on the rail. The large area of hpv can be divided into many categories.
For the human powered vehicle challenge speed category, there are only two competitive designs used. Three components designs of hpvs are analyzed using catia v5. There is a recumbent two wheel design, or a recumbent three wheel design, like a tricycle. The vehicle is a fully faired tadpole trike with a lightweight aluminum frame constructed from 6061t6 tubing having a total weight of 8. The asme efest north, which was scheduled to be held april 35, 2020, has been rescheduled to april 25, 2020 and is now digital. The machine uses the human flywheel motor as an energy source and they said that this concept can be adopted for human powered process unit. The university of akron human powered vehicle team by. Human powered vehicle challenge asme engineering network. The british human power club is the british organisation for human powered vehicles or hpvs for short. Human powered vehicle team 24 background report northern.
A heady mix of lycra, adrenaline and sweat was on show at the annual world human powered vehicle championships in kent, southern england yesterday 15th july over 100 riders from around the globe. The proposed design of the hpv uses a tadpole recumbent. This project is based on making a hybrid human powered vehicle. Welcome to the website of ozhpv ozhpv is a collection of people in australia, mainly recumbent cycle riders, who have a keen interest in human powered vehicles hpvs. Modern technology has allowed machines to enhance humanpower although motorization has increased speed and load capacity, many forms of humanpowered. It exhibits a very close relation to the style of life, the range and location of activities and the goods and services which will be available for consumption. It is available in one, two and three seater models, and according to their website it gets the equivalent of 1800 miles per gallon. See more about competition rules last edition 2015 and download the pdf document. Transportation is a non separable part of any society. Portland state university humanpowered vehicle team. This design, a recumbent bicycle with a fairing, is one of the more common forms of an hpv.
Velox3, the former worlds fastest humanpowered vehicle. Hpvc 2019 rules revision 201819 asme hpvc rules change revision. Design, analysis and fabrication of a human powered vehicle. This bike is the worlds fastest humanpowered vehicle. Encourage your admins to tag your resource files for an improved file management. Pdf design, analysis and fabrication of a human powered. This book is about the design of vehicles with wheels that are powered by human muscles alone. For the 2014 human powered vehicle challenge hpvc team 9 will design, analyze. Pdf asme human powered vehicle prem chopra academia. Aerovelo broke its own previous world record by 3mph this is the fastest humanpowered vehicle in the world.
Cal poly students spent 9 months building gemini, their latest humanpowered vehicle. Santa clara university human powered vehicle 202014 scholar. The whpva supports humanpowered vehicle competition and ratifies and maintains performance records for the purpose of promoting advancements in humanpower technology. In order to make the selection between a two and a three wheel design, a comparison of the two. This vehicle is for a person more bent towards racing, who may ride the bike on the road occasionally, but will use it mostly for hpv racing. The solar vehicle is a step in saving these non renewable sources of energy. A human powered vehicle hpv is powered without any external power source, such as a bicycle. Our mission is to design and manufacture a unique, and innovative vehicle, powered solely by. Three components designs of hpvs are analyzed using catia v5 software which are chassis, suspension and hub. Rider power is again the most significant improvement, followed closely by aerodynamics, especially as speed increases.
Timetospeed model for standing start 12 mile sprint race. The university of akron human powered vehicle teams 2016 vehicle, klokan, was designed, manufactured and tested with safety, reliability, performance and ease of use in mind. T energy is one of the most vital needs for human survival on earth. Humancar is the solution to the problem of autonomous cars. A human powered vehicle can be as simple as a paddle boat and as complex as an airplane. Competition records world human powered vehicle association. Pdf design, analysis and fabrication of a human powered vehicle.
The whpva supports human powered vehicle competition and ratifies and maintains performance records for the purpose of promoting advancements in human power technology. The human powered vehicle competition hpvc is a project sanctioned annually by the. Human powered vehicles hpvs come in many different sizes and configurations. Design and improvement of a human powered vehicle hpv. There are many reasons why the design and use of such vehicles is beneficial. Increased rider power is by far the most significant improvement. A value of 0 may be used for power with a negative slope to simulate coast down testing. Human powered vehicle is basically the name given to all vehicles that are run by the physical application of strength of driver and are required to reduce the pollution. The hyperefficient twike humanelectric hybrid vehicle we visit the factory where the only humanelectric hybrid sold in series is produced to explore the benefits of a. Design of human powered vehicles ebooks gateway asme. The term humanpowered vehicle, or hpv, is sometimes used to denote a subclass of vehicles including only highperformance bicycles or tricycles. Every aspect of this vehicles design is original to this years team. Although all bicycle are also human powered vehicles but trikes are well renowned vehicles for their better ergonomics, low centerofgravity, optimized wheelbase, wheeltrack.
Recumbent and human powered vehicle information center. The 2006 portland state university humanpowered vehicle is a fullyfaired, recumbent tricycle, designed and built to win the overall single rider category at the 2006 asme west coast hpv challenge. Ihpva international human powered vehicle association. Chet kyle describes in his essay human power s first issue how he and jack. Like animalpowered transport, humanpowered transport has existed since time immemorial in the form of walking, running and swimming. Trevor goines, jesse miller, kristen cartier, james fields, justin soma, trent sherman, jai sidhu, david villegas, trevor hollbrook, richard parks, william foster advisor. Bike weight is total vehicle weight including wheels. Many authors provide means of quantifying the power output of a human. The challenge in this event is to apply sound engineering and design principles to build an hpv that is efficient, practical, agile, attractive, and safe. Human powered vehicle challenge hpvc competition group. Based on these thoughts, a human powered vehicle has been designed in this thesis that is suitable for use in an urban environment by an adult. This paper presents the design selection and improvement of human powered vehicle hpv. Design and development of a hybrid human powered vehicle.
Human powered vehicle challenge engineering analysis. These can provide affordable, sustainable, and healthy transportation to people around the globe. In this paper, a human powered bricks making machine has been designed and development. Asme hpvc human powered vehicle challenge home facebook. The club racer is the jack of all streamliner trades. The term humanpowered vehicle, or hpv, is sometimes used to denote a sub class of vehicles including only highperformance bicycles or tricycles equipped. We organise races for recumbents the only races in the uk that allow recumbents to take part and through the magazine, forum and website provide information and. The twowheel carbonfiberframe bike took first place in design, and second place overall, at this years. Final design report california state university, northridge. By weight of numbers this is mainly recumbent cycles in their many varied forms.
Engineering design competition for sustainable transportation solutions. The hyperefficient twike humanelectric hybrid vehicle. The term human powered vehicle, or hpv, is sometimes used to denote a subclass of vehicles including only highperformance bicycles or tricycles. There are many designs of human powered vehicle but they have some problems related to human comfort, durability, more drag force etc. Humanpowered transport is the transport of persons andor goods using human muscle power. We are a multidisciplinary team of engineers from south dakota school of mines and technology sd mines who take part in the american society of mechanical engineers asme human powered vehicle hpv competition every spring.
Knowing this datum was an a priori task for completing first order models. David gordon wilson, who was one of the creators of the modern recumbent bicycle, coauthor of bicycling science, and edited the ihpvas human power technical journal, passed may 2, 2019, at the age of 91. The american society of mechanical engineers has sponsored and hosted an annual human powered vehicle hpv design competition and race for engineering students for several decades. In the text humanpowered vehicles, abbot and wilson indicate that an individual on a bicycle should output power on the order of 350 w.
This book is limited to design of humanpowered vehicles for land use. Hpvs include vehicles built for air, water, or ground transport, but the common denominator is. The main purpose of this collection is to present all previous issues of the journal human power in an easily accessible and searchable form. Chet kyle describes in his essay human powers first issue how he and.
The term humanpowered vehicle, or hpv, is sometimes used to denote a subclass of vehicles including only highperformance bicycles or tricycles equipped. Sponsored by the cal poly human powered vehicle team. Pdf design and fabrication of a human powered vehicle. This term includes all vehicles that are powered only by muscularstrength. We conduct regular social rides as well as national eventsrides and publish a regular newsletter ozhpv was established in 1997 as the australian association for recumbent and human power enthusiasts. Asme hpvc human powered vehicle challenge, new york, ny. Many teams rose to the challenge of building these street burners for asmes efest humanpowered vehicle challenge hpvc contests. Worlds fastest humanpowered vehicle hits 89 mph youtube.