Academic literature on the topic 'Folding scooter'

Now a day we are having the more number of Vehicles. It causes the many problems in the day to day life. The major problems are pollution, traffic, depletion of non-renewable resources etc. The basic aim behind our project was to make an environmental friendly portable automobile which would be easy to handle by both the genders and would emit 0% emission. We have used Li-Ion battery as our main power source due to which there is no emission at all and also the problem of fuel consumption is solved. Also keeping in mind the parking problems now days, we decided to make a scooter which can be folded easily, and so after the use one can fold the scooter and can be easily carried. The design allows users to easily transport the scooter using less space when it is “folded” it becomes compact in size. It is a light-weight foldable electric scooter, produced on the basis of a brand new concept. This is an advantage in terms of reaching a very low weight and fold ability. The maximum speed the scooter is capable to operate with is 35 km/h, and its range with a single charge is approximately 25 km (with double battery pack 40 km). It has in-wheel-motors in rare wheel (single-wheel drive). Its folding can easily be mastered. In its folded state the scooter is the size of a large trolley and it can be pulled similarly. Its weight is less than 25 kg. It requires no parking space; in a folded state it can be stored anywhere.

Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2008.
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The Roboscooter is an electric, folding scooter designed for use in dense urban areas where congestion and pollution is a problem. Already heavily used in most European cities, scooters provide cheaper, faster transportation than cars, but parking can still be difficult. By allowing the scooter to fold - reducing its footprint by more than half- and by implementing a one-way user share model that does not require scooter ownership, many of the current issues involving transportation in dense urban areas can be addressed. As an electric vehicle, the Roboscooter's range is limited by the amount of energy it uses during travel and the current technological limitations on battery energy density. Analysis of the elements of the scooter that experience the most stress can give insights on ways to redesign key structural elements in order to make them lighter while maintaining the strength necessary for long life in a consumer environment. The structural elements that make up the main body of the scooter are subject to cyclic fatigue due to riding conditions such as bumps, which aside from decreasing the life of structural elements, also cause the largest forces on the scooter's frame. The Roboscooter was analyzed under maximum load conditions to determine the safety factor of two of the frame components that experience the most stress: the front fork and the main folding pivot axle. Both elements were found to have a safety factor of two in their current design configurations, implying that design changes will be needed to reduce the overall weight.
by Arthur J. Petron.
S.B.

The main aim of this thesis is to design electric scooter, which is ideally adapted for urban mobility and which will be a practical, attractive and environmental friendly alternative to the car with a combustion engine. Emphasis is given to proposal of ergonomic, aesthetic and functional solution of the system, which makes that scooter can be folded into a mobile compact shape. Folded scooter can be carried at public transportation vehicles and park right at home or in the office. The unique design and practical features of a scooter should be attractive not only in terms of personal mobility, but also as a utility vehicle for private companies and public institutions.

碩士
國立臺北科技大學
機電整合研究所
98
This research is about the analysis and design of folding car. The research has collected and analyzed all relevant patents and literatures in various types of existing folding car, extensively. The researcher classified these papers and analyzed its advantages and defects. Based on the results of the analysis, researcher designed new styles of folding car, which have functions of foldable chassis-mechanism, foldable vehicle body and stacked body shape. In this research, the mechanism design of steering system of scooter is investigated. The details design of mechanism design of a folding car is presented. First, metal tubes are used to substitute casing. And then, the steering system and suspension of scooter is designed. In this study, Solid Works is used to simulate exercise and check interference at the same time. Besides, in order to confirme the strength and security, ANSYS11.0 command module is employed to analyze the stress analysis of vehicle-body structure. Finally, the production of solid model is realized.

碩士
國立臺灣科技大學
機械工程系
105
A three-wheeled scooter with standing riding position is a very attracting outdoor exercise machine, as far as fun, fitness, and stability are concerned. When equipped with small in-wheel motors, this kind of vehicle can be adapted into a compact, light-weighted personal commuter. However, this kind of stand-up tricycle needs to have a special tilting mechanism to allow it to lean into turns in order to keep its riding both agile and safe. A very important requirement for such a tilting mechanism is to maintain the vehicle’s track width unchanged while leaning. This study has designed and built a novel tilting mechanism which can achieve the above-mentioned goals on a three-wheeled scooter with two rear wheels. After test riding, the prototype vehicle proved to be very satisfactory. Our prototype vehicle also has a foldable feature which not only can reduce the sizes of the tricycle considerably but also can let it be easily pushed around on its own wheels after folded. Thus, to bring it into elevators, subways, or buildings are no longer inconvenient or difficult ever since.

碩士
國立勤益科技大學
工業工程與管理系
106
Carrier is the product of modern technology its invention has great contribution to mankind; but why become a serious problem of human society, its main reason, the current road to see the vehicle is almost engine to generate kinetic energy, the engine in the launch or driving The exhaust gas, these exhaust gas has caused serious pollution to the earth. By collecting the products of scooters, creative trendy electric scooter design, electric scooter manufacturing technology, analysis of its corresponding to the TRIZ innovation rules, to build a 40 rules of innovation in accordance with the electric scooter. This study first uses TRIZ to carry out the concept of product innovation of electric scooter, and plans to show the product structure and create new popular products for the follow-up product development and design. In order to reduce vehicle air pollution, the use of low-pollution vehicles to continuously improve the air quality, and thus initiation of this paper to carry out the product innovation research folding electric scooter, in the existing market of folding electric scooters to transform, the folding area from 108cm * 20cm reduced to 30cm * 15cm, reduced 79%, into the backpack, weight from 12.5kg weight loss of 60%, only 5kg, light to allow users to accept and popularize, thus reducing the air emissions of innovative research and development. The results of this study can be technology transfer electric scooter related industry development and production.