A Single Motor Driving and Steering Mechanism for a Transformable Bicycle

Kazuki Sekine, Ikuo Mizuuchi

2022

Abstract

This research aims to propose a bicycle capable of transforming into a stable form suitable for autonomous driving, and achieving both driving and steering with a single motor, using differential drive method. A novel mechanism of one-motor differential drive using bevel gears and one-way clutches was devised. Then, a prototype without transforming mechanism was fabricated. An experiment was conducted to demonstrate that differential drive with a singke motor is possible. In the experiment, the prototype was capable of running in straight lines and curves with small meandering. Next, to formulate the deceleration of the non-drive side wheel in the proposed drive mechanism, another series of experiments was conducted. The equation for the change in wheel rotating speed derived from the results enables accurate estimation of the future position of the prototype, allowing it to run autonomously in further research.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Sekine K. and Mizuuchi I. (2022). A Single Motor Driving and Steering Mechanism for a Transformable Bicycle. In Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics - Volume 1: ICINCO, ISBN 978-989-758-585-2, pages 531-538. DOI: 10.5220/0011349200003271

in Bibtex Style

@conference{icinco22,
author={Kazuki Sekine and Ikuo Mizuuchi},
title={A Single Motor Driving and Steering Mechanism for a Transformable Bicycle},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics - Volume 1: ICINCO,},
year={2022},
pages={531-538},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0011349200003271},
isbn={978-989-758-585-2},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics - Volume 1: ICINCO,
TI - A Single Motor Driving and Steering Mechanism for a Transformable Bicycle
SN - 978-989-758-585-2
AU - Sekine K.
AU - Mizuuchi I.
PY - 2022
SP - 531
EP - 538
DO - 10.5220/0011349200003271