ASME Human Powered Vehicle Capstone

In my Fall 2024 semester I am the project manager for the ASME HPV capstone group. This project is a ton of fun, and I can't wait to implement all of my ideas into our vehicle! Please see images below of what we are working on.

(Currently in progress, more images coming soon)

My role as project manager

Currently, I am the project manager for the ASME Human Powered Vehicle capstone team. In this project, we are tasked with repairing and improving the bike as we see fit. As the project manager, I am responsible for team member mediation, organizing team meetings, and ensuring everyone is actively progressing the project.

What are we doing to the bike?

This semester, we have various repairs to make to the bike handed to us from the previous semester. The biggest fix will be rewelding the frame, this is because most of the welds on the bike were poorly done, and are unsafe. We are also completely redoing the bike seat, fixing the gear shifters, mounting the battery, and implementing cable management.

Our main innovation however, will be adding a compressed air system to the bike. This system will use an air tank to supply a .9hp air motor to drive the back wheel. We chose to move forward with this idea because of how much we all loved the concept. Although it isn't the densest and more efficient form of energy storage, it's sure to turn some heads!