Auto-Braking Bicycle
The Auto-Braking Bicycle was my Capstone project completed in my senior year at Northeastern. The project used a 360 degree Lidar mounted to the handlebars with the intention of identifying eminent hazards. If an unavoidable hazard was detected, the bike would chirp first to notify the rider, then if no action is taken, will automatically pull the rear brakes and bring the bike safely to a stop. Both the front and rear wheels were outfitted with an array of magnets so that we could measure the speed of each wheel and ensure no wheels would be locked up while braking.
My main contributions to this project were project management, system architecture design, and design of the device to actuate the brakes. I designed the overall state machine which controlled the logic of each system and filled with whichever system needed help coding to keep the project as a whole on track. Overall it was a surprising success and we did in fact create a bike that could stop itself...usually.
My main contributions to this project were project management, system architecture design, and design of the device to actuate the brakes. I designed the overall state machine which controlled the logic of each system and filled with whichever system needed help coding to keep the project as a whole on track. Overall it was a surprising success and we did in fact create a bike that could stop itself...usually.
