Human Powered
Vehicles
Cycle Rickshaws
It might be possible
to reduce operator fatigue in Human Powered Vehicles
without the use of artificial inputs like engines, motors etc.
The load or passengers is carried on a load platform above the
chassis .
The load platform rotates above the chassis on a pair of cranks.
One of the cranks is extended down into a gear box that converts
bi-directional rotation
into a unidirectional one.
This rotation is then fed to the rear driving wheel through the
chain.
When the vehicle is in motion ,the load platform tends to move
with respect to the chassis.
The crank rotates, producing a small supplementary torque.This is
an attempt at generating a torque from the kinectic and potential
energies in a moving load.
The driving chain is thus under a constant 'favourable'
tension, reducing user fatigue.
I would like to meet up with anyone interested in assembling and
studying a prototype.
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