Develop a system of 3D printed nodes, joined by off-the-shelf carbon tubes to create a lightweight custom bicycle for both on-road and mountain purposes. Alhtough the nodes can be printed in metal, such as aluminium, the first goal of the project would be for a deisgn in which the nodes were printable in nylon.
Full mechanical testing of the nodes, joints, and the frame as a whole will be undertaken.
Ideally, the deisgn of the bicycle should be automated so that a user can input their various body dimensions, and a frame of the correct size is automatically created.
This project will be supervised by Hamed Abdoli.
Undergraduate
A ridable bicycle that can withstand the rigors of the road.
Mechanical testing results of the nodal system
An automated workflow to design the bicycle frames.
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Additive Manufacturing (901.324, Lab)