PEDAL BIKE

The PEDAL Bike uses renewable energy sources and a series of sensors to make the rider experience more convenient. By pedaling a sidewall generator, the user can produce power while traveling while solar panel covers times when the bike is stopped. Using this energy, the PEDAL Bike system can power two small loads, like a smart phone. The sensor subsystem of the PEDAL Bike displays to the user environmental conditions, like temperature and speed, for a more comfortable ride.

View all of our documentation below:

SD1 Divide and Conquer

Senior Design 1 Documentation Paper

Critical Design Review Presentation Slides

Middle Term Demo Video

8 Page Conference Paper

Final Presentation Slides

Final Demo Video

Final Report

The Team:

Roxanna Cruz is a senior electrical engineering student at the University of Central Florida, with a focus on power and renewable energy, graduating in Spring 2023. She is especially interested in the sustainability and reliability of the power grid and in renewable energy. For the past year she has been working as a teaching assistant for Computer Organization and has served as the president of the UCF Student branch chapter of IEEE PES. After graduation she plans on pursuing a career in the power field, and eventually getting a masters degree and a professional engineeering license.

Elizabeth Curcio is a senior in the computer engineering comprehensive track at the University of Central Florida, graduating May 2023.

Dexter Mayorga is a senior electrical engineering student focusing on the power and renewable energy track. He will be graduating in Fall 2023, so in the meantime he will pursue internships and other opportunities while finishing his degree at the University of Central Florida. Afterwards, he will focus on the engineering foundation exam and plan to move upstate or out of the country with his degree in hand, aiming to work with renewable energy and eventually obtain a professional engineering license.

Melvin Vicente is currently a senior at the University of Central Florida studying electrical engineering and plans to graduate Spring 2023. For the past year, he has completed 3 Regulated Renewable Energy Co-op rotations with Duke Energy at the Hines Energy Complex where he has learned about power systems at a natural gas powered power plant. After graduation, he plans on either continuing to learn about power systems at a utility company or expand into a different sector of electrical engineering to widen his knowledge about the field.