Bicycle Energy Measurement System

Bicycle Energy Measurement System

Exigo Technologies

Denis Dmitriev

Mimi Wu

Overview

Introduction Purpose BEMS Market Timeline & Budget Conclusion

Introduction

Exigo Technologies CEO & COO

Denis Dmitriev CFO

Mimi Wu

Purpose

Problem Want to know how much calories you burned

while riding your bike, but don’t want to be confined indoors?

Current Solutions Expensive, complex systems

Our Solution The Bicycle Energy Measurement System

(BEMS)

What is BEMS

BEMS is a simple, user friendly product that measures and computes the energy expended by the cyclist

BEMS

Features

User-friendly interface Easy to enter personal information

Eg. Weight of cyclist & bike

Display Velocity (km/h or mph) Distance (km or miles) Power (W or kCal/h) Energy (kJ or kCal) Trip duration Average velocity/power

How does it work?

Sensor package measures Speed Inclination

Display unit Inputs personal info Outputs energy expended

Operation concept

Measures Speed &

Inclination

Calculates data from Sensor

PackageCyclist Pedals

Sensor Package Microprocessor

Display Output

Cyclist enters weight using the display unit Start pedaling Energy spent displayed on LCD screen

System Overview

Sensor package

Houses main power supply optical encoder accelerometer signal conditioning

circuitry

Attaches to the fork of the bike

Display unit

Mounts on the handlebars

Processes data from the sensor unit

Main point of communication with the user

Market

Recreational Cyclists Monitoring physical output is part of a healthy

lifestyle Fact:

33 billion dollars are spent annually in the United States on weight-loss products and services

Current products

Polar Electro, Power Tap & SRM Cost

Expensive Usability

Complex Installation Calibration Required

BEMS

Cost Can be sold for under $100

Usability Easy to install

Snap on, Snap off No previous experience required

Timeline comparison

MilestoneHardware Design Finalized

All components received

Hardware Ready and Working

Firmware provides desired level of functionality

Demo

Proposed ActualOct 05 Oct 05

Oct 14 Nov 15

Nov 07 Dec 18

Nov 20 Jan 11

Dec 10 Jan 13

Budget comparison

Proposed Budget: $300

Actual Spending: $140

Funding: $110

Future development

Extensive Testing and Calibration of the BEMS

Further research and implementations of velocity measurement

Improvements of display options and user interface

User Manual

Conclusion

Interesting Project

Basic functions of the system works

Could always use more time

Questions & Comments?