DESIGN OF VARIABLE-RATIO CHAIN DRIVES FOR BICYCLES AND ERGOMETERS -- APPLICATION TO A MAXIMUM POWER BICYCLE DRIVE

This paper describes a technique for generating a chain drive capable of allowing a desired varying angular velocity function on the driving shaft while maintaining constant angular velocity of the driven shaft. The technique is closely related to the synthesis of cams with flat faced oscillating followers. The technique is illustrated by the synthesis of a drive train for increasing the power applied to the rear wheel of a bicycle.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • For Meeting held August 19-21, 1980.
• Corporate Authors:

  American Society of Mechanical Engineers

  Two Park Avenue
  New York, NY  United States  10016-5990
• Authors:
  • Miller, N R
  • Ross, D
• Publication Date: 1980

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 7 p.
• Serial:
  • American Society of Mechanical Engineers Papers
  • Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bicycles; Drive shafts; Kinematics; Manual transmissions; Vehicle drive systems
• Old TRIS Terms: Mechanical drive; Variable speed drives
• Subject Areas: Highways; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00335092
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Report/Paper Numbers: ASME 80-C2/DET-115
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 28 1981 12:00AM