Title: Preliminary design considerations for a human powered vehicle lighting system
Authors: D. Petersen, M.F. Hardwick, J.M. Henderson
Addresses: Development Engineer, Hewlett-Packard, San Diego Division, USA. ' Member of the Technical Staff, Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, California, USA. ' Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Davis, USA
Abstract: The need for an improved lighting system for HPVs is established and major constraints are reviewed. A power flow model is established for a system having a generator and a battery. Preliminary details of a proposed control scheme are discussed.
Keywords: human powered vehicles; lighting systems; road safety; ergonomics; bicycles; motorcycles; bikes; motorbikes; vehicle lights; power flow modelling.
International Journal of Vehicle Design, 1988 Vol.9 No.3, pp.295 - 305
Published online: 26 May 2014 *
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