17 May 2024, Himachal – Smart e-cycle will also work as a scooter with the help of battery and motor. The person riding the bicycle will have to wear a wrist band.
As soon as the beats per minute crosses 100, the bicycle will become a scooty, the pedals will start moving automatically.
Final year B.Tech trainees of Mechanical Engineering Department of NIT Hamirpur have developed a smart e-cycle based on heart rate. As the heartbeat increases, the smart e-cycle will work on the lines of a scooter. As soon as the beats per minute crosses 100, the cycle will start getting power from a separate battery and the pedals will start moving automatically. Smart e-cycle will also work as a scooter with the help of battery and motor. The person riding the bicycle will have to wear a wrist band. The band will have a heart rate sensor, which will start rotating the wheels through the motor by turning on the battery through Arduino. Arduino is a device that processes data and gives output.
As soon as the message is received from the sensor, the Arduino will charge the battery and start driving the electric motorcycle. The battery operated bicycle will start running like a bicycle again as soon as the heart rate becomes normal. The cost of the bicycle is between 20 to 25 thousand. Under the guidance of Assistant Professor Dr. Dilshad Ahmed Khan, Yash Panthari, Anjali Thakur, Anupama, Dutva Chandel have designed a smart e-cycle based on heart rate. Dr. Dilshad said that he will soon file a patent for the bicycle. Director of NIT Hamirpur, Prof. HM Suryavanshi, Registrar Dr. Archana Santosh Nanoti, Dean Prof. Rakesh Sehgal has appreciated the hard work of the students. Dr. Prashant Dhiman, Chairman of the Mechanical Engineering Department, has also appreciated the efforts of the students.
Long Distances could be covered swiftly now
Dr. Dilshad told that one can easily cover long distances on e-cycle without getting tired. The technology can also be adopted in exercise cycles and treadmills installed in gyms so that the incidence of heart attacks due to excessive heart rate increase can be reduced. The limit of heartbeats can be set at 100 per minute in cycle and 130 in treadmill.