Abstract:
Customization design is a trend for developing a
bicycle in recent years. Thus, the comfort of riding a bicycle is an
important factor that should be paid much attention to while
developing a bicycle. From the viewpoint of ergonomics, the
concept of “fitting object to the human body” is designed into the
bicycle frame in this study. Firstly the important feature points
like riding posture, frame design, wheel size, materials required,
method of manufacture and types of failures are discussed.
Further this study proposes a detailed methodology which is
helpful for the designer to develop an elliptical bicycle in an
efficient and economical manner.
Description:
Keywords:- Bicycle frame, suitable material, fatigue failures, FEA analysis, riding postures, ride height, frame joints, CFD.
