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Showing 1 to 20 of 281 for “"Bicycle"”.
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Bicycle Season
… paper I will thoroughly analyze the thesis film, Bicycle Season, as it relates to specific areas of film production. The goal is to determine the effectiveness of specific approaches to narrative filmmaking, when the intention of the narrative to portray believable human behavior in moments of …
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Bicycle Touring Infrastructure: An Architectural Proposal for Sustainable Bicycle Tourism
… savvy 21st century travelers. Using the bicycle as a platform for driving eco-tourism, this project proposes an infrastructure to support bicycle tourism. The project examines Washington State as a potential case study for bicycle tourism and proposes to build onto existing infrastructure …
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"Auto"-mobile Beijing : a bicycle network for a renewed "bicycle kingdom"
… thesis intends to be a catalyst for a renewed bicycle culture in Beijing, the capital of the former "Bicycle Kingdom". Beijing, only 15 years ago had more bicycles than any other city in the world, has in recent years undergone a drastic shift to become a city consumed by cars and highways, …
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Bicycle powered water pump
Thesis. 1978. B.S.--Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering.
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Factors influencing bicycle route selection
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Factors influencing bicycle route selection
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A Bicycle Electric Assist Unit
The BEAU is an electric-assist bicycle system that is completely self-contained within the rear wheel. The purpose of approaching a electric-assist bicycle in this manner is two-fold: simplifying the device and opening the method of implementation to more creative uses. The project requires a large …
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Design of a bicycle rig
A design of a bicycle (bike) rig was conducted. This bike rig is designed to be used for aerodynamics measurement testing of bicycles, cyclists and cycling related items in a wind tunnel. This paper discusses the design of a new version of the bike rig that has been used in the MIT Wright Brothers …
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The Bicycle as a Transportation Vehicle: An Assessment of Bicycle Suitability in Bowling Green, Kentucky
… In this thesis the researcher examines the bicycle as a viable alternative transportation mode. Research examines levels of bicycle transportation around the world and in the United States. A brief historical analysis of bicycle transportation in the United States revealed that bicycling was …
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Safety in Numbers? The Effect of Increasing Numbers of Bicycle Commuters on Bicycle-Automobile Collisions
The idea that increasing the numbers of bicycle and pedestrians in an area lowers the automobile collision risk for individual cyclists and pedestrians is called the safety in numbers effect. This paper applies the safety in numbers effect to bicycling and pedestrian commuters in California cities …
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Safety in Numbers? The Effect of Increasing Numbers of Bicycle Commuters on Bicycle-Automobile Collisions
The idea that increasing the numbers of bicycle and pedestrians in an area lowers the automobile collision risk for individual cyclists and pedestrians is called the safety in numbers effect. This paper applies the safety in numbers effect to bicycling and pedestrian commuters in California cities …
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Design of bicycle ambulances for Zambia
… are too slow, dangerous, or expensive. The bicycle ambulance is a locally produced and maintained, fuel-less vehicle that provides safe, affordable transport. The design of this appropriate technology varies greatly between countries because of the variability in local conditions, such as …
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Concept design for a folding bicycle helmet
"""A Bicycle Helmet for Commuters"" chronicles the designer’s industrial design research and concept development effort for fulfilling some requirements of Master Degree of Fine Arts (MFA) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. A research and design development effort has created a new …
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Bicycle-powered attachments : designing for developing countries
… that help to optimize the power transmission of bicycle attachments. In comparing power transmission through three main modes off of bicycles, via chain drive and friction drive, this thesis proposes recommendations for design in developing countries, including the advantages of chain-driven …
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A study of the Boynton Bicycle Railway
Thesis (B.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil Engineering, 1896.
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Designing a high-efficiency hydrostatic bicycle transmission
Hydrostatic bicycle drives use a working fluid instead of the common roller-chain to transmit power to the drive wheel. These transmissions are typically considered too inefficient for human power applications. An experiment consisting of a very simple hydrostatic drive was designed and built in an …
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Reference Frame Regulation for a Biplanar Bicycle
The biplanar bicycle is an experimental vehicle configuration that has been the focus of recent autonomous vehicle research at Virginia Tech. Although the vehicle can be advantageous due to its zero-radius turning and ability to traverse discontinuous terrain, one key disadvantage of the …
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