Date of Award
6-2022
Document Type
Thesis
Publisher
Santa Clara : Santa Clara University, 2022.
Department
Mechanical Engineering
First Advisor
Godfrey Mungal
Abstract
With more and more people turning to bicycles as their main method of transportation every year, bike theft has become a pressing problem all around the world. Every year, millions of bicycles are stolen due to how ineffective current locking mechanisms are at protecting all the main components of a bike. Furthermore, the inefficiency of these locking mechanisms and the fear of bike theft continues to discourage potential users from buying a bike and using it to commute on a daily basis. Our team constructed a proof of concept for an automatic Smart Bike Rack which employs a three-point locking mechanism, ensuring that a user wastes the least amount of time and energy securing the bike as well as protecting it from theft entirely.
Recommended Citation
Andonegui, Santiago Hinojosa; Luna, Max; Rosedale, August; and McGoldrick, Connor, "Smart Bike Rack" (2022). Mechanical Engineering Senior Theses. 116.
https://scholarcommons.scu.edu/mech_senior/116