Open source micromobility - building your own e-bike, scooter or mobility aid
Echidna (Gegair) | Tue 16 Apr 4:40 p.m.–5:25 p.m.
Presented by
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Christopher Biggs
@unixbigot
https://christopher.biggs.id.au
Christopher Biggs has been into Open Systems since the early 90s and was there at the birth of Linux and 386BSD. His interest in electronics and connected devices goes back even further. He is also convenor of the Brisbane Internet of Things interest group, and has presented at conferences and user groups around Australia and internationally. Christopher operates a boutique incubator, makerspace and IoT consultancy in Brisbane, Australia.
In his spare time he builds and blogs robots with his three children, and adds to the growing Internet of Things.
Christopher Biggs
@unixbigot
https://christopher.biggs.id.au
Abstract
Electric cars are lagging in Australia, but we're right behind e-bikes and scooters. Rental schemes abound in larger cities, and the sight of a person in
work clothes zooming along on a scooter or bike is commonplace.
Unlike an electric car, bikes and scooters are so simple you can build and fix them yourself. An electric scooter off the shelf costs over $500, bikes can be several thousand, and mobility aids and wheelchairs can be tens of thousands. And then you might be left with a doorstop the first time they break down.
So lets look at how to assemble your own from parts -- the five key parts of a micromobility vehicle are the motor, the frame , the motor, the battery, the battery management computer and the speed controller. Those last four all have open source options that lead the field.
Electric cars are lagging in Australia, but we're right behind e-bikes and scooters. Rental schemes abound in larger cities, and the sight of a person in work clothes zooming along on a scooter or bike is commonplace. Unlike an electric car, bikes and scooters are so simple you can build and fix them yourself. An electric scooter off the shelf costs over $500, bikes can be several thousand, and mobility aids and wheelchairs can be tens of thousands. And then you might be left with a doorstop the first time they break down. So lets look at how to assemble your own from parts -- the five key parts of a micromobility vehicle are the motor, the frame , the motor, the battery, the battery management computer and the speed controller. Those last four all have open source options that lead the field.