Anti-Lock Braking System

for Mountain Bikes

Team #3
Nick Ritsema
Sukhbir Singh
Steve Stone
Mike Taylor

Presentation Outline
Mike Problem statement, criteria, design
Nick Relevant patent
Steve Theory
Sukhbir Mechanical Design

Problem Statement
Design, develop and test an ABS

system for a mountain bike

ABS

Antiskid Braking System

Criteria

Wheels do not lock when braking

Steering capabilities are maintained
Some braking at all times
Low weight
Low cost
No electronic controls
Braking distance not compromised

Concept

Wheel skid occurs when frictional forces

between brake and wheel are greater than the
forces between the tire and ground
Loss of steering, possible danger to cyclist
Modern ABS systems use wheel speed sensors

Design
Mechanical system to detect

and prevent wheel slippage

System will release brake
pressure between brake pad
and wheel rim
When wheel slip not
detected brakes operate
normally

Patent Research

Four patents related to bicycle ABS were found.

All current designs reduce brake force regardless
of wheel lock up.
Wheel lock up may occur depending on
environmental conditions. (Rain, dew, gravel,
grass, etc.)

Patent Wedge Design

Patent Wedge Design

Patent Cable Spring Design

Design

Our design takes wheel lock into account.

The rotational movement of the wheel is
transferred into linear movement of the brake
pads.
The system has the following components:
Actuator clutch, and a slip clutch
Ratcheting cable drum
Chain/sprocket drive

V-Brake Theory
M = 0 = T 2 H
T = 2H
M = 0 = 4T FBR
FBR = 4T

H = Force Applied In Brake Handle

T = Tension in Brake Cable
FBR = Braking Force
http://www1.uop.edu/~e-regan/index3_files/frame.htm

FBD of Bicycle Wheel

Wheel Rotation
FBR

Ft

Vbicycle

Brake Calculations

Ft = kWload
Ft rW
FBR =
rBR

Vo = V 2 + 2 a ( x x o )
2

FB R g
a=
W
2
WVo
x=
2 FBR g

Brake Calculations
Wbicycle (Kg) =
W1,braked
368.1818182
342.2727273
316.3636364
290.4545455
264.5454545
238.6363636
212.7272727
186.8181818
160.9090909
135
109.0909091
83.18181818

FAW = RAW .5*W = 57.27

114.545

r (m) =

Vo = 7 m/s = 25.2 kph = 15.7 mph

0.3048

W2,braked (a/g)

h (m)

l (m)

(h/l) M.T. (F) M.T. (R) Ft (F)

Fbr (F)

Ft (R)

Fbr (R)

T (F)

T (R)

Stopping
Distance

-253.636
-227.727
-201.818
-175.909
-150
-124.091
-98.1818
-72.2727
-46.3636
-20.4545
5.45455
31.3636

0.9652
0.9652
0.9652
0.9652
0.9652
0.9652
0.9652
0.9652
0.9652
0.9652
0.9652
0.9652

1.0668
1.0668
1.0668
1.0668
1.0668
1.0668
1.0668
1.0668
1.0668
1.0668
1.0668
1.0668

0.905
0.905
0.905
0.905
0.905
0.905
0.905
0.905
0.905
0.905
0.905
0.905

134.67
125.19
115.71
106.24
96.76
87.284
77.807
68.331
58.854
49.378
39.901
30.425

-152.18
-136.64
-121.09
-105.55
-90
-74.455
-58.909
-43.364
-27.818
-12.273
3.2727
18.818

-92.77
-83.29
-73.82
-64.34
-54.86
-45.39
-35.91
-26.43
-16.96
-7.481
1.9951
11.472

33.667
31.297
28.928
26.559
24.19
21.821
19.452
17.083
14.714
12.344
9.9753
7.6061

-23.193
-20.823
-18.454
-16.085
-13.716
-11.347
-8.9777
-6.6086
-4.2395
-1.8704
0.4988
2.8679

2.124303
2.285106
2.472249
2.692778
2.956504
3.277496
3.676678
4.186582
4.860692
5.793553
7.169521
9.402651

3
2.75
2.5
2.25
2
1.75
1.5
1.25
1
0.75
0.5
0.25

310.91
285
259.09
233.18
207.27
181.36
155.45
129.55
103.64
77.727
51.818
25.909

-310.91
-285
-259.09
-233.18
-207.27
-181.36
-155.45
-129.55
-103.64
-77.727
-51.818
-25.909

220.91
205.36
189.82
174.27
158.73
143.18
127.64
112.09
96.545
81
65.455
49.909

Braking Distance
10
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
3.25

2.75

2.25

1.75
(a/g)

1.25

0.75

0.25

Braking Distance (m)

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