3D scanning and printing of a triathlon bike for performance improvement
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Examensarbete för masterexamen
Program
Product development (MPPDE), MSc
Publicerad
2019
Författare
Mahadeva, Akshay
Satyanarayana, Suraj Beejadi
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This thesis is conducted at Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg within department
of Industrial and Materials science.
The project aims to develop a multi-purpose methodology for analysing and testing the
developed prototype using a wind tunnel. Biking phase is considered in this thesis, since
biking has the longest distance when compared to other phases. So, any small performance
improvement in the biking phase will result in overall improvement. By performing an
exploratory research and investigating the causes for performance improvement, methods
such as rapid prototyping and reverse engineering are used.
The project resulted in analysing the impact of mounted accessories at two different
positions. Results obtained from the testing phase are presented in terms of coefficient of
drag and power required by the rider to overcome a certain range of velocity.