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Human powered vehicle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Recumbent bicycles are the fastest human powered vehicles: as of 2004, Sam Whittingham holds the record, having cycled for 200 m at 81.00 mph (130.36 km/h). Human powered aircraft must be capable of powered takeoffs: this excludes gliders. The most common HPVs are rowing boats, canoes and bicycles, but many other kinds of vehicles can employ human power, including submarines, aircraft, hydrofoils, hovercraft and kinetic sculpture vehicles. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Human-powered_aircraft   (150 words)

Human powered recumbent vehicle - Patent 5544906 For example, in the case of the preferred embodiment of a recumbent human powered vehicle, the outrigger arms terminate in a vertically oriented yoke which is pivotable on a vertical axis, and to which a bicycle hub-type axle is rotatably mounted on a horizontal axis. It is another object of this invention to provide a recumbent human powered vehicle that has improved balance and control of balance through arrangement of the framing system, particularly the location of the juncture of the arms with the central keel of the frame. When the vehicle is in the stored position resting on its nose, the frame is in the general shape of the "peace symbol", that is, the frame forms an inverted Y with the stem of the Y extending downwardly beyond the outer termination of the Y arms. www.freepatentsonline.com /5544906.html   (6845 words)

International Human Powered Vehicle Association - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The International Human Powered Vehicle Association is an association dedicated to promoting the design and development of human powered vehicles. It was founded in 1978, and currently has more than a dozen chapters in North America, Europe, and Australia. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/International_Human_Powered_Vehicle_Association   (75 words)

Summary of Rules for the Human Powered Vehicle Competition ASME sponsors the Human Powered Vehicle Competition in hopes of finding a design that can be used for everyday activities ranging from commuting to and from work to going to the grocery store. All vehicles in all classes of competition are required to have a full or partial aerodynamic fairing. This fairing must cover 1/3 of the frontal area of the vehicle and be built such that it clearly shows the provided number assigned to the vehicle and ASME logo. www.asme.org /hpv/summaryofrules.html   (803 words)

Human Powered Transportation Association Human powered vehicle events are a different kind of cycling event that involves not just racing, but fun rides for the less athletic, events that include all age ranges, genders and persons with handicaps. The principal object of the contests is to combine the best in technology with the best in athletic ability to obtain the fastest and most efficient human powered vehicles and to showcase ongoing technological development for speed and for practical human powered vehicles. To this end, we promote any act that assists the public in general, manufacturers, inventors, communities and city land use planners, promoters, innovators and competitors to augment human powered vehicle development. www.hptabrant.ca   (376 words)

Human-powered transport - Open Encyclopedia Human-powered transport is the movement of people (locomotion) and goods through their own power, or the power of other humans. It, along with animal-powered transport, are the first instances of transport before machines, though machines have been used to enhance human-powered movement. open-encyclopedia.com /Human-powered_transport   (50 words)

%7Eumrhpv A human powered land vehicle is the next evolutionary step in bicycle transportation. The engineering principles and theories taught in the classroom are put to the test in developing and manufacturing a highly efficient vehicle powered solely by its occupant. The UMR team employs many interdisciplinary students who undertake the challenge to design and build a new vehicle every year to compete in the ASME HPV Challenge. web.umr.edu /%7Eumrhpv   (97 words)

Membership/Students/Contests/Human Powered Vehicle This year will see a new vehicle design and construction as well as a possible Human Powered Vehicle race to be held on or near the PSU campus in the spring of 1987 or 1988. Furthermore, should the vehicle be raced anywhere other than the possible PSU race, a major sponsor would be needed to assist in transportation expenses. We would like to complete our vehicle and invite those with vehicles here to compete and learn of new design ideas for their benefit as well as ours. www.asme.org /students/contestideas/D44.HTM   (449 words)

senior design project - Human Powered Vehicle (a.k.a bicycle) - help? it is the ASME human powered vehicle (http://www.asme.org/hpv). the vehicle must be able to reverse, but we also want it to have the ability to freewheel at speed (so you don't knock your feet off when the pedals sping out of control). one rear wheel will be mounted so that the freewheel allows it to propel the vehicle forward, and the opposite wheel will be mounted so that the freewheel allows it to be pedaled in reverse. www.bikeforums.net /showthread.php?p=393553   (750 words)

ISU Human Powered Vehicle Policy Operators of human powered vehicles are responsible to beaware of their own safety and the safety of those around them. Human powered vehicles will, at all times, be operated in a safe and courteous manner. For the purpose of this policy, human powered vehicles will be defined as vehicles that include but are not limited to bicycles, skateboards, rollerskates, rollerblades, or scooters. www.isu.edu /pubsafe/policies/hpv.html   (364 words)

Human Powered Vehicle Team Comes Away In 14th Place At Competition - May 11, 2000 HPVs are aerodynamic, highly engineered vehicles that may be for use on land, in the water or in the air. Each vehicle is judged in three categories, sprint, endurance, and design. Some land-based vehicles have achieved speeds of more than 60 mph. www.hpcnet.org /sdsmt/SiteID=157343   (342 words)

Human Powered Vehicles Human Powered Vehicle - University of Southampton -- http://www.hpv.soton.ac.uk Site dedicated to human powered vehicles and the assault on the human powered vehicle land speed record. Demonstration of practical human powered bicycle transportation: a cargo trailer for use behind a bike. www.directory.net /Sports/Cycling/Human_Powered_Vehicles   (482 words)

Human powered land vehicle (US4705284) A human powered wheeled land vehicle is disclosed. A human powered land vehicle for carrying an operator, the operator having at least one movable arm, the vehicle comprising: The vehicle is propelled by use of at least one lever which is positioned such that the operator is able to grasp the lever and move it back and forth perpendicularly to his body in a reciprocating fashion. www.delphion.com /details?pn=US04705284__   (551 words)

Human Powered Vehicle Project of Michigan Tech With two old vehicles to test and new testing capabilities, we should be far ahead of previous years’ entries. We were the first team in the history of the program to enter a multiconfiguration vehicle to optimize performance in all events. It is our goal to build on last year’s efforts, not by tweaking a successful vehicle, but by continuing to innovate. www.me.mtu.edu /Teams/HPV_Human_powered_Vehicle.htm   (334 words)

Rezachek & Associates' Energy & Environmental Resources - Human Powered Vehicles - Page 1 HPV and Associates The California State University, Fresno, School of Engineering, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Human Powered Vehicle Project. Cal Poly HPV The Cal Poly Human Powered Vehicle Team's main objective is to build a vehicle that goes as fast as humanly possible. Available in pedicab, truck, and delivery van configurations, each vehicle shares the refinements gained from Main Street's fleet operations in Denver, Colorado and the operations of their customers. home.hawaii.rr.com /rezachek/humnpvp1.htm   (597 words)

Organisations of interest to Human Powered Vehicle Operators of Ottawa Chunk 666 Humour as expressed in the art of building (not necessarily practical) human powered vehicles. Human Powered Transportation Association, based in Brantford, but open memberhip from outside Brantford. Human Powered Transportation Association, new page, based in Brantford, but open memberhip from outside Brantford. hpv.tricolour.net /organisations.html   (388 words)

Rules for the 1999 Human Powered Vehicle Competition system: that is, the vehicle with the most points wins. Vehicles entered into the competition but not competing in the event will relative performance level (between 0 and 1) for each vehicle in the class. calhpv.berkeley.edu /asme99/rules_add1.html   (629 words)

Michigan Tech News Michigan Tech's Human-Powered Vehicle team got what they came for at the HPV Challenge held in April at the University of Nevada. Their vehicle is convertible, but not in the usual sense. Long-time HPV competitor Colorado State also entered its vehicle, a three-wheeler, in both categories and won the competition. www.admin.mtu.edu /urel/breaking/2002/hpv.html   (415 words)

UCDavis Human Powered Vehicle Designing, building, and racing a human powered vehicle for the ASME HPV challenge is a challenging and rewarding experience for students at UCDavis. The UCDavis Human Powered Vehicle Team (HPV) is a student engineering group whose goal is to design an aerodynamic and highly engineering land vehicle. In the competition, the HPV teams are judged not only on the performance of the vehicle on the racetrack, but also on other factors, such as a technical presentation of the design, construction, and safety of the vehicle. hpv.ucdavis.edu   (190 words)

human powered flight links The constructor of the first human powered helicopter is seeking funding by attempting to sell space on the surface of the aircraft. History of human powered flight, The Daedalus and other projects, references. This GAN article describes the first American to achieve human-powered flight. www.garmin-air-race.freeola.com /links%20listing/45.htm   (99 words)

Human Powered Vehicle 2004 News California Polytechnic Institute in San Luis Obisco, Calif., won the overall single-rider category of Human Powered Vehicle Challenge held this weekend at Oregon State University. Next, drivers prove the usefulness of their vehicles in everyday life by navigating a twisting, curving one-kilometer course to pick up and deliver mock "groceries" - represented by a 12-pack of soda. Even with their steel alloy frames and fiberglass shields, the vehicles tend to be accident- prone. www.me.mtu.edu /Teams/HPV_Human_powered_Vehicle_News_2004.htm   (711 words)

Varna Human Powered Vehicles IHPVA (International Human Powered Vehicle Association) is an association of national associations and organizations, dedicated to promoting improvement, innovation and creativity in the use of human power, especially in the design and development of human-powered vehicles. We hope that we have made a good name for the HPV community at PMG, and that we will be welcome guests in the future. The HPVA is the former IHPVA and now the association for USA, Canada, and still for all English-speaking individuals worldwide who do not have their own national association. www.varnahandcycles.com /hpv/hpv.htm   (963 words)

CSU, Chico Wins Human Powered Vehicle Competition The winning CSU, Chico human powered vehicle, called an HPV, was ranked second in the design competition, third in the sprint races, and first in the road race that requires both male and female riders. CSU, Chico's HPV, named Mocha III, is pedaled by a cyclist lying on his or her back. The contest, held in Denver, involved teams from twenty-nine other colleges and universities competing to see who could build a type of bicycle that excels in design, road racing, and sprint racing attaining speeds in excess of 40 mph. www.csuchico.edu /pub/inside/archive/98_05_14/upfront.html   (211 words)

Human powered vehicle (US4410198) A human powered vehicle of the pedal-driven type having three or more wheels, a frame and seat for supporting one or more riders in a generally supine position, and a streamlined shell enclosure with a transparent canopy which is openable for entry and egress of the rider. The preferred embodiment for a single rider has two steerable wheels located forward of the rider at approximately the widest part of the streamlined shell, and a single fixed drive wheel centrally positioned behind the rider. A single drive chain extends from the drive sprocket to the sprocket cluster and passes around idler rollers which direct the chain beneath the rider. www.delphion.com /details?pn=US04410198__   (221 words)

CCSU Masters Thesis Abstract:Human Powered Transport Vehicle Developing a competition, curriculum, and sample vehicle that will promote and expand the study of Transportation Technology at the secondary school level will be the three parts of my project to fulfill the requirements necessary to complete the Master's degree in Technology Education at Central Connecticut State University. The final piece to the Master's project will be the construction of a sample competition vehicle to serve as a visual and inspirational tool to initiate a growth of ideas among the faculty and students when pursuing study in Transportation Technology. With this in mind, the construction of a vehicle involving the learned topics is the next logical step in the study of transportation. library.ctstateu.edu /ccsu_theses/1605.html   (367 words)

Tyrus Human powered vehicles, Recumbent bicycles. Recumbents design & Recumbent racing promotion. Sense then we have been actively involved in recumbent and human powered vehicle events. Recumbent Bicycle Design's are The Future of Human Powered vehicle commuting. The HPV we raced in the 1991 International Human Powered Speed Championships in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. hometown.aol.com /russhpv/index.html   (295 words)

Human Powered Vehicle Buffs, Human Powered Vehicles Meetups, events, clubs and groups in your area - Meetup.com Meet other local people who are interested in Human Powered Vehicles. Gather to discuss methods of designing and building human powered vehicles. Human Powered Vehicle Buffs, Human Powered Vehicles Meetups, events, clubs and groups in your area - Meetup.com humpowered.meetup.com   (60 words)

New England Human Powered Vehicle Rally The Twike isn't a true human powered vehicle, though, since it's powerful electric motor and supporting batteries make it so heavy that human power makes at most a 10% contribution to moving it around. At this point I don't have anyone registered that intends to bring other types of cycles, but the event is intended to showcase all types of Human Powered Vehicles. Powered by: vBulletin Copyright © 2000 - 2005, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd. www.cyclingforums.com /t271752-new-england-human-powered-vehicle-rally.html   (536 words)

Human-Powered Vehicle's Page Now, the Skeeter was built for the armchair hydronaut and requires much less power. HPA is the most populer H.P.V. in japan. They have the world record for speed with the Decavitator. www.nasg.com /hpv-e.html   (118 words)

SpringWalker Body Amplifier - Powered Exoskeleton - Legged Vehicle The revolutionary capability of this human powered model is proof-in-principle for the SpringWalker concept. Electric powered demonstration units will be available on a custom basis once the servo technology is validated, and a spring-powered kit may also be offered. The personal vehicle for the 21st century will have you trotting four-minute miles without tiring and scrambling up a mountain like an ATV. www.springwalker.com   (508 words)

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