Hi All,
I'm planning to build a friction drive system for my hardtail commuter bike and figured it might be good to document the process here. I am very new to the RC scene and have little experience with electronics, so it will be a learning process for me. However, I have a lot of experience with CAD, FEA, laser cutters, 3d printers, and 3d metal printing so I plan to utilize those in the development process. I plan on using an RC motor and my main goal is to keep the weight down as low as possible, and have around 200-300W of power. Range is not an issue for me, as I really only want 2-3 miles of assistance to get through some hills. I'd also like it to be as quite as possible (will probably go with VESC-X/FOCBOX eventuall for FOC motor control).
I'm in this for the journey as much as the final result, so I'm trying not to get too bogged down on the research and instead learn by doing and learning from my mistakes. That being said, I have read quite a bit here over the past few weeks such as Kepler's great friction drive setup, and others.
I'm planning to build a friction drive system for my hardtail commuter bike and figured it might be good to document the process here. I am very new to the RC scene and have little experience with electronics, so it will be a learning process for me. However, I have a lot of experience with CAD, FEA, laser cutters, 3d printers, and 3d metal printing so I plan to utilize those in the development process. I plan on using an RC motor and my main goal is to keep the weight down as low as possible, and have around 200-300W of power. Range is not an issue for me, as I really only want 2-3 miles of assistance to get through some hills. I'd also like it to be as quite as possible (will probably go with VESC-X/FOCBOX eventuall for FOC motor control).
I'm in this for the journey as much as the final result, so I'm trying not to get too bogged down on the research and instead learn by doing and learning from my mistakes. That being said, I have read quite a bit here over the past few weeks such as Kepler's great friction drive setup, and others.