Mike leroy
Active Member
I actually visited their shop on 3rd St. in SF. Some seriously stressed out, nervous people. Left me lacking confidence in their product. After all, they might be trying to cram too much tech into a small area. I left with the distinct impression the venture capitalists are riding them hard. No fun and probably distracted.
I showed them a picture of my favorite bike, HPC Revolution 5kW. They questioned whether the brakes were adequate. Did not ask how many mm, but can it stop the bike. Dugh! I actually checked the size of Zero Motorcycle brakes. A whole 37mm larger than HPC Revolution 203mm brakes. Now tell me, which brakes are better?
"Moped" or "motorcycle" class eBike will find the Skully helmet ($1400) most beneficial. Skully raised $2.5M on Indegogo. $11M in funding.
Is the NASA sweatband cloth adequate for pedaling?
Do you think integrating so much sensor input and information is too risky for the constraints, driving speeds and computing power? Automobiles are much larger.
What voice commands do you want? Do you ever use voice commands in your car or with your cell phone?
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Here are some of the more popular features you can include by using the V3 CA as your central ebike/EV console:
I showed them a picture of my favorite bike, HPC Revolution 5kW. They questioned whether the brakes were adequate. Did not ask how many mm, but can it stop the bike. Dugh! I actually checked the size of Zero Motorcycle brakes. A whole 37mm larger than HPC Revolution 203mm brakes. Now tell me, which brakes are better?
"Moped" or "motorcycle" class eBike will find the Skully helmet ($1400) most beneficial. Skully raised $2.5M on Indegogo. $11M in funding.
Is the NASA sweatband cloth adequate for pedaling?
Do you think integrating so much sensor input and information is too risky for the constraints, driving speeds and computing power? Automobiles are much larger.
What voice commands do you want? Do you ever use voice commands in your car or with your cell phone?
- "Turn" - left/right turn signal
- "Search" - use iphone SIRI interface or android equivalent.
- "Fitness" - heart rate sensor readings
- "Efficiency" - a way to manage battery consumption and regeneration
- "Display info" - rather than using hands to control PAS level, just ask it for any info you would normally read from the display.
- "Flash" - car-like emergency blinkers. turns on bright, flashing lights to tell the jerk to pay attention and get off my tail.
- "Smily" - a vest that display symbols, like smily faces, or spells a word
- "Video" - turn on the video camera because someone is dangerous and I need evidence.
- "Alternative Routes" - traffic is too slow, find a faster way to my destination.
- "Seat" - raise or lower seat level on a mtn bike
- "Suspension" - control lock-out
- "Cycle Analyst" - obtain any info normally displayed on-screen
- Ultrasonic collision sensor - like Ford eBike
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- Thermal Rollback: A temperatures sensor input allows the V3 Cycle Analyst to scale back power as a motor heats up and prevent overheating damage.
- PAS Sensor: The V3 Cycle Analyst can take the pedal pulse inputs of almost any ebike pedal rotation sensor to display your pedal cadence. It can use this to provide automatic power whenever you pedal (PAS mode) .
- Torque Sensor: There is an analog input to sense a pedal torque sensor (such as the THUN bottom bracket), display your human power input, and give proportional no-throttle pedalec control.
- Ebrakes: A digital input for ebrake sensors to plug in directly to the CA3, without needing to run another set of cables all the way down the bike to the controller.
- Throttle Input Mapping: The CA3 can map your input throttle range to an output range suitable for the controller in order to eliminate dead-band zones at the beginning and end of the throttle motion.
- Throttle Modes: Setup your throttle in Pass-Thru mode for conventional voltage control, or have your throttle directly regulate the battery current or motor power instead.
- Throttle Ramps : Reduce the sensitivity and off-the-line kick of high power systems by setting ramp limits on the CA’s output throttle signal.
- On the fly Limit Adjustments: Use a potentiometer or multi-position switch to instantly adjust any of your current/power/speed or pedal assist limits.
- Mode Presets: Configure up to three distinct power mode presets each with their own limit settings and PAS/Throttle behaviors, and then easily switch between them with a double button press.
- Battery SOC and LVC: Accurate State Of Charge (SOC) estimator based on your cell chemistry and voltage. Configure up to two batteries each with their own details and Low Voltage Cutoffs.
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