MADMEC 2008:
"Materials Solutions for Alternative Energy"

TEAM NAME: Green Take-Off

Team Members

Anna Bershteyn, DMSE G

Catarina Bjelkengren, DMSE G

Noah Vawter, MAS G

Orian Welling, Course II '08

Amelia Servi, Course II '10

Abstract
Designs for bicycle-powered appliances are proliferating through the Internet and organized projects like MIT’s D-Lab and Fab Lab. We propose that bicycle- powered appliances should share a common way of connecting to bicycles. We believe this modularity will result in increased use of the appliances. We present a design for a standard physical interface to connect bicycles to a wide range of appliances. Our design requires no modification to the bicycle and can be transported on the bicycle. We plan to implement examples of connecting our standard power take off (PTO) to existing appliances such as kitchen appliances, electrical generators, mills, pumps, and water purifiers.