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1.2 Description
The electronic gear shifting mechanism involves following components
Push buttons - to increase/decrease the gear ratios.
A micro controller or an Arduino.
A stepper or a servo motor with a pulley.
A normal derailleur whose wire is attached to the pulley of the motor.
A screen - to display the rider which gear he is in.
1.3 Working Mechanism
There are two push buttons involved in the shifting process - one push button is used to
increase the gear ratio, and the other is used to decrease the gear ratio. When one of the
buttons is actuated, an electric signal is received by the controller which senses that the
rider needs gear shifting and turns the servo which shifts the gear either to higher or lower
gear ratio depending upon the push button actuated. Then the controller gives the
corresponding pulse to the motor ,which precisely rotates to a predetermined value based
on practical testing and adjustments, the motor then adjusts the cable coming from the
derailleur thereby changing the chain from one sprocket to another. Simultaneously the
current gear is displayed on the screen for rider convenience.
1.4 Advantages
Motor used is precisely controlled servo, which can be controlled up to a precise angle
whose position can be known with a feedback, so shifting can be done precisely to the
required level with preliminary adjustments.
Shifting is basically instantaneous as controller responds within fraction of seconds, basic
advantage over manual wire shifting.
If manual shifting is provided ,we need to increase the length of the wire over the whole
length of the recumbent cycle providing lot many turns and joints which effects the gear
shifting.
Also the tension in the normal cable actuated shifter is so high that any joint in increasing
the length of the cable ,may lead to stress concentration over the joint and lead to cable
snap.
These turns may change the tension of the wire causing wire slag etc.
The system is economical compared to the market available shifters.
Normal derailleur mechanism can be converted into electronic actuated with this concept.
Unanticipated benefits include the system user interaction which is provided by a screen
which was effective in improving rider comfort.