Tommy at Outrider
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Hi everyone,
Hope y’all are doing well!
I’m starting a thread to create a space for a project that I’m working on with students at UC Davis and Greg Tanner, a PALS that works with disabilityreports.org. The goal is to create new adaptations for a lightweight pedal-electric all terrain vehicle, called an Outrider, that was initially developed especially for riders with spinal cord injuries. The idea is for a PALS to be able to start out with a pedal and electric powered configuration, and be able to make changes to the modular vehicle as needed. So it could later be configured for electric throttle-only operation, or joystick control, or even remote control.
We worked with students at the University of North Carolina in Asheville to develop the prototype joystick and RC control. Greg is providing UC Davis with an Outrider to make further refinements on the joystick control to get it closer to the point of production. UC Davis is also considering development of a chin joystick.
Here’s a video of the development work that UNCA did (the joystick and R/C control):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dVEEcq944o
I hope you guys enjoy the updates, and we would love feedback!
Thanks,
Tommy
Hope y’all are doing well!
I’m starting a thread to create a space for a project that I’m working on with students at UC Davis and Greg Tanner, a PALS that works with disabilityreports.org. The goal is to create new adaptations for a lightweight pedal-electric all terrain vehicle, called an Outrider, that was initially developed especially for riders with spinal cord injuries. The idea is for a PALS to be able to start out with a pedal and electric powered configuration, and be able to make changes to the modular vehicle as needed. So it could later be configured for electric throttle-only operation, or joystick control, or even remote control.
We worked with students at the University of North Carolina in Asheville to develop the prototype joystick and RC control. Greg is providing UC Davis with an Outrider to make further refinements on the joystick control to get it closer to the point of production. UC Davis is also considering development of a chin joystick.
Here’s a video of the development work that UNCA did (the joystick and R/C control):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dVEEcq944o
I hope you guys enjoy the updates, and we would love feedback!
Thanks,
Tommy