Diseño y fabricación de un scooter eléctrico en Bambúsa-fibra de carbono/resina epóxica como vehículo de transporte alternativo para la ciudad de Bogotá

Abstract

The exponential growth that has developed in the city of Bogotá has created problems within the road infrastructure, generating delays in the travel of people within the city. Due to this problem, the development of new transport alternatives has been thought about, which have been well received by the capitalists, observing the increase in the use of bicycles, electric scooters, scooters and skates, where the importance of encouraging the development and innovation of urban mobility lines is evident. Based on this problem, we seek to generate a new mobility alternative, developing a benefit for the capital city population and supporting the road infrastructure decongestion of the same. In this case, an electric scooter was developed based on the different needs of the population, that is, a consensus was made through a survey, determining what are the main requirements that citizens have. It is possible to show that the greatest consideration in requirements for this particular application is found in the manufacturing process for its ease of use, strength, and design , for which these restrictions were prioritized to select material that facilitates obtaining the requirements in the development and construction process. Emphasizing this, design alternatives were generated and, congruently, the most suitable for them was chosen. To conclude, materials such as bamboo “vittata” and composite materials such as carbon fiber-resin were implemented, thus seeking the best implementation of new materials for the application of alternative mobility vehicles. Consequently, the construction of the same is done, seeking to generate a functional prototype, thus determining the feasibility of building an electric scooter from natural materials, i. e. implementing the raw material that is bamboo, and thus allowing to have its electronic subsystems for the whole prototype. As evidenced from the functionality tests of the scooter, there is an increase in weight in its structure, in its autonomy and speed, compared to the standard device used as a reference. This helps the search for alternatives that simplify the joining elements of the system, achieving more optimal bamboo for the application of future elements under development, improving the results of the same.