Hybrid sensor-enabled electric wheel and associated systems, multi-hub wheel spoking systems, and methods of manufacturing and installing wheel spokes

摘要

Embodiments of hybrid sensor-enabled and autonomous electric wheels can include a plurality of systems and devices integrated into a single compact hub unit that can be retrofitted into numerous types of two-wheeled bicycles. In one embodiment, an electrically motorized bicycle wheel can include a wheel rim, a wheel hub having an electric motor, a battery pack and a control unit configured to control a drive torque of the electric motor, and a plurality of wheel spokes connecting the wheel rim to the wheel hub. The electric motor, the battery pack and the control unit can be positioned within the wheel hub of the electrically motorized bicycle wheel.

主权项

1. A device of an electrically motorized wheel to convert a non-motorized wheeled vehicle to an electrically motorized wheeled vehicle via installation of the device to a wheel of the non-motorized wheeled vehicle, the device comprising:
a static unit and a rotating unit around an axis of rotation, the static unit coupled to the non-motorized wheeled vehicle; an electric motor selectively operable to rotate the rotating unit relative to the static unit; a mechanical drive unit coupled to the rotational unit, the mechanical drive unit operable to rotate the rotational unit in response to a rotational input applied by the user; a sensing system mounted to the electrically motorized wheel, the sensing system adapted to identify parameters indicative of the rotational input; a control unit mounted to the electrically motorized wheel, the control unit in communication with the sensing system to continuously control the electric motor in response to the rotational input; and a power source mounted to the electrically motorized wheel, the power source electrically connected to the control unit and the electric motor.