Electric Roller Shoes

ABSTRACT

The aim of this work is to provide incremental automotive transportation to a person wearing a pair of identical motorized shoes. Each shoe houses in its sole an assembly of electrically powered set of wheels clasped over longitudinally by a conveyor from heel to toe. The assembly, skewed at an adjustable angle from the longitude towards the instep, is initially in an elevated no-contact position with an underlying surface. When lowered and switched on, the assembly operates and transports the shoe forward, which is in contact with the surface through it only. The assembly is designed to neutralize forces acting to disrupt its operation during walking while the sole is equipped to provide stability by absorbing impacts. Further, multiple assemblies can be housed in one sole wherein some of them can be tilted, twisted, reflexively twisted, recessed and all have electronic devices. Additionally, all electro-mechanical operations can be remotely controlled using Bluetooth module.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

COVER PAGE

TITLE PAGE

APPROVAL PAGE

DEDICATION

ACKNOWELDGEMENT

ABSTRACT

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

• BACKGROUND OF THE PROJECT
• PROBLEM STATEMENT
• AIM OF THE PROJECT
• OBJECTIVE OF THE PROJECT
• PURPOSE OF THE PROJECT
• SCOPE OF THE STUDY
• LIMITATION OF THE PROJECT
• DEFINITION OF TERMS
• PROJECT ORGANISATION

 

CHAPTER TWO

LITERATURE REVIEW

• REVIEW OF RELATED WORK
• STAGES OF AUTO ROLLER BLADE
• COMPARISON WITH PROPOSSED WORK
• REVIEW OF RELEVANT TECHNOLOGIES USED

CHAPTER THREE

• METHODOLOGY AND ANALYSIS
• INFORMATION GATTERING
• DATA GATTERED FROM THE INTERNRT
• DATA GATTERED FROM ROLLER BLADE
• ANALYSIS OF EXCUTING SYSTEM
• METHOD OF EXCUTING SYSTEM
• PROPOSED SUSTEM STRUCTURED

CHAPTER FOUR

4.0      DESIGN IMPLEMENTATION

• DESIGN OVERVIEW
• MECHANICAL SECTION
• GEAR SECTION EMPLOYED
• ELECTRONIC SECTION

CHAPTER FIVE

• CONCLUSION
• COST ANALYSIS

REFERENCES

 

CHAPTER ONE

1.0                                                        INTRODUCTION

1.1                                           BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

Since their introduction, footwear with one or more wheels located in, under or adjacent the heel has become extremely popular throughout the world.

Most motorized devices for transporting people require large frames or structures to support a large motor and associated gearing, transmission and power source. Unfortunately, this often makes such devices cumbersome and, in many instances, cost prohibitive. Substantial difficulty often arises when storing, parking and maintaining motorized transportation devices. It is often difficult, prohibited or not recommended to leave motorized transportation devices unattended.

Further, the presence of motors, especially large motors, and associated hardware often decrease, alter or limit the performance of transportation devices. For example, a gas motor on the back of a skateboard will substantially change the center of mass of the skateboard and result in a substantially different performing skateboard.

An electric roller shoes comprises of: a motorized wheel assembly operable to propel the motorized footwear in a forward direction when electrical power is provided. An electric motor that includes a housing that at least partially surrounds a motor coil, wherein the electric motor is operable to rotate at least a portion of the housing that is provided in a generally cylindrical shape in a forward rotational direction around the motor coil in response to applying electrical power to the electric motor, a wheel positioned around the at least a portion of the housing that is provided in a generally cylindrical shape, and operable to rotate with the housing in the forward rotational direction when electrical power is applied to the electric motor, and wherein the wheel and the housing that is a generally cylindrical shape are operable to serve as a roller to roll on the surface; a battery operable to provide electrical power to the electric motor of the motorized wheel assembly.

A footwear that includes a sole with a forefoot portion, an arch portion and a heel portion, the heel portion having a bottom surface and an opening formed therein; and wherein the roller is positioned adjacent and within the opening in the bottom surface of the heel portion of the sole such that, in use, in an electric powered rolling mode, the roller provides contact with the surface to allow a user to roll in the forward direction on the surface while electrical power is applied to the electric motor to rotate the roller in the forward rotational direction, and wherein the roller, in a passive rolling mode, provides contact with the surface to allow the user to impart roll to the roller in the forward rotational direction on the surface while electrical power is not applied to the electric motor.

1.2                                                  PROBLEM STATEMENT

Walking is one of most difficult thing to do. One have to use all those lousy leg muscles, not to mention overload your brain with orders to move each individual leg in a tiring synchronized motion. This device came to solve this problem. With this device (electric motorized shoes) one can move effortlessly.

1.3                                              PURPOSE OF THE PROJECT

The main purpose of this work is to make walking easy by providing incremental automotive transportation to a person wearing an embedded system composing of pair of identical motorized shoes.

1.4                            OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT

The objectives of this work are:

1. To provide a motorized in-line roller blade that propels a user with a minimum of weight or discomfort.
2. To provide a device that can be used as a motor brake to slow down the speed of a user.

• To provide a device that avoids abrupt movements and that a user can control with ease.

1. To provide a device that can be readily mounted to roller skate and unmounted.
2. To provide such a device that is inexpensive to manufacture and maintain while retaining its effectiveness.

1.5                                                 SCOPE OF THE PROJECT

This work is on a motorized personal transportation apparatus which is provided that may include a motorized heeling apparatus, a motorized heel bracket or a motorized wheel assembly. The motorized heeling apparatus may include a heeling apparatus and an electric motor mounted adjacent the heeling apparatus to impart forward rotation to at least one wheel adjacent the heel of a footwear to allow walking/running on forefoot, and transition to passive rolling and then electric powered rolling.

1.6                                                            LIMITATION

1. The operation or usage of this device requires some higher level of professionalism in that if the user is not train before using it can cause a serious accident.
2. It uses rechargeable battery to operate which means it will not working whenever the battery discharges.

1.7                                             DEFINITION OF THE TERMS

CONVEYOR: this is a mechanical devices or assemblies that transport material with minimal effort.

ELECTRIC MOTOR:  is an electrical machine that converts electrical energy into mechanical energy.

SOLE is intended to include such a relatively thick heel. When used to designate the relative location of a feature of the invention.

HEEL refers to the back of shoe,

TOE refers to the front of the shoe.

FRONT AND REAR are used herein to designate positions relatively closer to the toe or heel of the shoe, respectively.

1.8                                        ORGANISATION OF THE PROJECT

The work is organized as follows: chapter one discuses the introductory part of the work,   chapter two presents the literature review of the study,  chapter three describes the methods applied, chapter four discusses the results of the work, chapter five summarizes the research outcomes and the recommendations.