DESIGN AND TESTING OF ELECTRIC SCOOTER FOR SHOT DISTANCE SOLO TRAVEL

Abstract

The aims of this research are to design, build, and test the electric scooter to be used as an alternative for a short distance solo travel and study the relationship between moving speed and total weight in the case of moving along a straight direction on ground level and moving on towards the slope. The research operation has started from studying the component and the electric scooter working principle, resistance forces to movement of the electric scooter. After that, the motor power to propel the electric scooter was calculated for building and testing the electric scooter. To find the speed of the electric scooter, the electric scooter was tested on the 100 meters straight path in length without slope and moving towards a slope that has an angle of 5 degree, 10 meters in length. From the study and testing of the electric scooter, it was found that the electric scooter should use a hub motor of 350 watts to propel the electric scooter in order to support the driver’s weight of about 90 kg and is capable of moving on a slope that has an angle of 5 degree at 10 kilometers per hour. The electric scooter has weight 6 kg. The moving speed test results show that the electric scooter has the speed of about 22 to 25 kilometers per hour in the straightway on ground level. For moving on a slope that has an angle of 5 degree, the electric scooter has a speed of about 13 to 17 kilometers per hour. The speed of the electric scooter depends on the weight of driver.