be made of the same plastic as the rest of the design to ensure durability and lightweight. It is angled at a further 15 degrees out from the connected tube, making it angled 55 degrees total from the parallel of the handlebars. Inside the horn is a hollow cylindrical holder for the speaker. There will be clasps that allow the speaker to click into the holder and eject it with a button at the top of the horn that retracts the clasps. Having this quick and simple detachment allows for the user to have the speaker for other uses as well as charge it separately from the rest of the design. The last component is the speaker itself, is not technically part of the design, but included here for a full picture. The speaker is a relative cylinder measuring 1.6” in diameter and 1.6” in height. For the prototype, the speaker will be black but will be available in multiple colors. Supporting Materials Technical Drawings [Annie] For the sake of simplicity, all technical drawings do not include every component of the final design. The attaching clip for the overall structure and control buttons for the speaker are not drawn. The following technical drawings are used to convey the overall look of the design and how it would be utilized in a realistic situation. Figure : Part file (ipt) of overall design (Annie) Figure : IDW of overall design with dimensions and orthographic (Annie) Figure : Assembly file (iam) of overall design with speaker (Annie)
American Bicyclists recognize the following colleges as the most bike-friendly campuses in America: College/University: Location: Stanford University Platinum Stanford, CA University of California, Davis Gold Davis, CA University of California, Santa Barbara Gold Santa Barbara, CA California State Long Beach Silver Long Beach, CA Colorado State University Silver Fort Collins, CO Portland State University Silver Portland, OR University of Arizona Silver Tucson, AZ University of California, Irvine Silver Irvine, CA University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Silver Twin Cities, MN University of Oregon Silver Eugene, OR University of Washington Silver Seattle, WA University of Wisconsin, Madison Silver Madison, WI Figure : Source: (Schools For Cyclists, 2011) the current target audience is college and young adult age bike riders, Tempo is a product that all bike riders of any age can appreciate. The median age for adult bike riders in the US is 41.5 and many adults use bikes for transportation to and from work or for recreational purposes (Edmondson, 2011).
have considered adding voice recognition and allowing users to pause, play, skip or change the volume of a song through simply speaking aloud. Team Tempo foresees future generation products that utilize group syncing speakers. The technology currently exists that allows users to sync their music to multiple devices and play music to a new level of quality. Companies such as, Sonos, a smart system of HiFi wireless speakers and audio components, can unite digital music collections in one app that can be controlled from any device. Tempo would integrate this technology into the design, creating a more complete and revolutionary music experience. Tempo users would be able to sync music to multiple speakers and listen to songs together while riding, adding a new dimension to the entire bike-riding experience. Conclusion [Zachary and Throughout the design process, our team became familiar with many possible solutions and each one’s advantages and disadvantages. Ultimately, Tempo’s handlebar speaker design is the most effective and elegant way to listen to music while biking. The design features sleek, unobtrusive sound amplifiers that clasp to the handlebars and contain small bluetooth speakers, ideal for enhancing the daily biking experience of our target audience. Tempo incorporates existing engineering knowledge combined with an artfully original design to bring a never-before-seen product to our customers. As we progress with the development of Tempo, our team hopes to expand our design to include additional innovative features and further, more advanced generations.