200 years of the bicycle—computer scientists electrify historic 'dandy horse'
Wednesday, June 7, 2017 - 10:22
in Physics & Chemistry
In honor of the inventor, their prototype is still made completely of wood, but it also contains an electric motor, battery, sensors and mini-computer. As soon as the rider pushes off from the ground, the motor starts and provides additional power during the entire ride. With their "Draisine 200.0" the computer scientists are testing the validity of mathematical proofs, among other things to improve the safety of e-bike software.