I posted some photos of the electric motorcycle. We removed the engine from a 1987 Honda motorcycle and replaced it with 16 - 12 volt batteries and a 10 HP brushless electric motor.

This school year starts my senior year at Oregon State and also is the beginning of my senior project. I was chosen to work on a team of students to make an electric motorcycle. The team consists of four electrical engineers, two mechanical engineers, and me the computer scientist. My part in this project is to create a user interface or the “dashboard” and provide an interface between the rider and the hardware. I also will be gathering data that can be later analyzed to aid in optimization.

I just added some new Snow in the Quad pictures to the gallery. Snow in the Quad is an freestyle snowboard and skiing event where competitors are judged on the performance of tricks. This event was held on the Oregon State University Memorial Union Quad where a ramp and multiple rails were setup. Snow for the event was brought to the campus by trucks and unloaded by hand. The event featured around 30 competitors from around the north west. Snow in the Quad Pictures