ECE 110/120 Honors Lab Section : Electric Skateboard

Dishen Majithia - dishenm2 ECE 110

Esteban Roberts - enr2 ECE 120

Brandon Sakas - bsakas2 ECE 120

Introduction

Statement of Purpose:

Designing and building a motorised longboard and combining the use of various electrical components to develop an alternative mode of personal transportation.
Trying to make better use of the power source to make the board more efficient in terms of both range and speed. Experimenting with different power sources in later stages like solar panels and crank shaft generators.

Background Research:

Learned mostly from youtube videos and explanations from others who have previously built their own electric skateboards.

Design

System Overview:

The longboard has regular front wheels with no motor attached. Only the rear wheels are powered by the motor and they push the board forward.
The bottom of the deck is lined with the battery casing and the circuit/motor casing connected to each other with the battery in the front and the motor in the rear.
The battery powers the motor and the ESC/Arduino board is connected to the independent bluetooth remote controller which helps vary the RPM of the motor and thus the speed of board.
The motor is connected to the wheels through a system of pulleys and gears and is responsible for the variable throttle and motor braking.

Overview of Layout

Parts

Challenges

References