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THE COPHENHAGEN WHEEL
Smart, responsive and elegant, the Copenhagen Wheel is a new emblem for urban mobility. It transforms ordinary bicycles quickly into hybrid e-bikes that also function as mobile sensing units. The Copenhagen Wheel allows you to capture the energy dissipated while cycling and braking and save it for when you need a bit of a boost. It also maps pollution levels, traffic congestion, and road conditions in real-time. SENSE AND SUSTAINABILITY Controlled through your smart phone, the Copenhagen Wheel becomes a natural extension of your everyday life. You can use your phone to unlock and lock your bike, change gears and select how much the motor assists you. As you cycle, the wheel’s sensing unit is also capturing your effort level and information about your surroundings, including road conditions, carbon monoxide, NOx, noise, ambient temperature and relative humidity. Access this data through your phone or the web and use it to plan healthier bike routes, to achieve your exercise goals or to meet up with friends on the go. You can also share your data with friends, or with your city - anonymously if you wish – thereby contributing to a fine-grained database of environmental information from which we can all benefit. ABOUT THE PROJECT If you are interested in owning a wheel, producing, licensing or distributing, please contact Superpedestrian for more information. The Copenhagen Wheel was unveiled on December 15, 2009 at the COP15 For additional information and other inquiries, please contact: senseable-cph@mit.edu http://www.mit.edu team Carlo Ratti , Director Assaf Biderman , Associate Director Eric Baczuk , Project Leader - Second Phase Christine Outram , Project Leader - First Phase - Leigh Christie, Engineer Otto Ng, Architect Pierfrancesco Spagnol, Engineer James Simard, GIS Analyst - Rex Britter Andrea Cassi Xiaoji Chen Jennifer Dunnam Paula Echeverri Myshkin Ingawale Ari Kardasis E Roon Kang David Lee Vincenzo Manzoni Sey Min Max Tomasinelli, Photographer Mark Yen The Copenhagen Wheel is featured on the 'Mystic' by Cinelli. accessibility |