Bamboo Bicycle Frame Making Workshop
David Wang, Founder of Bamboo Bicycles Beijing
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/09
Limited to 12 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Prereq: None!
Workshop Overview
In the workshop everyone will make four bamboo bicycle frames and participate in a discusison about how the experience of building a bicycle and the bamboo bicycle itself might be used in different contexts.
The workshop is broken down into three super fun stages: 1) Prepare and design your frame, 2) build the frame, 3) install bike components and go for a ride!
Please note that we have a maximum of 12 people in the workshop, but will build only 4 frames in each workshop. So, it might be best to do this with a friend so you can share the frame!
Photos from the 2016 Class!
What is a bamboo bicycle?
A bamboo bicycle is just another bicycle. However, we believe it’s special because making a bamboo frame is an accessible and fun experience regardless of ones skill level. In addition to this bamboo frames are: 1) light (~1.7kg); 2) vibration dampening; and 3) simply beautiful. The first bamboo bicycles was made in the 1890s, and in the past 10 years more and more people have been exploring how to use this material to make unique and personalized bicycles.
About the instructor
The course instructor, David Wang, has taught over 400 people to make their own bamboo bicycles in 2-day workshops in Beijing (Bamboo Bicycles Beijing). After arriving at MIT as a student in Urban Studies and MIT Sloan, David is excited to work across the MIT community to explore the potential of bamboo bicycles as method for building community and empowering young people.
Sponsor(s): MIT-SUTD International Design Center, Urban Studies and Planning
Contact: David Wang, 617 895-8280, DWANG8@MIT.EDU
| Jan/17 | Tue | 09:00AM-05:00PM | MIT IDC, wear clothes that can get dirty; bring music! |
| Jan/18 | Wed | 09:00AM-05:00PM | MIT IDC, wear clothes that can get dirty; bring music! |
| Jan/19 | Thu | 09:00AM-01:00PM | MIT IDC, wear clothes that can get dirty; bring music! |
| Jan/20 | Fri | 09:00AM-01:00PM | MIT IDC, bring a helmet! |
We will make 4 bamboo bike frames. It will consist of a two intensive build days, a detailing/personalization half day, and a half day to install components and RIDE!!!
David Wang - Founder of Bamboo Bicycles Beijing, Candy Yang - Assistant, Prima Li - Community Leader from Beijing
Bicycle Mechanics
Lennon Rodgers, Research Scientist
Enrollment: Must be an MIT student.
Sign-up by 12/31
Limited to 25 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Description: Students will learn how to repair a bicycle from the basics of fixing a flat to more advanced topics such as wheel truing and crank removal. The instructors will be professional mechanics from local bike shops.
Dates/Times: January 9th, 10th and 11th from 1-4pm.
Location: All lessons will take place in the International Design Center (3rd floor of N52, 265 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge). Map here. Please follow the posted signs.
Enrollment Criteria: Must be an MIT student. Total enrollment is limited to 25 students.
Enrollment: To request enrollment, please fill out this form.
Lessons: Draft lessons are here.
Sponsor(s): MIT-SUTD International Design Center, MIT-SUTD Collaboration
Contact: Lennon Rodgers, design-ev@mit.edu
| Jan/09 | Mon | 01:00PM-04:00PM | N52-3rd floor (IDC) |
| Jan/10 | Tue | 01:00PM-04:00PM | N52-3rd floor (IDC) |
| Jan/11 | Wed | 01:00PM-04:00PM | N52-3rd floor (IDC) |
Lennon Rodgers - Research Scientist
How to Design Electric Vehicles - Lab
Lennon Rodgers, Research Scientist
Enrollment: Engineering majors, sophomore or above
Sign-up by 01/06
Limited to 15 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Prereq: Engineering major, sophomore or above
If you are interested in designing and building electric vehicles (EVs), then this IAP class is for you.
The course is split into two parts: [1] Lecture and [2] Lab and separate enrollment is necessary.
The lab is a smaller class size, hands-on and covers motors, motor controllers, speed controllers, batteries and vehicle systems. The labs will explore general electric vehicle technologies using lithium-ion batteries and small electric vehicles such as electric scooters and skateboards (which the students will take apart, reassemble and ride). Enrollment in the lab is extremely limited and geared towards MIT engineering students that have sophomore standing or above. Note: extra hours in the evenings will be needed to complete labs (outside the scheduled time). You must commit to attend all lab sessions to enroll.
There will be 5 lab sessions:
Lab #1: Estimating Energy & Power of EVs
Lab #2: Vehicle Systems
Lab #3: Batteries
Lab #4: PID speed controllers I
Lab #5: PID speed controllers II
To register please fill out this form (only once for both the lecture and lab)
Sponsor(s): MIT-SUTD International Design Center
Contact: Lennon Rodgers, design-ev@mit.edu
| Jan/09 | Mon | 09:00AM-12:00PM | IDC, N52-3rd Floor |
| Jan/11 | Wed | 09:00AM-12:00PM | IDC, N52-3rd Floor |
| Jan/13 | Fri | 09:00AM-12:00PM | IDC, N52-3rd Floor |
| Jan/18 | Wed | 09:00AM-12:00PM | IDC, N52-3rd Floor |
| Jan/20 | Fri | 09:00AM-12:00PM | IDC, N52-3rd Floor |
See course description
Lennon Rodgers - Research Scientist
How to Design Electric Vehicles - Lecture
Lennon Rodgers, Research Scientist, Ryan Chin, Lecturer, CEO of Optimus Ride, Sanjay Sarma, Vice President for Open Learning
Enrollment: Limited Enrollment
Sign-up by 01/06
Limited to 40 participants
Attendance: Participants welcome at individual sessions
Prereq: None - open to all MIT students/staff
If you are interested in designing and building electric vehicles (EVs), then this IAP class is for you.
The course is split into two parts: [1] Lecture and [2] Lab and separate enrollment is necessary.
The lecture-style sessions are where industry experts, MIT faculty and researchers will present the basic building blocks of EVs including: battery systems, electric motors, motor controllers, overall vehicle systems integration, current market trends, cost challenges, competitive technologies, and future applications including urban mobility, autonomous vehicles, EV infrastructure, energy storage for utilities, and the role of policy and incentives. You may attend one or all of the lecture sessions.
To register please fill out this form (only once for both the lecture and lab)
Sponsor(s): MIT-SUTD International Design Center, Mechanical Engineering
Contact: Lennon Rodgers, design-ev@mit.edu
| Jan/10 | Tue | 01:30PM-04:30PM | 32-155 |
| Jan/11 | Wed | 01:30PM-04:30PM | 32-155 |
| Jan/12 | Thu | 01:30PM-04:30PM | 32-155 |
| Jan/17 | Tue | 01:30PM-04:30PM | 32-155 |
| Jan/18 | Wed | 01:30PM-04:30PM | 32-155 |
| Jan/19 | Thu | 01:30PM-04:30PM | 32-155 |
Details coming soon...
Lennon Rodgers - Research Scientist, Ryan Chin - Lecturer, CEO of Optimus Ride, Sanjay Sarma - Vice President for Open Learning
Micro Drone Vehicle Racing and Course Design : Build, Fly, and Pop Up Infrastructure Design
Jose Gomez-Marquez, Little Devices Lab
Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/10
Attendance: 1st and 2nd class mandatory (safety + drone intro) email instructor
Prereq: None
BUILD A DRONE // BUILD A DRONE RACECOURSE
Class is full.
Students will learn how to design, build and assemble their own FPV racing drone and work in teams to create a life size drone racing course. Advanced topics such as racing flight behavior, pop up architectural and infrastructure design, and sensor systems will be explored. The instructors will be drone racing professionals and MIT researchers.
In 2014, hobbyists in France decided to attach front-facing cameras and LEDs to their fast-flying drones, racing them “Star Wars-style” through the forest earning them more then 3M YouTube views. Drone racing has since expanded globally and is now featured in mainstream sports on ESPN. The nascent sport still offers plenty of opportunity for vehicle & course design innovation.
Students will learn how to build, fly, and race their own mini FPV racing drone, and work in teams to design, build and test a 1:1 scale drone racing course using 3-D printed components, architectural design, and sensor systems for pilot feedback.
Learn about the different obstacle courses that drone pilots before us have built, then improve upon and build your own. We will explore how different geometries, materials, and arrangements of obstacles affects the performance of a track. Each team’s racecourse will then be tested using biometrics as a measure of course capacity.
No prior flying experience is necessary. Basic safety training session is required. For more information, reach jfgm@mit.edu
Sponsor(s): MIT-SUTD International Design Center
Contact: Jose Gomez-Marquez, N52-373G, 617.674.7516, JFGM@MIT.EDU
| Jan/17 | Tue | 03:00PM-05:00PM | N52-373G |
| Jan/18 | Wed | 03:00PM-05:00PM | N52-373G |
| Jan/20 | Fri | 03:00PM-05:00PM | N52-373G |
| Jan/23 | Mon | 03:00PM-05:00PM | N52-373G |
| Jan/25 | Wed | 03:00PM-05:00PM | N25-373G |
| Jan/27 | Fri | 03:00PM-05:00PM | N52-373G |
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