Maria Bike, integrating business innovation in the two-wheel sector in the context of the 17 SDGs. Development and production of a smart electric scooter with the following main characteristics: innovative structure, preferably with low environmental impact and/or recovered materials; visually appealing and differentiated; ergonomic and anthropometric principles; with intelligent and environmentally friendly drive, electric motorization and braking; with software (app) for monitoring and optimizing consumption, charging and use of the motorcycle; with an analysis, demonstration and dissemination system for the user of the motorcycle's life cycle and consumption. As part of this project, a prototype and the construction of the scooter are carried out in an industrial environment.
Lead researcher: António Manuel de Bastos Pereira/Department of Mechanical Engineering (DEM) UA
Consortium: MHSi, INEGI, Universidade de Aveiro
Funding amount UA: 1.064.000,00€
Team: 8 researches from 3 Departments of the UA (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Mathematics, Department of Communication and Art)
Start/end date Jul 2022 — Dec 2025
Research groups
AM2R – Agenda Mobilizadora para a inovação empresarial do setor das Duas Rodas” [C644866475-00000012 – MHSi] financiado pelo PRR - Programa de Recuperação e Resiliência, no âmbito do Next Generation EU
Funding amount € 1 064 000
Duration 35 months
Project code PRR C644866475-00000012 – MHSi
Team
- Fátima Pombo
- António Manuel de Bastos Pereira, Universidade de Aveiro (DEM)
- , Consortium between MHSi, INEGI and UA
- , Department of Mechanical Engineering (UA)
- , Department of Mathematics (UA)
- , Department of Communication and Art (UA)