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ESCUELA TÉCNICA SUPERIOR DE INGENIERÍA (ICAI) MÁSTER EN INGENIERÍA INDUSTRIAL A REAL TIME E-BIKE PARKING AND SHARING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Author: Mr. Carlos Becker Robles Supervisor: Dr. Haibo Chen S3Innovation, Brussels May 2018 Declaro, bajo mi responsabilidad, que el Proyecto presentado con el título A REAL TIME E-BIKE PARKING AND SHARING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM en la ETS de Ingeniería - ICAI de la Universidad Pontificia Comillas en el curso académico 2017/18 es de mi autoría, original e inédito y no ha sido presentado con anterioridad a otros efectos. El Proyecto no es plagio de otro, ni total ni parcialmente y la información que ha sido tomada de otros documentos está debidamente referenciada. Fdo.: Carlos Becker Robles Fecha: 28/ 06/ 2018 Autorizada la entrega del proyecto EL DIRECTOR DEL PROYECTO Fdo.: Haibo Chen Fecha: 28/ 06/ 2018 AUTORIZACIÓN PARA LA DIGITALIZACIÓN, DEPÓSITO Y DIVULGACIÓN EN RED DE PROYECTOS FIN DE GRADO, FIN DE MÁSTER, TESINAS O MEMORIAS DE BACHILLERATO 1º. Declaración de la autoría y acreditación de la misma. El autor D. Carlos Becker Robles DECLARA ser el titular de los derechos de propiedad intelectual de la obra: A Real Time E-Bike Parking And Sharing Management System que ésta es una obra original, y que ostenta la condición de autor en el sentido que otorga la Ley de Propiedad Intelectual. 2º. Objeto y fines de la cesión. Con el fin de dar la máxima difusión a la obra citada a través del Repositorio institucional de la Universidad, el autor CEDE a la Universidad Pontificia Comillas, de forma gratuita y no exclusiva, por el máximo plazo legal y con ámbito universal, los derechos de digitalización, de archivo, de reproducción, de distribución y de comunicación pública, incluido el derecho de puesta a disposición electrónica, tal y como se describen en la Ley de Propiedad Intelectual. El derecho de transformación se cede a los únicos efectos de lo dispuesto en la letra a) del apartado siguiente. 3º. Condiciones de la cesión y acceso Sin perjuicio de la titularidad de la obra, que sigue correspondiendo a su autor, la cesión de derechos contemplada en esta licencia habilita para: a) Transformarla con el fin de adaptarla a cualquier tecnología que permita incorporarla a internet y hacerla accesible; incorporar metadatos para realizar el registro de la obra e incorporar “marcas de agua” o cualquier otro sistema de seguridad o de protección. b) Reproducirla en un soporte digital para su incorporación a una base de datos electrónica, incluyendo el derecho de reproducir y almacenar la obra en servidores, a los efectos de garantizar su seguridad, conservación y preservar el formato. c) Comunicarla, por defecto, a través de un archivo institucional abierto, accesible de modo libre y gratuito a través de internet. d) Cualquier otra forma de acceso (restringido, embargado, cerrado) deberá solicitarse expresamente y obedecer a causas justificadas. e) Asignar por defecto a estos trabajos una licencia Creative Commons. f) Asignar por defecto a estos trabajos un HANDLE (URL persistente). 4º. Derechos del autor. El autor, en tanto que titular de una obra tiene derecho a: a) Que la Universidad identifique claramente su nombre como autor de la misma b) Comunicar y dar publicidad a la obra en la versión que ceda y en otras posteriores a través de cualquier medio. c) Solicitar la retirada de la obra del repositorio por causa justificada. d) Recibir notificación fehaciente de cualquier reclamación que puedan formular terceras personas en relación con la obra y, en particular, de reclamaciones relativas a los derechos de propiedad intelectual sobre ella. 5º. Deberes del autor. El autor se compromete a: a) Garantizar que el compromiso que adquiere mediante el presente escrito no infringe ningún derecho de terceros, ya sean de propiedad industrial, intelectual o cualquier otro. b) Garantizar que el contenido de las obras no atenta contra los derechos al honor, a la intimidad y a la imagen de terceros. c) Asumir toda reclamación o responsabilidad, incluyendo las indemnizaciones por daños, que pudieran ejercitarse contra la Universidad por terceros que vieran infringidos sus derechos e intereses a causa de la cesión. d) Asumir la responsabilidad en el caso de que las instituciones fueran condenadas por infracción de derechos derivada de las obras objeto de la cesión. 6º. Fines y funcionamiento del Repositorio Institucional. La obra se pondrá a disposición de los usuarios para que hagan de ella un uso justo y respetuoso con los derechos del autor, según lo permitido por la legislación aplicable, y con fines de estudio, investigación, o cualquier otro fin lícito. Con dicha finalidad, la Universidad asume los siguientes deberes y se reserva las siguientes facultades: ➢ La Universidad informará a los usuarios del archivo sobre los usos permitidos, y no garantiza ni asume responsabilidad alguna por otras formas en que los usuarios hagan un uso posterior de las obras no conforme con la legislación vigente. El uso posterior, más allá de la copia privada, requerirá que se cite la fuente y se reconozca la autoría, que no se obtenga beneficio comercial, y que no se realicen obras derivadas. ➢ La Universidad no revisará el contenido de las obras, que en todo caso permanecerá bajo la responsabilidad exclusive del autor y no estará obligada a ejercitar acciones legales en nombre del autor en el supuesto de infracciones a derechos de propiedad intelectual derivados del depósito y archivo de las obras. El autor renuncia a cualquier reclamación frente a la Universidad por las formas no ajustadas a la legislación vigente en que los usuarios hagan uso de las obras. ➢ La Universidad adoptará las medidas necesarias para la preservación de la obra en un futuro. ➢ La Universidad se reserva la facultad de retirar la obra, previa notificación al autor, en supuestos suficientemente justificados, o en caso de reclamaciones de terceros. Madrid, a 29 de junio de 2018 ACEPTA Fdo: Carlos Becker Robles Motivos para solicitar el acceso restringido, cerrado o embargado del trabajo en el Repositorio Institucional: Documents Index Resumen del Proyecto 3 pages Abstract 3 pages DOCUMENT I. REPORT I. Report 140 pages 1. Introduction page 11 to 25 2. Concept & Design page 26 to 39 3. Mechanical Design page 40 to 62 4. Control System page 63 to 94 5. Communications System page 95 to 104 6. Energy Management System page 105 to 125 7. Tests & Final Results page 126 to 129 8. Conclusions & Future Developments page 130 to 133 9. Bibliography and References page 134 to 140 DOCUMENT II. BUDGET II. Budget 15 pages 1. Bills of Quantities page 3 to 6 2. Unitary Prices page 7 to 10 3. Partial Sums page 11 to 14 4. General Budget page 15 ANNEX A: SCHEMATICS 6 pages ANNEX B: BILLS OF MATERIALS 5 pages ESCUELA TÉCNICA SUPERIOR DE INGENIERÍA (ICAI) MÁSTER EN INGENIERÍA INDUSTRIAL A REAL TIME E-BIKE PARKING AND SHARING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Author: Mr. Carlos Becker Robles Supervisor: Dr. Haibo Chen S3Innovation, Brussels May 2018 Acknowledgments First of all, I would like to thank the S3 family for their collaboration and their support in the development of this product. Thank you for the chance of working with you and learning from your experience. Thanks to my supervisor Mr. Haibo Chen for his time and effort in every step of the process. Thanks to my friends from the IIT for their patience and for attending to my endless questions. Thanks to my family for supporting me to be able to have this experience which has made me a better person and a better professional. Finally, thanks to you Isabel, for being the cornerstone in my life and for being there whenever I need you. SISEMA DE GESTIÓN EN TIEMPO REAL PARA PARKING Y SHARING PARA BICICLETAS ELÉCTRICAS Autor: Becker Robles, Carlos. Director: Chen, Haibo. Entidad colaboradora: S3Innovation RESUMEN DEL PROYECTO La movilidad eléctrica será uno de los principales factores en la reducción del impacto ambiental de la sociedad. Esto es especialmente relevante en el tránsito urbano dónde es cada vez más importante la búsqueda de un modelo sostenible para los viajes de la última milla. En respuesta a esto se ha creado un producto para integrarse con bicicletas eléctricas y que permite responder a la demanda en tiempo real gracias a una extrema flexibilidad en el diseño y a unas capacidades de conectividad superiores mediante tecnología IoT. Palabras clave: bicicletas eléctricas, parking, sharing, IoT, Smart City, transporte. 1. Introducción La electrificación del transporte es un hecho actual, que cada vez cobra más inercia. Es una tendencia que afecta a todo tipo de vehículos y que abre nuevas puertas de modelos de transporte en entornos de alta densidad como son las ciudades. Por ello, las bicicletas eléctricas ofrecen una gran cantidad de ventajas para los viajes de la última milla y por ello se ve necesario la creación de una plataforma de aparcamiento que permita responder a la demanda en tiempo real, por lo que debe ser flexible, estar conectada y además tener un coste reducido y así ser fácilmente introducido al mercado. 2. Definición del proyecto En este proyecto se ha desarrollado distintos aspectos de un sistema de parking y recarga para bicicletas eléctricas dentro de un servicio de sharing capaz de responder en tiempo real a la demanda gracias a un diseño modular y la tecnología de IoT. Se trata del MOD- Hub y del cual se ha desarrollado toda la arquitectura del sistema, se ha realizado el proceso de ingeniería general y la ingeniería de detalle de la parte de control y comunicaciones. Por último, además se ha realizado un estudio de la instalación para el autoconsumo con paneles solares. 3. Descripción del modelo/sistema/herramienta El MOD-Hub, por lo tanto, se trata de una serie de módulos para guardar bicicletas con un diseño tal que se pueden disponer en círculo o linealmente para adaptarse al entorno.
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