Human Powered Vehicles Book (Copyright 1995, 288 pages)

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Allan V. Abbott and David Gordon Wilson, HPV designers and former presidents of the International Human Powered Vehicle Association, have assembled a list of contributors representing a who's who of leaders in human-powered vehicles. They review the development of human-powered water, land, and air vehicles, focusing on the innovations that have significantly improved performance in recent years.

Part I describes early applications of human power to machines, giving examples of every major type of mechanism used to harness human power. It also explains relevant exercise physiology and biomechanical principles as they relate to the human engine.

Parts II, III, and IV are devoted to human-powered watercraft, land vehicles, and aircraft. Planners and builders can use the information in these chapters to design the next generation of human-powered vehicles. Topics addressed include:

• the factors influencing rowing shell design;
• hydrofoil propulsion and design;
• the technical history of recumbent bicycles;
• the Lightning series of HPVs;
• drive train, steering, and suspension design;
• the Gossamer Condor, Gossamer Albatross, and Bionic Bat;
• design issues for human-powered aircraft; and
• much more.

Part V considers the future of human-powered vehicles. The authors examine the economic and environmental advantages of human-powered travel and discuss the possibility of HPVs becoming a widely used means of transportation in industrialized nations.

Allan V. Abbott has held four world records for speed in human-powered vehicles of his own design and construction: unlimited paced bicycle (1973-1985), streamlined bicycle (1976-1977), 2,000-meter human-powered watercraft (1986-1987), and 100-meter human-powered watercraft (1987-1988). Along with Alec Brooks, he designed and competed on the first successful human-powered hydrofoil. He was the founding president of the International Human Powered Vehicle Association (IHPVA) and has served on its Board of Directors since 1977.

Abbott is a professor of family medicine at the University of Southern California School of Medicine and a board-certified sports medicine physician. He, his wife, Colony, and their two children live in San Marino, California.

David Gordon Wilson, coauthor of the popular book Bicycling Science, is the co-designer of the Avatar 1000 and 2000 recumbent bicycles. The Avatar 2000, on which the world bicycle speed record for 1982-1983 was set, became the archetype for recumbent bicycle design. Wilson organized and sponsored the first modern design contest for human-powered vehicles from 1967 to 1969, an event that led to the modern interest in recumbent bicycles. He was a founding board member of the IHPVA and later served as its president. Wilson has been the editor of Human Power, the IHPVA journal, since 1984 and a professor of mechanical engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology since 1971.

• Preface
• Part I: Human Power: An Introduction
  • Chapter 1. Human Power in History, Allan V. Abbott and David Gordon Wilson
  • Chapter 2. The Human Engine, Allan V. Abbott and David Gordon Wilson
  • Chapter 3. Human Power Transfer to Modern Vehicles, Allan V. Abbott and David Gordon Wilson
• Part II: Watercraft
  • Chapter 4. Human-Powered Watercraft, Allan V. Abbott, Alec N. Brooks, and David Gordon Wilson
  • Chapter 5. Rowing Shells, Edward S. Van Dusen
  • Chapter 6. The 20-Knot Human-Powered Watercraft, Alec N. Brooks
• Part III: Land Vehicles
  • Chapter 7. A History of Human-Powered Land Vehicles and Competitions, Chester R. Kyle
  • Chapter 8. The Development of Modern Recumbent Bicycles, David Gordon Wilson
  • Chapter 9. Lightning Progress: An HPV Development Case History, Tim Brummer
  • Chapter 10. Bicycle Aerodynamics, Chester R. Kyle
  • Chapter 11. Aerodynamics Versus Weight, Daniel Kirshner
  • Chapter 12. Composite Materials, T. Scott Rowe
  • Chapter 13. Drive-Train Design, Rob Price
  • Chapter 14. Steering Design, Rob Price
  • Chapter 15. Suspension Design, Rob Price
• Part IV: Aircraft
  • Chapter 16. History and Present Status of Human-Powered Flight, Chris Roper
  • Chapter 17. Gossamer Aircraft and Where They Lead, Paul B. MacCready
  • Chapter 18. Conception and Optimization of Human-Powered Aircraft, Ernst Schoberl
• Part V: The Future
  • Chapter 19. Potential for a Major Increase in the Use of HPVs, David Gordon Wilson
  • Chapter 20. The Value and Future of Human-Powered Vehicles, Paul B. MacCready
• Index
• About the Editors
• About the Contributors

"I found Human-Powered Vehicles exhilarating to read and professionally rewarding. I would readily require it as a text and/or reference source for a university-level HPV course in mechanical engineering."
Richard E. Klein, PhD
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering University of Illinois

"Human-Powered Vehicles is a landmark reference containing a consensus of current knowledge of human-powered research. The chapters not only examine the state of the art in their fields but also address the history and the future of water, land, and air vehicles and design."
Edmund R. Burke, PhD, FACSM, CSCS
Associate Professor, Biology Department University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Science Editor, Cycling Science

A fascinating read for bicyclists, inventors, hobbyists, and sports enthusiasts. A "human factors" reference for sports medicine and exercise science professionals. Supplemental text for mechanical engineering courses.

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