Concept

The central idea behind this project is to build a product that has the sharing functionality of LimeBike (a popular bicycle sharing system) and the advantages of riding an electric skateboard, which include a more enjoyable riding experience without sacrificing transportation speed. Cellular technology is ideal for IoT integration in the LimeBike concept, because it allows internet connection that covers the operating range of the skateboard. Since there are companies that create programmable electronic devices that have both cellular capabilities and cloud platforms for data management, starting with an existing product such as the Particle E-Series allows us to implement our vision.

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Ride. Anywhere. Anytime

We will built a motorized skateboard that has the ability to unlock its remote when a user sends a signal from their phone, and re-lock when the mechanism is moved to a “locked” position by being attached to a separate module, so that is acknowledged that is no longer in use. The intent of this project is to provide an alternative to lime bikes to be used within Notre Dame’s huge campus, in order to further improve an individual’s ability to get around quickly and effortlessly

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Particle

The interactions between the skatEE app and the skateboard are possible through the use of the Particle E-Series development board and the Particle Cloud Console. The application itself was built using Apple’s development platform, Xcode, whereas the functions that interact with the E-Series board were written using the Particle Cloud Web IDE. The two interfaces are then connected using the Particle-iOS SDK (software development kit). This allows function calls to be invoked from the skatEE App, transferred via the 3G cellular network, and finally received and performed by the E-Series development board which is mounted on the skateboard

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