This report will describe the development of a subsystem for force measurement on bicycle pedals. The force is going to be used as a control parameter in a motor controller to control an electric motor on an electric bicycle. The report focuses on force measurement and will not process any control system. There has also been a survey of alternative power supplies to the circuit boards to be used in this project. Energy Harvesting has been investigated as an alternative source. The aim of the project is to measure the force applied on the pedal in a good way for use in a control system.This work resulted in that the force applied on the pedals was measured on the crank arms. The force was being measured by strain gauge sensors in a test rig designed in this project. The force signal can be used in the intended control system. This report has explained when, during a pedal stroke, the force should be measured. Processing of the signal will be done furthermore in the motor controller to fit the requirements set by the control system.

Syftet med detta projekt var att skapa en paddlingssensor vilket mäter paddlingskrafteni flera olika riktningar. Detta uppnås genom att skapa en sensor vars kopplingsschema är i enlighet med en wheatstonebrygga och två trådtöjningsgivare som placeras i strategiskt valda positioner. Dessa positioner tillåter sensorn att mäta flera krafter i olika riktningar. Jämfört med tidigare sensorer som endast mäter spänningsskillnaden i en riktning med endast en givare. Trådtöjningsgivarnas positionering utvärderades samt den optimala positioneringen. Sensorn som konstruerades kunde registrera spänningsförändringar som var proportionella till en pålagd vikt. En tydlig linjär korrelation observerades mellan viktökningen och spänningsförändringen. / The purpose of this project was to construct a paddle sensor that has the ability to measure the paddle force in multiple different directions. This can be attained by creating a sensor where the circuitry is in accordance with a wheatstonebridge and strain gauges are strategically placed on predetermined positions. These positions allow the sensor to be able to measure the force in different directions. The positions of the strain gauges were evaluated, and the most optimal placement was chosen. The created sensor was able to register voltage changes which were proportional to an added weight. As the weight increased so did the voltage changes and a clear linear correlation was observed.