Light Up Cycling Jersey

The idea behind this design is to create a fun ans safe way to ride at night. Many cyclists already utilize bike lights when they are riding at night. However, the drawback of these lights is that they are not interactive; they do the same thing no matter what the rider is doing. This jersey is designed to draw attention to the rider when he or she changes what she is doing. For example this jersey has LEDs and electroluminescent wiring that are lit up when the rider is riding at a constant rate in the dark. When the rider deviates from this, ie turns, accelerates, or decelerates, the lights will flash and attract even more attention to the rider thus creating a safer environment for the rider. The jersey does this through use of a light sensor and accelerometer so that no added input is need from the rider for the jersey to be fully functional in its light up capacity.

This jersey is also designed so that the EL wiring, batteries, and power inverter are all completely removable so that the jersey can be washed after being used.

Attached to this step is the general wiring diagram of the jersey. The two diagrams are designed to be lain on top of each other; ie both are diagrams of the inside of the back of the jersey but are on separate diagrams to keep confusion to a minimum.

Also attached is a video of the finished product.

Step 1 Solder LEDs

 This step requires six (6) ultrabright LEDs, and approximately 5 feet of lead wire

I recommend that you use two different color lead wires for each the positive and negative leads for each LED. 

Solder your lead wires onto the leads of each of your LEDs.

Insulate your connections and exposed wires so that no two wires can accidentally touch. Heat
shrink is recommended for its simplicity but electrical tape can also be used. 

Comments

[Kiteman]

You need a photo of the finished item, and you should use it as the introduction image.