Electric Scooter Locker

Traditional bike racks have been storing bikes, scooters, and small electric vehicles with a low safety factor since the late 1970s. By utilizing third party locking mechanisms that hold a wheel and/or frame of said vehicle; there is an easy way to store these traditional vehicles for a short period of time. The bike racks are outside of most major buildings within the city of Philadelphia, especially on Drexel University’s campus, and have been used to allow students to safely store their vehicles outside of classroom buildings while they are in class. However, around two times a month on average, a vehicle is stolen from these bike racks never to be returned to their rightful owners. This defenselessness created on campus by bikes, scooters, and small electric vehicles being stolen can be totally changed. Through a public locker system that can fully encapsulate these vehicles keeping people’s vehicles safe without the threat of it being stolen. To do so, we have developed multiple 3-D models of potential designs to hold any type of foldable electric vehicle with an RFID scannable lock mechanism. With multiple structural patterns for support and full finite element analysis (FEA) of each design. We can then test them for bashing, drilling, sawing, and levering against the Secure Gold Standard guidelines of being resistant to hand tools for five minutes with anti-pick protection. By also following the ASTM F476-23 for security of swinging doors, we can create a safe and secure environment on campus for all students.