v_const = 20; % constant velocity in km/h m_rider = 80; % traveller's weight in kg h_rider = 180; % traveller's height in cm m_batteries = 9; % weight of batteries m_segway_nobat = 29; % weight of bare segway m_segway = m_batteries + m_segway_nobat; % weight of test Segway d_wheel = 0.48; % diameter of wheel in m A_segway = 0.2; % frontal surface area of Segway in m^2 c_D = 1.5; % coefficient of drag for Segway + traveller alpha = 0; % average incline of terrain in deg eff_overall = .5; % Overall efficiency, for battery->wheel and wheel->generator->battery time = 48; % in minutes A = FSA(h_rider, m_rider) + A_segway; v = v_kmh2msec(v_const); m = m_segway + m_rider; Torque = (d_wheel / 2) * F_total(A, v, c_D, m, alpha); P_mech_effective = Torque * v_msd2rad(v, d_wheel); P_ideal_batteries = P_mech_effective * (1 / eff_overall); E_batteries_total = P_ideal_batteries * (time * 60)