Design And Analysis Of Flywheel Equipped Cycle Rickshaw

Abstract

Recent Awareness In Fossil Fuel Depletion Due To Large Consumption And Environment Degradation Due To Fossil Fuel Combustion Emission Has Generated Interest In Ecofriendly Transportation System In Both Developed And Developing Regions Of The World. Government And Private Sectors Are Encouraging Innovative Development And Use Of Energy Efficient Vehicles For Transportation Of People And Goods. This Thesis Focuses On The Design Of Efficient Human Powered Vehicle (Or Flywheel Equipped Cycle Rickshaw) Which Can Harvest Kinetic Energy Lost During Braking Or Slow Down For Later Use. This Done By Using A Mechanism Incorporated With Flywheel And Clutch System. A Flywheel Can Temporarily Store The Kinetic Energy From The Cycle Rickshaw When The Rider Needs To Slow Down Or Riding Downhill. The Operating Mechanism Of This Vehicle Similar To Upright Bicycle Except Kers. To Comprehensive This Project The Study Conducted By Reviewing Different Related Previous Works. For The Design Of This Vehicle, Or Its Parts, And System Like Frame, Passenger Seat, Front Fork, Differential Parts, Drive Hub, Rear Axle, Hub Shell And Kinetic Energy Recovery System Ergonomic Or Anthropometry Data Had Been Used. After Ergonomic Or Anthropometry Data Collected Geometry Of Those Parts, And System Are Determined And Its Model Developed By Using Catia Software. In The Next Phase, Static Structural Fe Analysis Are Performed On The Basis Of Static And Dynamic Load, And Material Section Design Requirement Point Of View. That Is Taking In To Consideration Material Availability, Material Cost, Machinability, Able To Assemble And Disassemble. For Fe Analysis Ansys 15 And 18.1 Is Used To Find Out Total Deformation, Von-Mesis Stress, And Factor Of Safety. And Last The Rest Parts Of This Vehicle Are Selected From Standard Bicycle Parts. The 3d And 2d Production Drawing Were Prepared On Catia V5. And Required Power To Ride Cycle Rickshaw Was Analyzed For Asphalt Level Road To Investigate Whether Designed Cycle Rickshaw Can Be Propelled By Human Power Or Not. Generally, From Fea And Other Analysis Optimum Result Was Obtained.