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REHABILITATION OF ELECTRICAL POWERED TRICYCLE
ABSTRACT
In many developing countries, motorcycles and tricycle are increasingly becoming the common means of transport especially among low-income urban dwellers (urban poor) and many rural people. The increasing growth in the number of tricycles has come to solve the mobility needs of many urban residents in the light of poor and inadequate public transport system, poor road conditions particularly those leading into the peri- urban areas where many people reside as a result of urban sprawl. It also comes along with a host of opportunities including employment to tricycle mechanics and tricycle spare parts dealers, local revenue generating sources through taxes/levies on tricycle owners/riders as well as tricycle registration and licensing. The tricycle comprises body layout, front and rear longitudinal members, main floor unit, engine position, wheel bases, luggage space, the rear seat panel, boot floor, rear bumper, electrical and lighting system, chassis, ignition system, handle bar, fuel tank, brake and gear selector, engine access booth, two side mirrors, back and front tires, exhaust pipe and adjustable seat. Some of this which are not detail explain in this course of the work rather the paper work focuses on the Engine design layout and operation cycle of the engine, designs parameters (calculations) with engine parts and their major functions
REHABILITATION OF ELECTRICAL POWERED TRICYCLE
CHAPTER ONE
1.1 INTRODUCTION
A tricycle is a three-wheeled vehicle. The position of the wheels can be either one wheel is positioned on the front or the other two wheels positioned on the rear or vice versa. While tricycles are often associated with the small three-wheeled vehicles used by pre-school age children, they are also used by adults for a variety of purposes. In the United States and Canada, adult-sized tricycles are used extensively by older persons for recreation, shopping, and exercise. In Asia and Africa, tricycles are used mainly for commercial transportation either of passengers inpedicabs or of freight and deliveries (Wikipedia, 2009).
Human-powered tricycles are usually powered engine four-stroke or two-stroke, through Pedals. Although some models have hand cranks. Motorized tricycle can be powered with a variety of methods, including motorcycle engines, smaller automatic transmission scooter motors and electric motors (Wikipedia, 2009). The design of the tricycle been improved year by year towards getting the convenience vehicle that meet the customer or user expectation in term of mobility, maneuverability, performance and operating comfort and safety.
This project is to improve and develop the significance of solar energy in automobile. A method of upgrading the conventional tricycle that uses petroleum as a means of energy to an Electrical powered tricycle that is powered by an electric motor. The method employs an electric motor that are easily connected and separated for ease of transport. This project is to improve and develop the significance of electrical energy in automobile.
This project is a combination of technology used typically in automobile industries, solar industries and electrical industries. Therefore, this rehabilitation of an electrical powered tricycle have been built for the purpose of electrical tricycle only.
1.2 STATEMENT OF PROBLEM
Transportation is almost exclusively dependent on oil and petroleum demand. It is also a single source of many air pollutants. It causes more than half of the carbon monoxide, more than a third of the nitrogen oxides, and almost a quarter of the hydrocarbons in our atmosphere. Motor vehicles also emit pollutants, such as carbon dioxide, that contribute to global climate change.
So, by using electric vehicles, we reduce this pollution to a large extent and thus they allow an ecofriendly mode of transportation.
1.3 AIMS AND OBJECTIVE OF THE PROJECT
The purpose of this research involves the rehabilitation of an electrical powered tricycle. Also, their design concept, operational principles with various features for performance excellence from the perspective of high power output, fuel economy, durability and low emission for applications.
The objectives of this project are:
- To design and construct an electrical powered tricycle
- To test run the performance level of the designed tricycle
- To evaluate the designed tricycle in terms the use of renewable energy, environmentally friendly and cheap.
1.4 SCOPE OF PROJECT
The scope of this project is limited to the rehabilitation of an electrical powered tricycle that is powered by an electric motor by converting this electrical energy to mechanical energy by using DC motor to run tricycle.
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