Design, Analysis and Fabrication of a Human Powered Vehicle

Transportation is a non separable part of any society. It exhibits a very close relation to the style of life, the range and location of activities and the goods and services which will be available for consumption. Advances in transportation has made possible changes in the way of living and the way in which societies are organized and therefore have a great influence in the development of civilizations. Transportation is responsible for the development of civilizations from very old times by meeting travel requirement of people and transport requirement of goods. Such movement has changed the way people live and travel. In developed and developing nations, a large fraction of people travel daily for work, shopping and social reasons. But transport also consumes a lot of resources like time, fuel, materials and land. While analyzing the present major modes of transportation, we have observed the shortcomings such as stability, safety, rider comfort, luggage problems, fatal accidents and aerodynamic resistance in using a Bicycle. Also the shortcomings such as green house emissions, parking problems, maintenance, fuel prices, driver skills and vehicle cost in using a Car. The purpose of our project is to overcome the limitations in both the Bicycle and the Car by designing and developing an Ecofriendly Energy Efficient Hybrid Human Powered three wheeled Vehicle, having the simplest of design capabilities that can deliver optimum performance at a reasonably low cost.