DESIGN SELECTION AND ANALYSIS OF THE CHASSIS / FRAME OF A HUMAN POWERED VEHICLE

This work primarily focuses on the chassis / frame section of a human powered vehicle. The chapter-wise breakdown of the report starts with introducing the human powered vehicle and objectives of the design, reviews the existing literature, presents the design selection of the vehicle, briefs about the basic stages of design yet so important, analysis of the design which involves checking the strength of the chassis / frame material by loading at the desired points and the problems occurred while testing. It also discusses the solutions and rectifications of the problems or errors in design. This work will help to create an awareness about the various other alternatives available over the existing models of transportation that is not only feasible but also efficient in all aspects. Highlighting one of the main problems of the world, this work drive towards a thought that if advancements are driven towards this subject of interest, there could be many extreme problems solved with ease and less effort. Keywords-Human Powered Vehicle, chassis, frame, ergonomics, roll-over protection system, recumbent.