IT-Patna students display the tricycle on campus on Friday. Picture by Ashok Sinha
vehicle to hit market after modifications, then pedal, apply gear and zoom away at 40kmph
Nine students of the premier tech cradle of the city, Indian Institute of Technology, Patna (IITP),
have designed a tadpole tricycle, Firefly, a high-speed customized
tricycle that is not just environment-friendly but also aims to provide
comfort ride to the driver. With this vehicle, the aspiring engineers
hope to win Human- Powered Vehicle Challenge, a contest being organized
by American Society of Mechanical Engineers at IIT Delhi in the latter
half of the month.
The 98 inches long, 50 inches high and 34 inches wide tricycle weighs about 25kg. It has suspensions for providing extra comfort to the driver and can attain a speed of nearly 60km per hour. It has fairings at the front that provide stability to the vehicle and customized steering etc.
Of the nine students, five are from third year, namely Sujaat Ali, Nakul Bansal, Shashank Kushwaha, Sai Ravi Teja and Priyam Agrawal, and four students are from second year, namely Abhishek Rathore, Rahul Palani, Anpeksh Saxena and Vitthal Pandey. All of them are students of mechanical engineering stream.
Speaking about the vehicle, Bansal said, "We will also install a dynamo in the tricycle, so that mechanical energy generated by paddling the vehicle can be stored in a battery and later used to power headlights, rear lights and a charging socket." He added a rollover protection system and seat belts were also fitted in Firefly to withstand high forces if the vehicle turned turtle. "No part of the body will touch the ground in case of a roll over," the students claimed.
The Human-Powered Vehicle Challenge contest would be held between January 17 and 19 and the IITP students would leave for the national capital on January 15. "We will have to participate at three events - design contest, drag event which is a race and endurance event that would have obstacles while riding," Bansal said. The top prize at stake would be Rs 40,000.
The vehicle took over a month to build though designing had started in September. The institute provided a sum of Rs 1 lakh to the students for the entire project and the vehicle was built for nearly Rs 25,000. Faculty members Sawan Kumar, Mayank Tiwari and Akhilendra Singh certified the design and IITP director A K Bhowmick appreciated the efforts of the students. source:TOI
The 98 inches long, 50 inches high and 34 inches wide tricycle weighs about 25kg. It has suspensions for providing extra comfort to the driver and can attain a speed of nearly 60km per hour. It has fairings at the front that provide stability to the vehicle and customized steering etc.
Of the nine students, five are from third year, namely Sujaat Ali, Nakul Bansal, Shashank Kushwaha, Sai Ravi Teja and Priyam Agrawal, and four students are from second year, namely Abhishek Rathore, Rahul Palani, Anpeksh Saxena and Vitthal Pandey. All of them are students of mechanical engineering stream.
Speaking about the vehicle, Bansal said, "We will also install a dynamo in the tricycle, so that mechanical energy generated by paddling the vehicle can be stored in a battery and later used to power headlights, rear lights and a charging socket." He added a rollover protection system and seat belts were also fitted in Firefly to withstand high forces if the vehicle turned turtle. "No part of the body will touch the ground in case of a roll over," the students claimed.
The Human-Powered Vehicle Challenge contest would be held between January 17 and 19 and the IITP students would leave for the national capital on January 15. "We will have to participate at three events - design contest, drag event which is a race and endurance event that would have obstacles while riding," Bansal said. The top prize at stake would be Rs 40,000.
The vehicle took over a month to build though designing had started in September. The institute provided a sum of Rs 1 lakh to the students for the entire project and the vehicle was built for nearly Rs 25,000. Faculty members Sawan Kumar, Mayank Tiwari and Akhilendra Singh certified the design and IITP director A K Bhowmick appreciated the efforts of the students. source:TOI
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