The physically challenged people of middle and lower class need not spend the energy and effort on the hand driven tricycles now as few students of Bhatkal Anjuman Institute have brought forward a battery-driven tadpole tricycle, which would provide better mobility to disabled persons along with saving tons of effort.
Four students of AITM Bhatkal have fabricated a tricycle, keeping in mind the requirement of physically challenged persons, who cannot operate hand driven conventional tricycle. The eco-friendly tricycle runs on 36V DC motor. The students, who developed this project, said, "The tricycle has configuration of 3 batteries of 12V 14 AH, DC motor of 36V 500W 2550 rpm, speed controller."
The final year Mechanical Engineering students Mohammed Hunain s/o M Amjad Shabandri, Mohammed Imran Ruknuddin s/o Ali A Ruknuddin, Noon Ahmed s/o Shabbir A Siddiqui and Shoaib Shaikh s/o M Ilyas Shaikh under the guidance of Prof Mohammed Ibrahim M have fabricated this battery driven tricycle as the part of their final year project.
"The main objective behind fabricating this tadpole is to provide a vehicle for the persons with complex physical disability (eg: person with right hand and right leg polio) and to minimize the physical effort of rider. Also, to overcome the effect of global warming", said a student.
The vehicle featured a single handed steering system along with acceleration and braking on one side of the vehicle (LEFT in this case). The average speed of the vehicle is said to be 20kmph.
Answering a question about the efficiency of the vehicle, one of the students said, "The vehicle runs for 3 hours, for 6 hours of charging".
The students have thanked Dr. Udaya Prasanna Principal of AITM, Khalid Hussain M.T HOD Mechanical Engineering, Prof Mohammed Ibrahim M, Prof Ananth Murthi Shastry and Lect Mohammed Avvad Chamundi for their support and encouragement.
Also,Mr. Asif Motiya who provided them with technical help and Mr. Keshaw for fabricating the project. M Adnan Ruknuddin & M Ashfaque Shabandri for their motivation.
Source : Sahil Online ,Bhatkal ; 18th June 2013
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