DESIGN OF AN AUTO-TILTING CAR

MANIPAL UNIVERSITY

A PROJECT REPORT ON

DESIGN OF AN AUTO-TILTING CAR

Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the degree of BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY In

AUTOMOBILE ENGINEERING

Submitted by

DEPARTMENT OF AERONAUTICAL AND AUTOMOBILE ENGINEERING MANIPAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MANIPAL

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MANIPAL UNIVERSITY

MANIPAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

MANIPAL
DEPARTMENT OF AERONAUTICAL AND AUTOMOBILE ENGINEERING

CERTIFICATE
Certified that project work entitled DESIGN OF AN AUTO-TILTING CAR is a bonafide work carried out in the seventh semester by in partial fulfillment for the award of Bachelor of Technology in AUTOMOBILE ENGINEERING from Manipal University during the academic year 2011- 2012 who carried out the project work under the guidance and no part of this work has been submitted earlier for the award of any degree.

PROJECT CO-ORDINATOR

PROJECT GUIDE

HEAD OF DEPARTMENT Prof .

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ABSTRACT

The use of an electrical narrow tilting car instead of a large gasoline car should dramatically decrease traffic congestion, pollution and parking problem. This is the reason why most car companies are producing narrow track electrical car prototypes. These narrow track cars have an increased rolling tendency. In our project work we have tried to develop a tilting mechanism for a narrow track car to give it the flexibility of a motor cycle. This feature enables the car to tilt in to the curve while negotiating it. Our analysis shows that to increase the maximum curve at speed by more than 50%. The detailed calculations are enclosed within. The method we have used is a simple mechanical tilting system controlled by a simple DC stepper motor which is controlled electronically. This tilting mechanism if successful should dramatically increase the maximum speed in curves. This should also provide the advantages of increased passenger comfort and handling. The idea is to develop a tilting car of narrow track that seats two people in tandem. This can be operated on reduced lanes thereby increasing the effective capacity of highways.

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LIST OF TABLE LIST OF FIGURES CHAPTER CHAPTER 1.. 1.1 INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 2.. 2.1 LITERATURE SURVEY CHAPTER 3.. 3.1 OBJECTIVES & METHODOLOGY 3.2 PRO-E CHAPTER 4.. 4.0 FABRICATION AND DESIGN PROCEDURE 4.1 FRAME DESIGN 4.2 DESIGN OF DRIVE MOTOR 4.3 DESIGN OF TILTING MECHANISM 4.4 LITHIUM ION BATTERY 4.5 STEPPER MOTOR DESIGN CHAPTER 5.. 5.1 TESTING OF DESIGN 5.2 ADVANTAGES 5.3 COMPARISION OF THRESHOLD VELOCITY ON CURVES FOR TILTING & NON-TILTING CARS 5.4 CONCLUSION 5.4.1 ESTIMATION 5.5 FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS 5.6 REFERENCE TITLE

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TABLES TABLE 1 TABLE 2 TABLE 3

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