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Solar-Powered Hybrid Wheelchair Design

This document presents a hybrid solar-powered wheelchair design project from Gujarat Technological University. A team of 6 students aims to design a wheelchair that can be powered by both solar energy and a gasoline engine to allow disabled users increased mobility. The major innovation is using solar panels to charge batteries and power the wheelchair outdoors without recharging limitations of electric wheelchairs. The team will design and build the wheelchair body from scratch and implement new control systems. Possible design elements include wheels, solar panels, batteries, gears, chains, and motors. CAD designs are presented. The conclusion states the hybrid design will provide increased freedom and mobility for disabled users.

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Solar-Powered Hybrid Wheelchair Design

This document presents a hybrid solar-powered wheelchair design project from Gujarat Technological University. A team of 6 students aims to design a wheelchair that can be powered by both solar energy and a gasoline engine to allow disabled users increased mobility. The major innovation is using solar panels to charge batteries and power the wheelchair outdoors without recharging limitations of electric wheelchairs. The team will design and build the wheelchair body from scratch and implement new control systems. Possible design elements include wheels, solar panels, batteries, gears, chains, and motors. CAD designs are presented. The conclusion states the hybrid design will provide increased freedom and mobility for disabled users.

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GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

A presentation on
HYBRID WHEEL CHAIR
Under subject of Design Engineering
(Semester – 6) (MECHANICAL)
SR. NAME ENROLLMENT
NO.
1 ZALA TUSHAR 171173119146
2 KAKA DEVARSH 171173119506
3 KAIVALYA KAVI 171173119036
4 CHRISTIAN NOEL 171173119504
5 PATEL JAINIL 171173119076
6 KAUSHAL RAHUL 171173119034
INTRODUCTION

• In our Design engineering project, we are looking at a problem that a small portion of the population faces,
this portion represents the “disabled”. Before choosing the topic of our project, the whole group members
were determined to make use of design engineering project for a good cause. Noticing that the disabled
people in India get very little attention from authorities, we decided to aim our project towards them in order
to help as much as we can. Our influence might end up being minimal, but remember that a ten kilometer
walk starts with a small step. Disabled people rely heavily on their wheelchairs for transportation. The
wheelchair frees them from their burdens and constraints and provides them with mobility. It has become a
necessity to all, such that they cannot live without it anymore. For all these reasons, and in order to start a
change, we decided to concentrate our effort on pinpointing the weaknesses in wheelchairs and improving
them as much as we can. Our project will mainly feature one major idea in accordance with a few minor
ones.
• The major idea that we will be trying to implement is to introduce Solar operated wheelchair for the first
time. Knowing that electric wheelchairs work on batteries and have to be recharged continuously, they
become bounded with a certain range that they cannot surpass. What we are aiming for is to design a
wheelchair that is able to run outdoors, and is also able to run for long hours with the help of SOLAR
PANELS. In addition to this major idea, we will be working on several issues which include designing and
building the whole body of the wheelchair from scratch, and implementing some new, unique, and intelligent
control systems that make navigation easier.
• Our team selected this domain because of certain reasons such as:
• It is Society oriented
• Beneficial for all age groups
• Beneficial for all classes of peoples
• Green environment oriented
• Economically acceptable
PROPS/POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS

• The possible solutions according to various location changes and the props are used accordingly. They are the
possible solutions that can be tried to change or improvement. The possible solutions for our topic can be
like;
• Wheels
• Solar plate
• Battery
• Gears
• Chains
• Motors
BELOW ARE THE CAD DESIGNS :
Conclusion

• Our optimum design of wheelchair is much beneficial to the group of disabled. Those who are facing the
problems with existing wheelchairs, we have implemented the design and specification like, converting it
into totally renewable energy based i.e. it will work on solar power, we will also add a combustion engine i.e.
gasoline based which will help the disabled to move freely .
• The impact of this design will facilitate new platform for disabled to have a wonderful vision which will
provide them a new wings to fly for their wisdom and talent

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