Motorcycle Trailer for Rural India

ISBN-13: 9783847323853 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 76 str.

Narendra Kumar Narra

Opis

Indian economy though one of the fastest growing economies in the world, a large percentage of Indian population lives in rural areas and depends on agrarian economy. Rural India needs affordable and simple transport system for small scale (125 kg) and short distance (up to 10kms) transportation of fodder, fertilizers, seeds and many house hold items. Motorcycles (two-wheelers) are a popular mode of transport in rural areas. Commercial designs of motorcycles have a limitation to use them for small scale and short distance transport of goods. A trailer to a motorcycle would solve such transport problems partially and hence the present project entitled "Design and development of motorcycle trailer for rural India" was undertaken.A trailer to a motorcycle which can carry up to 125 kgs of weight was conceptualized, designed and developed. A final concept trailer was chosen based on customers selection among a number of concepts generated.. Fabrication of the trailer was done as per the manufacturing drawings. The trailer was attached to the motorcycle and its capability for short distance transport in rural areas, its maneuverability and stability were subjectively demonstrated.

O autorze

Mr. Narendra has obtained his M.Sc degree in Automotive Product Design in 2009. His work on Motorcycle Trailer for Rural India was among the national wide top 50 innovative concepts, in India Innovation Initiative i3(2009)competition conducted by CII(Confederation of Indian Industry) & DST(Department of Science and Technology Government of India).