Design process that was followed in this project:
• Introduction
• Objective
• Project Brief
• Human powered vehicle : product category

• Competitor products
   - Diachronic products
   - Synchronic products

• Initiatives taken in other countries
   - Oxtrike
   - The Parry gearbox
   - BUET Rickshaw : Bangladesh
   - Arpitrike : Sri Lanka
   - Inter-Pares Rickshaw : Bangladesh
   - Load Carrier Cycle Rickshaw with a larger diameter sprocket bolted on a freewheel : China
   - Double sprocket drive with loose chain and idler : China

• Cycle Rickshaw models in other Asian countries
   - Becak : Indonesia
   - Phillipine tricycle
   - Load carrier with front load platform : Indonesia, Malaysia & Mexico
   - Load carrier with rear load platform : Bangladesh, Thailand
   - Load carrier with sidecar : China, Indonesia
   - Family tricycle

• Perceptions of technical experts/ innovators regarding improvements in the Cycle Rickshaw
• Perceptions of technical experts regarding motorized rickshaw
• Analysis of the existing Cycle rickshaw

• Cycle rickshaw : IDC IIT Bombay
   - Design solutions of the IDC model

• Why a Family cycle?
• For whom is the vehicle?
• Understanding Family-Understandign togetherness
• What is joy?

• Initial directions for design
   - Seating layout
   - Ergonomics of bicycle riding
   - Idea cluster : Cover over seats
   - Idea cluster : Safe seating for children
   - Idea cluster : Adjustable seat

• Ideations for cycle frame geometry
• Materials and manufacturing

• Concept generation and evaluation
   - Grading of the concepts
   - Concept A
   - Concept B
   - Concept C
   - Failures and acceptance : Critical Analysis

• Generating the Final Design
• Product Nomenclature
• Bibliography

Case Study Downloads:
• Family Cycle - Pdf

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