Design Of A Three-Wheeler


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Creator/Artist: Vaibhav Gadade

Category: Product Design

Document: P2 Project

Batch: 2002-2004

Source: India,   IDC IIT Bombay

Period:  1999-2008

Medium: Report pdf

Supervisor: Prof. Vijay P. Bapat


Detailed Description

I got interested in this project after I saw a three-wheeled motorcycle concept that tilted while cornering. A Spanish engineer called Carlos Calleja had designed it. The tilting mechanism was very simple and very viable. He had made a prototype and had tested it successfully. I immediately imagined an extension of the mechanism to be applied to a small vehicle that can function as an extended two-wheeler and be made more safe and reliable. There is no automotive product of such kind in India that can be better and more secure with the comfort of a car and the ride and handling of a two-wheeler. This project is a humble effort to design a new type of vehicle that attempts to solve many of the problems associated with the two-wheeler while maintaining the benefits of the same.