Abstract
In the department of Intelligent Mechanical Systems Engineering, Kochi University of Technology, the synthesis lecture has been being carried out in 3rd and 4th years of the undergraduate program. In order to provide an active synthetic learning opportunity, self-learning environment is of great importance rather than just teaching-based classes. Project themes, therefore, are provided for each team in our laboratory, which belongs to the authors. In this report, the designing and manufacturing activity using small-sized electric vehicles is described. As well as the design, the manufacturing aspect is also considered to be of great importance for mechanical engineers. As a capstone learning course, two teams in our laboratory tried to design and manufacture. One is a hand-made small-sized electric automobile, and the other a hand-made electric motorcycle. The former is suitably gentle for elderly drivers, and is the revised one from the vehicle made last year.
