Design and Control of a Motor-assisted Tricycle

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In the department of Intelligent Mechanical Systems Engineering, Kochi University of Technology, the synthesis lecture has been being carried out in 3rd and 4th year grades of the undergraduate program. Projects of the synthesis lecture in our laboratory so far have been design and manufacturing of hand-made electric vehicle, motorcycle, and tiller. In this report, the student activity of design and manufacturing for a hand-made motor-assisted tricycle is described. In the past, the four-wheels electric vehicle was produced for the elder drivers. However, the four-wheels vehicle cannot be used in pavements and roads for bicycle or tricycle. In the country-side in local areas in Japan, which is apart from main roadways, a tremendous roads are narrow. Therefore, there is not distinct boarder for roadways and pavements in such areas. From such a viewpoint, the tricycle vehicle was planned for the people who need to use in the country-side. The vehicle was designed for especially elderly drivers by using a motor-assisted tricycle. In our project, the design and manufacturing of a motor-assisted tricycle was conducted. Receiving a development proposal from the Kochi University of Technology for a motor-assisted tricycle, Daioh Machinery Co.,Ltd. designed and manufactured a hand-made motor-assisted tricycle. The Kochi University of Technology assisted Daioh Machinery Co.,Ltd., and three students in the fourth year grade joined the team under the guidance of Daioh Machinery Co.,Ltd. and the university.