Towards Building eco-friendly and emission less Electric Scooter. Issue 1 (August 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Lokitha, T; Venkatesh, B; Kumar, S Arun; Sasikala, S
• Is Part Of: Journal of physics. Volume 1997:Issue 1(2021)
• Publication Date: 2021-08
• Subjects: Physics -- Congresses; 530.5
• DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/1997/1/012043
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1742-6588

Abstract

Abstract: Electric vehicles are becoming more important, as not only to reduce carbon emission but also to reduce the dependency on normal combustion engine vehicles. Most of the universities have really big campuses. To make the mobility in campus easier, the harmless and power-controlled vehicle with safety technologies is introduced. Besides, it also reduces time consumption. Further, it aids differently abled persons and aged professors. This paper presents the design and development of a compact, portable and weightless electric skating scooter. The vehicle body design is inspired from the sea cartilaginous fish 'String Ray'. It also includes mechanical features like front shock absorber, handlebar break control, portable and handle bar height adjustment. The electrical and electronic features such as obstacle detector, fingerprint and RFID (Radio-frequency identification) access, battery management system (BMS) etc., help towards building a smart vehicle. Besides, it also provides a vehicle management system for tracking the user details, location and condition of the vehicle through a server. The proposed system with addition of mechanical, electrical and electronic features will help towards enhancing the performance of an electric scooter for easy mobility. The results obtained from the on-road test, CADD software and the implementation of vehicle management system has been discussed.