SYNOPSIS OF SUITCASE CAR

SUITCASE CAR
INTRODUCTION

The idea behind this project is to design a foldable vehicle to be used for spying and proper
personal transportation with increased mobility. This car will be foldable and used for personal
transportation purpose with a compact and easy to carry anywhere car, "The Suitcase Car".

History of Suitcase Car:

Back in 1991, a Mazda engineer asked himself what could be done to provide proper personal
transportation with increased mobility.
They made a three-wheeler that could be folded into a suitcase and could reach 43 km/h (27
mph).The assembly takes about 15-20 seconds. For a minimum safety it was equipped with turn
signals, brake lights and even headlights to see and to be seen on the road. 
Power was provided by a 40cc two-stroke engine and provided the small fuel tank, it could run
for approximately 2 hours.
The three-wheeled suitcase never saw production though. Who knows, maybe the automaker is
waiting for the right technology to be developed and build the real folding flying car from the
cartoons.

OUR DESIGN FEATURES:

 To make a car that is foldable and its mechanical structure could be so that it looks like a
suitcase on folding and can be carried in hand easily.
 Electric powered using high torque motors
 Battery powered
 Adjustable on board batteries
 Easy to carry handle on the top
 Mild steel durable chassis for extra protection and tough handling purpose
 A nice retractable steering system
 Easy fit
 Moves on roads surface and smooth areas
 Powered with onboard 24V dc, 7A Batteries
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PROPOSED DESIGN:

Figure 1: Proposed mechanism for suitcase car

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OBJECTIVE

To design a Suitcase Car that could be folded up to form a suitcase and can open up to form a car
to carry weight of single person and to be used for personal transportation.
The car should be electric powered and driven with the help of powerful dc geared motors.
Torque handling capacity will be increased using a chain drive mechanism with a coupled shaft
for the two dc geared motors. Onboard battery (hidden) facility will be provided and turning with
the help of a steering mechanism.

PROPOSED MECHANISM
CHAIN DRIVE MECHANISM WITH COUPLED SHAFT

Chain drive is a way of transmitting mechanical power from one place to another. It is often
used to convey power to the wheels of a vehicle, particularly bicycles and motorcycles. It is also
used in a wide variety of machines besides vehicles.

Figure 2: Chain Drive Mechanism

Most often, the power is conveyed by a roller chain, known as the drive chain or transmission
chain,  passing over a sprocket gear, with the teeth of the gear meshing with the holes in the
links of the chain. The gear is turned, and this pulls the chain putting mechanical force into the
system. Another type of drive chain is the Morse chain, invented by the Morse Chain Company
of Ithaca, New York, USA. This has inverted teeth.

Sometimes the power is output by simply rotating the chain, which can be used to lift or drag
objects. In other situations, a second gear is placed and the power is recovered by attaching
shafts or hubs to this gear. Though drive chains are often simple oval loops, they can also go
around corners by placing more than two gears along the chain; gears that do not put power into
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the system or transmit it out are generally known as idler-wheels. By varying the diameter of the
input and output gears with respect to each other, the gear ratio can be altered, so that, for
example, the pedals of a bicycle can spin all the way around more than once for every rotation of
the gear that drives the wheels.

FACILITIES REQUIRED

1. Mild Steel Sheets

2. Angle Iron Rods

3. Chain Drives

4. Long Drive shafts and coupled shafts made of Mild steel

5. DC Geared Motors (High torque, 100 rpm)

6. Gears, Sprockets, Ratchet sprockets

7. Other tools and equipments: Nut-bolt pairs, screwdrivers, multimeters, Drilling machine, lathe
machine, surface grinding machine, Allen bolts

8. Welding set and welding rods

PROPOSED PLACE OF WORK:

 College mechanical workshop

 Industry for machining: KB tools and equipments, E-97, Industrial Area, Phase-7, Mohali

APPLICATIONS OF SUITCASE CAR:

1. Personal advanced transportation system

2. Compact and utility vehicle

3. Spying and Survelliance applications