04-11-2014, 02:22 PM
Abstracts: The goal of the Electric Tricycle Project is to bring increased mobility to disabled persons. Presently, hand-powered tricycles are used by many of the disabled in our society, but some current users of the hand-powered tricycles do not have the physical strength or coordination to propel themselves on the tricycle with their arms and hands. The aim of this project is to add an electric power train and control system to the current hand-powered tricycle to provide tricycle users with improved levels of mobility, facilitating freedom in travel and contribution to the society. The design objectives required a simple and affordable design for the power train and controls, a design that needed to be reliable, sustainable, and functional.