Design and Fabrication of Steering System for MPV-1

Abstract

The deliverable of the project is to design and fabricate the Steering System for first prototype of Multi-Purpose Vehicle (i.e. MPV-1). The task also included the selection of the best type of steering system for this particular Multi-purpose vehicle. The Deliverables also included the recommendations about which parts in the steering system we would be able to pick off the shelf and what parts we would have to make ourselves for this particular type of vehicle. Main purpose of the car is to fulfill the requirement of being low cost vehicle that can be used by families to travel within the vicinity of their locality. The basic aim was to design a steering system that was economical and easy to manufacture locally. Different types of steering systems were studied and ultimately Rack and Pinion steering system (Ackerman steering) was chosen for Multi-Purpose Vehicle 1. The reason behind choosing Ladder Rack and Pinion steering system was that it was simple and could be fabricated in Manufacturing Resource Centre (MRC), SMME. The steering system was modelled in Solid Works and stress analysis was done. After the analysis, we surveyed the market and chose a steering system that was close to our design and then modified it in MRC. We used the facilities of Manufacturing Resource Centre (SMME) to fabricate and mount different components of Steering System.