Fabrication of Pneumatic Four Wheeler

Clement Layolam Fernandez, Joel Ajit Thomas, Anoop Sabu John, MD Inzamam Aman Khan, Chennakeshava R

Compressed air is a source of energy that has the potential to become one of the most viable renewable resources in the near future. Clean energy is the need of the hour and every industry is aiming for emission free vehicles. The aim of the project is to design a four wheeler powered by pneumatics that can be used for various purposes. This paper discusses about various design parameters, the drive system used, advantages and disadvantages of this energy source and various factors to be considered. The principle of the drive system is a slider crank powered by a single double acting piston. Since compressed air is a clean source of energy, there are no waste products like COx or NOx, thus preventing pollution or damage to the environment. There is a lot of research going on in this field and compressed air could be the future of automobiles.