About
Chimera The Problem
The Winners
Some Pictures
Chimera
– Where myth meets reality…
Originally a project by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO),
SAE DCE organised
a national level vehicle design contest for the young engineers to showcase
their ingenuity.
We received overwhelming response from colleges all over the country and
the event was a huge success.
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The
Problem: To design a Car for Paraplegic people.
The problem was as follows:
·
To design
the exterior of the vehicle with drawings showing any three views of the
vehicle with reasonable theoretical explanation.
·
To design
the interiors of the vehicle with drawings showing clearly the controls and
the dashboard of the vehicle along with theoretical description.
·
To design
the gear lever.
·
To design
the clutch lever.
·
To design
the electrical system.
·
To design
the steering wheel.
·
To prepare
a financial estimate of the complete vehicle.
The
car design
was to
be accompanied by drawings, showing clearly how the lever
system is linked to the control panel.
The
maximum cost of the vehicle
was
not
to
cross Rs. 3 Lakhs.
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Siddharth Shastri
IIT Madras
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Puneet Malohtra, Puneet Sharma, Prashant Agarwal
D.C.E.
-
Rishabh Sinha, Karan Kacker, Manish Virmani
D.C.E.
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A student presenting his idea
Mr. Maitrey from Maruti Udyog Limited handing out the prizes to the winners
