Smart Handbrake System With Integrated Seat Belt Safety And Downhill Locker

Mechanical Engineering

Conventionally the hand brake is used as the parking brake which is applied when the vehicle engine power is cut down and the vehicle is to be parked or stand still. Very often accidents are seen to happen when the driver forgets to apply the handbrake on a vehicle on slight gradient or slope. The project takes into account several safety issues and permutations with the hand brake which are listed below as problem statements. The objective of the project is to develop a smart handbrake system that will resolve all safety issue and also assist the driver while climbing steep slopes in dense traffic. Project work will include the brake effort calculation for a given condition of operation, design of all components using theoretical method for strength, 3-D modeling of components and assembly using Catia. The fabrication of the unit will be done using a suitable process and test will be carried out on the unit to prove that the above said four features work in the model.

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