Clutch Operating Mechanism
for Disabled People with Leg Amputee
Ravi Kumar Gupta, Deepak Goyal, and Akhilesh Kumar Sharma
Abstract Motor vehicles have become essential and important part of our daily
life when it comes to mobility. It is necessary to own a car as it reduces distances.
But disabled persons who are physically incapacitated always face difficulty when
it comes to mobility. As per census year 2011, out of 1.21 billion population, 26.8
million are disabled which is 2.21% of the total population. Commercially available
products offer control of clutch to the user by means of hand interface, however these
products are expensive and invasive. Thus, it is needed to develop a better mechanism
for disabled (people with one leg disability) person which is more cost-effective and
agronomical. In this paper, a mechanism is developed which provides control of
clutch at two points by hand instead of leg. Modelling, assembly and simulation
using CATIAV5 and structural analysis using ANSYS workbench are presented.
Design, fabrication and working of the developed mechanism are explained.
Keywords Automobile · Product development for disabled · Clutch operation ·
Leg amputee
1 Introduction
As per census 2011, in India, out of 1.21 billion population about 26.8 million
people are disabled which is 2.21% of the total population. 20% of disabled persons
R. K. Gupta (B) · D. Goyal
Mechanical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Manipal University Jaipur,
Jaipur-Ajmer Express Highway, Dehmi Kalan, Jaipur 303007, India
e-mail: ravikumar.gupta@jaipur.manipal.edu
D. Goyal
e-mail: deepakgoyal925@gmail.com
A. K. Sharma
Information Technology Department, Faculty of Engineering, Manipal University Jaipur,
Jaipur-Ajmer Express Highway, Dehmi Kalan, Jaipur 303007, India
e-mail: akhileshkumar.sharma@jaipur.manipal.edu
© The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license
to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2021
N. Gascoin and E. Balasubramanian (eds.), Innovative Design, Analysis
and Development Practices in Aerospace and Automotive Engineering, Lecture Notes
in Mechanical Engineering, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-6619-6_4
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for Disabled People with Leg Amputee
Ravi Kumar Gupta, Deepak Goyal, and Akhilesh Kumar Sharma
Abstract Motor vehicles have become essential and important part of our daily
life when it comes to mobility. It is necessary to own a car as it reduces distances.
But disabled persons who are physically incapacitated always face difficulty when
it comes to mobility. As per census year 2011, out of 1.21 billion population, 26.8
million are disabled which is 2.21% of the total population. Commercially available
products offer control of clutch to the user by means of hand interface, however these
products are expensive and invasive. Thus, it is needed to develop a better mechanism
for disabled (people with one leg disability) person which is more cost-effective and
agronomical. In this paper, a mechanism is developed which provides control of
clutch at two points by hand instead of leg. Modelling, assembly and simulation
using CATIAV5 and structural analysis using ANSYS workbench are presented.
Design, fabrication and working of the developed mechanism are explained.
Keywords Automobile · Product development for disabled · Clutch operation ·
Leg amputee
1 Introduction
As per census 2011, in India, out of 1.21 billion population about 26.8 million
people are disabled which is 2.21% of the total population. 20% of disabled persons
R. K. Gupta (B) · D. Goyal
Mechanical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Manipal University Jaipur,
Jaipur-Ajmer Express Highway, Dehmi Kalan, Jaipur 303007, India
e-mail: ravikumar.gupta@jaipur.manipal.edu
D. Goyal
e-mail: deepakgoyal925@gmail.com
A. K. Sharma
Information Technology Department, Faculty of Engineering, Manipal University Jaipur,
Jaipur-Ajmer Express Highway, Dehmi Kalan, Jaipur 303007, India
e-mail: akhileshkumar.sharma@jaipur.manipal.edu
© The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license
to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2021
N. Gascoin and E. Balasubramanian (eds.), Innovative Design, Analysis
and Development Practices in Aerospace and Automotive Engineering, Lecture Notes
in Mechanical Engineering, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-6619-6_4
31