ELECTROMAGNETIC GEAR SHIFTER

INTRODUTION
Everyone is talking about modern vehicles with automatic gears and gear shifters today, but it is out of the reach for most of us. What makes this utility so expensive????? Can it be made accessible to the common man????? Can the traditional manual gear shifters be modified effectively to Automatic????? We believe it is possible, And well demonstrate it now!

OBJECTIVES
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To create a effective and viable design for an modern gear shifting mechanism. To create a innovative and reliable design To make it as ergonomic as possible. To achieve a cost effective and easily marketable product.

SCOPE, MERITS AND USES

Can easily replace all conventional gear shifting mechanism with slight modifications It can achieve reliable and instantaneous shifting of gears. It is simpler and cheaper than hydraulic or mechanical actuating mechanisms. Can be easily adapted to any applications. Can be used in all kinds of vehicles

BASIC PRINCIPLE
A gear box consists of a set of meshing gear pairs which transmits motion from the prime mover to the driven element (eg. An engine to the tires of a car ). It can do so with variable speed and torque by changing the active gear pairs which are meshed together. Shifting from one gear pair to another is achieved by a mechanism which can be atuated by a number of ways. We will actuate the mechanism using electromagnetic forces, thus creating an electrically operated gearbox.

WHY AN ELECTRICAL MECHANISM

Using an electromagnetic actuation mechanism makes the system very reliable as it reduces the no. of moving parts. The actuation time is drastically reduced thus the lag in between shifting between two gears is also reduced giving precise and easily operable gear shifting. The electrical circuits and the electromagnetic mechanism is cheaper, more reliable and simpler than conventional mechanisms(eg. Hydraulic, Lever, or linkage system)

WHAT WE ARE DOING

We created a concept design for an electromagnetically actuated gear box. We made a working model for our concept design. We proved that we can operate a functional gear box through our design We created a very user friendly, simple and reliable gear shifting control system. We tested it for efficiency and performance.

CONSTRUCTION OF THE ELECTROMAGNET

We

know that when a current is passed through a conductor a magnetic field is set up around the conductor.
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a sufficient amount of current can be passed through the conductor it can be used to induce magnetism in a metallic object.
Thus

we can create very strong magnets using the above principle

CHALLENGES WE MAY FACE

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Designing a functional gear box or variable speed and torque. Designing a actuation mechanism for the gear box. Creating a live working model. Choosing the right type of gears. Constructing an electromagnet with sufficient power. Designing the electrical circuits for operating the mechanism.

WHAT WE WILL ACHIEVE

We obtained a rich experience and knowledge of the working and construction of a gear box. We created our own gear box with variable speed and torque capabilities. We actuated it using basic scientific and engineering principles We successfully demonstrated our concept for an automatic gear shifting mechanism through a working model.

FUTURE SCOPE
We believe that this is only the beginning of many more innovative ideas for replacing traditional actuation systems. These gear shifting mechanisms can be employed in any vehicle. It has the potential to become a standard feature in all kinds of vehicles at an affordable price for all sorts of customers. The actuation system can be employed in other applications as well.