THREE-WHEELED ELECTRIC VEHICLE DESIGN FOR MOBILITY OF STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES IN INCLUSION SCHOOLS

Abstrak

Inclusion schools are one of the efforts to fulfil the needs of students who have physical and non-physical limitations. Students with disabilities have the same rights in obtaining education at school up to university level. However, not all schools can meet the needs of students with disabilities. the problem that often occurs is that students with physical disabilities have obstacles when learning activities in college due to lack of transportation facilities and the vast campus area. therefore, it is necessary to design a means of transportation that is easy to use by students with disabilities. This paper discusses the design of a three-wheeled Electric vehicle with a simulation method. Design using Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) software and ANSYS software analysis. The design results of a three-wheeled electric vehicle for students with disabilities using St52-3 frame material show an equivalent stress value of 17.162 MPa which is still below the Yield Strength of the frame material. The stability of the vehicle at a speed of 40 km/hour shows centralized pressure on the center body of the vehicle. It can be seen that the air turbulence flow on the rear body meets the safe level for use by students with disabilities when doing mobility.