LPU
students build driver-less Solar Bus
December 27:
Students of different departments of
Lovely Professional University (LPU) have built a driver-less, solar-powered
bus. The bus will be used to welcome and ferry Prime Minister to the venue of
the Indian Science Congress to be held on the LPU campus on January 3.
The design of the bus has been made keeping in
mind the Indian conditions and the vehicle will cost Rs 6 lakh. Since the
engine is both battery and solar powered, so its running cost is almost
negligible. The bus has a maximum speed of 30 km per hour and could have a
seating capacity of 10-30 persons.
Over 300 students from mechanical, electrical,
and computer engineering departments of the university collaborated under the
guidance of LPU professors and experts to design and fabricate the vehicle. The
fabrication is being done at the campus project studio.
The bus is completely pollution free and uses
only renewable energy in the form of electric motor and solar power for
propulsion. Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V) communication technology has been used to
make the bus driverless.
The bus also uses GPS and Bluetooth for
navigation and could be controlled within a radius of 10 metres. Ashok Mittal,
LPU Chancellor, said, “The bus is one of the interesting projects done by the
students. The Indian Science Congress will further be a great exposure for our
students.” Mandeep Singh, project head, said, “We are very happy to design a
completely driverless and eco-friendly bus to welcome PM Modi. If his schedule
and safety preparations permit, we would love to give him a tour of our campus
in the bus.”
WILL
FERRY PM TO SCIENCE MEET VENUE
■ The bus will be used to welcome and ferry Prime Minister to the venue of the Indian Science Congress to be held on the LPU campus on January 3.
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The design of the bus has been made keeping in mind the Indian conditions and
the vehicle will cost ~6 lakh.
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The bus has a maximum speed of 30 km per hour and a seating capacity of 10-30
persons.
Disclaimer: We
took this information from “The Tribune” newspaper published on 28th
Dec. 2018 on page Number:2. So all rights of above information goes to this
newspaper only.
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