Singapore's first three-D-revealed idea car

NTU college students have additionally built the NTU assignment (NV) nine, a slick three-wheeled racer that could take sharp corners with little loss in velocity because of its particular tilting capability inspired by way of bike racing.

NV9, presenting hand-made silicon solar cells, could be NTU's access in the Prototype class on the Shell Eco-marathon Asia with a view to take region in Manila from 26 Feb to at least one March.

Designed from scratch by NTU undergraduates and built over a year, those  eco-cars will aim to gain the best fuel efficiency.

accomplice Professor Ng Heong Wah, who mentored the 2 teams, said the students had taken a soar of faith and determined to go with disruptive improvements as opposed to making enhancements over the previous variations.

"the use of the modern engineering strategies learnt from their research in NTU, the scholars have developed innovations together with silicon solar cells that can be contoured to observe the automobile's form. This permits for optimum harvesting of the sun strength and a tilting mechanism in NV9 that could 'lean' within the route of the flip to keep away from dropping pace," Prof Ng stated.

"we're extraordinarily proud to have designed and assembled a 3-d printed body shell for the electrical car, which is Singapore's first and possibly Asia's first three-D-published idea vehicle," stated Prof Ng. "The 3-D published vehicle body changed into pushing existing era to the limits and we're so pleased that it has paid off."

Ilmi Bin Abdul Wahab, a yr four laptop engineering scholar who led the development of 3-D-published NV8, said, "We decided to go together with a 3-d-revealed cabin made from lightweight plastic, as we wanted to maximise the inner space and driving force's consolation whilst still being capable of retaining the burden to a minimum. in spite of being an urban concept vehicle, it's far no slouch and might reach a top speed of 60 kilometres in line with hour, while preserving low electricity intake."

crew supervisor of the three-wheeler NV9 crew Winston Tan, a final-12 months electrical and electronic engineering scholar said, "We took our concept for the tilting mechanism from motorbike racing, in which racers could lean left or proper throughout sharp turns to hold their managing and velocity. For the auto's frame, we aimed for it to be as streamlined as viable. The ensuing design seems like a fusion among a F1 race vehicle and a glider plane, with an all surround cover for elevated visual consciousness."

the 2 NTU groups include sixteen college students from the diverse engineering faculties. Over a yr, that they had built the vehicles at the Innovation Lab housed on the school of Mechanical and Aerospace engineering.

With as many as one hundred fifty elements that had to be 3-d-revealed, the students collaborated with various NTU faculties and studies centres, as well as sponsors and institutions along with Stratasys, Creatz3D and The Singapore-MIT Alliance for research and technology (smart).

The fashion designer of the NV8 electric automobile, mechanical engineering pupil Kam Sen Hao, stated, "first of all we desired a supercar concept, but after taking into account the dimensional requirements for the opposition, we ended up with a practical lovely micro-car with vertical beginning doors, with a view to attraction to all ages."

His co-clothier, also from mechanical engineering, Ng Jun Wen, stated it turned into a mission to assemble the shell of the car which become produced in distinctive components one after the other by means of the various 3-d printers at NTU and at different sponsor groups. The printing and meeting took the group three months' well worth of effort.

"For it to be light-weight, skinny and but strong, we included a honeycomb structure and a unique joint design to preserve the elements collectively. while seen towards the light, the structure has a translucent see-via impact, like a dragonfly wing. it's miles a sight to behold!" Ng said.

With annual activities first in Asia, then the Americas and Europe, the Shell competition demanding situations college students to design, construct and force a automobile which could tour the furthest distance the usage of the least quantity of strength.

"For Shell, sustainable mobility approach helping our customers to be greater gas efficient even as locating new innovations to supply a purifier transport machine for the next day. The Shell Eco-marathon performs an important element through inspiring young generations of engineers and scientists to suppose creatively approximately gas efficiency, and to position new ideas into exercise," said Mr Jason Leow, trendy supervisor, Communications, Shell Singapore.

participating groups may input motors the use of any of the subsequent seven electricity sorts: hydrogen (gas mobile), battery electric, gas, diesel, Shell gasoline to beverages (GTL), compressed herbal gasoline (CNG) and Ethanol E100.

pupil teams participate in either the Prototype or urban idea categories. For the Prototype class, groups enter futuristic prototypes centered on maximising gasoline efficiency through innovative design elements. For the city idea category, teams enter greater "roadworthy" gas-efficient automobiles.