Volume 15, Issue 5 · IJARST · ISSN 2319-1783 / 2320-1126

Design and Development of a Custom Gearbox for an All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV)

Design and Development of a Custom Gearbox for an All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) is an open-access, peer-reviewed research paper by Aditya Bhardwaj, Farhad Danish, Naeem Choudhary and Habib Ur Rehman, published in Volume 15, Issue 5 of the International Journal of Advanced Research in Science and Technology (IJARST), a UGC-approved journal (Print ISSN 2319-1783, Online ISSN 2320-1126).

Author

Aditya Bhardwaj, Farhad Danish, Naeem Choudhary and Habib Ur Rehman

Abstract

Transmission system contributes decisively to the performance, durability and off-road capacity of an All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV). This paper introduces the design and construction of a lightweight, small, and high power geared two stage gearbox specifically designed to be used in ATV. Traditional OEM gearboxes are primarily oversized, weighty, and have fixed gear ratios which do not match dynamic operation of the ATVs. To overcome these shortcomings, it designs an in-house gearbox that has optimized gear ratios, lower mass and higher packaging efficiency. The suggested gearbox is combined with Polaris P90 Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT) and is propelled with the help of a Briggs and Stratton 305cc engine. The selection of gears ratio is conducted on the basis of the requirements on wheel speed and the tractive forces and the rolling and the grade resistances are taken into consideration in worst-case conditions of the terrain. Two stage spur gear design is used to obtain the total reduction ratio of 10:1 to ensure high efficiency and simplicity in manufacturing. AGMA standards are applied to determine bending and contact stresses by doing gear design and strength testing. The shaft is also performed based on ASME and safe operation under the shock loading conditions. The casing of the gearbox is engineered out of Aluminum 6061-T6 that helps reduce the weight without compromising the structural integrity. Finite element analysis is performed to ensure that the analytical findings are verified, that stresses and deformations are not beyond acceptable levels.

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https://doi.org/10.62226/ijarst20262693

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Aditya Bhardwaj, Farhad Danish, Naeem Choudhary and Habib Ur Rehman — “Design and Development of a Custom Gearbox for an All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV).” International Journal of Advanced Research in Science and Technology (IJARST), Volume 15, Issue 5. DOI: https://doi.org/10.62226/ijarst20262693.

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