Modeling and Prototyping of Automatic Clutch System for Light Vehicles

Abstract. Nowadays, recycling or regenerating the waste in to something useful is appreciated
all around the globe. It reduces greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to global climate
change. This study deals with provision of the automatic clutch mechanism in vehicles to
facilitate the smooth changing of gears. This study proposed to use the exhaust gases which are
normally expelled out as a waste from the turbocharger to actuate the clutch mechanism in
vehicles to facilitate the smooth changing of gears. At present, clutches are operated
automatically by using an air compressor in the four wheelers. In this study, a conceptual design is proposed in which the clutch is operated by the exhaust gas from the turbocharger and this will remove the usage of air compressor in the existing system. With this system, usage of air compressor is eliminated and the riders need not to operate the clutch manually. This work involved in development, analysation and validation of the conceptual design through simulation software. Then the developed conceptual design of an automatic pneumatic clutch
system is tested with proto typ