The team worked under the guidance of Dr B Anand, head of the department, mechanical engineering; and Prof R S Kulkarni, department of mechanical engineering, both from the RVCE. The car was unveiled on August 2 by ace car designer Dilip Chhabria.
The fuel efficiency of the Garuda was tested on the NICE corridor and under test conditions it showed a mileage of 180 km per litre.
The Garuda prototype is powered by a 97-cc Honda GK 100 engine with a 2 horse-power air-cooled engine.
It features a TAV 2 Torq A-Verter and asymmetric CVT transmission systems and a tubular A1 6063 T6 chassis, 16-inch Moulton recumbent wheels, a twin tie-rod steering system, an intermediate freewheel, a variable jet carburetor, and simple caliper cycle breaks.
The Honda GK 2-HP lawnmower engine was chosen ahead of the Briggs and Statton engine as it was locally available and spares were easier to find, the team said.
The chassis, a tubular A1 6063 T6, which is an aluminum alloy, was selected as it is very lightweight and has a high yield stress. Moreover it was easily available in Bangalore.
Image: The team -- Nishant, Bharat, Kayaan, Darshan, Jacob, Gautham, Krishna, and Rakshit -- with the car, Garuda.
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