Author: Sugandhm

Projects, Student projects

Next generation tractor for young farmers in India

Agriculture in India is one of the major sector of Indian Economy having 18% of India’s GDP. Farm mechanisation in India has reached 40 to 45% in which tractors form an integral part of farm mechanization and have a crucial role to play in increasing agricultural productivity. India is the largest in producing tractors. The …

Projects, Student projects

3-wheeled Electric delivery vehicle

Strom Motors, an electric vehicle start-up company from Mumbai, unveiled an all-new electric car in April 2018 in India. It is compact, two-door electric vehicle uses reverse trike configuration. The promotion of the vehicle is going on and initial response of the target customer which is urban commuter is extra-ordinarily good. Because of the highly …

Projects, Student projects

Design of an e-Shuttle for IIT Bombay

IIT Bombay is a top ranked educational institute in India. It was observed that in such large campuses, residents, students and visitors can often reach to the main gate by public transport, but after entering the campus they don’t have any vehicle to reach to the home, college or hostel. Also, staff and students who …

Projects, Student projects

Personal autonomous vehicle for an urban family for 2035

Vishnu project 2_1

Student name: Vishnu CP (2016-18)Guided by: Prof. Sugandh Malhotra Context Self-driving cars are not a dream anymore. The automobile market has already accepted to move to an era were vehicles are autonomous. This could change the entire architecture and experience that vehicles give. Technological advancements have proved that machines can be better in certain areas …

Design forecasting, Design Research

Design research methods for future mapping

Although a strategy for business innovation is to turn a concept into something that’s desirable, viable, commercially successful and that which adds value to people’s lives but in the fast changing world, we are seeing weakening of relationship between product, user and the environment, thereby causing sustainability issues.  A concrete futuristic vision will give overall direction …

Design forecasting, Design Research

Framework for forecasting design possibilities

A well-grounded approach to design forecasting would be beneficial to the evolution of human society. All societies require visionaries who can foresee evolving needs and predict emerging trends. Study of historical trends indicates that there are changing and growing expectations and propensities that govern new design developments.