1ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT: This project is mainly inspired from the exercising cycling machine where people work out early morning or during the evening. This energy can be put to good use by connecting the rotating motion of the wheel of the cycle to drive the shaft of the washing machine which in turn would rotate the drum. This can be achieved using suitable intermediate mechanism which is placed between the rotating wheel and the shaft of the washing machine Our project is developed keeping India’s energy crisis in mind. Washing machine is one equipment which is used in almost every house due to its ease of use and compactness. However power or electricity is required to run this machine. Also availability of electricity is our country especially in the rural areas is not sufficient. We are familiar to the power unavailability in many villages and power cut in urban areas. Even in developed states like Tamil Nadu we witness an average of 3 hours of power cut every day. So we were keen in developing this machine in such a way that it is not dependent on electricity and yet serves an equal purpose. Our project aims in combining the pedaling system which is capable in running a drum of suitable size and also which is cost efficient so that this ii  product is affordable by the people living in villages. Though the construction and concept of this project is relatively simple compared to the new advances in technology, it does however serve a social cause in a developing country like India. We believe , that as engineers we need it is our duty to take the country forward and best step towards it is to help the society. iii