Track: Product Design and Development

Abstract

This study seeks to develop a motorized car jack with maximum lifting capacity of 2 tons. The design incorporates an electric motor that is powered by a 12-volt battery of a small vehicle and the device would be connected through a cigarette lighter adapter in the vehicle. The common challenge with the currently available car jacks on the market is that they are manually operated and need a substantial amount of physical effort is required to lift the vehicle. The authors generated three possible solution concepts based on simple engineering techniques and knowledge of existing jacks. Binary Dominance Matrix analysis was used to evaluate and determine the best solution for further development into a detailed design. Solid works 2016 software was used to simulate the operation and loading of the resultant design. The purpose of this study is to try and modify the design of the already existing car jack in use.