Print Email Facebook Twitter Mind Your Step: Exploring aspects in the application of long accelerating moving walkways Title Mind Your Step: Exploring aspects in the application of long accelerating moving walkways Author Kusumaningtyas, I. Contributor Lodewijks, G. (promotor) Faculty Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering Department Marine and Transport Technology Date 2009-10-27 Abstract Accelerating Moving Walkways (AMWs) are conveyor systems that accelerate pedestrians from a low speed at the entrance to a higher speed at the middle section, and then decelerate them to a low speed again at the exit. It is envisaged they can be a potential transport mode to fill the gap between short and moderate distance transport. However, present day AMWs are still relatively short, so there is no knowledge on the application and performance of these systems for longer distances. In comparison, long bulk material belt conveyors have been utilized for many years. Their application is made possible due to the distribution of power along the belt conveyor. Because moving walkways and belt conveyors have some similarities in their mechanism, the experience in developing long bulk material belt conveyors can be taken as analogy for developing long AMWs. Nevertheless, the two systems have different characteristics related to their different application and load, one for people and the other for bulk materials. This thesis aims to investigate the possibility of applying AMWs for moderate distance continuous people transport. In approaching this main research objective, we distinguish three main elements in the application of AMWs, i.e. the system itself, the passengers, and the location. The characteristics of each element and their interactions are analysed with respect to how they impose requirements and boundaries towards the application of AMWs, in general and in particular for moderate distance transport. Using a dynamic AMW belt conveyor model, simulations are carried out to study the dynamic behaviour and operating performance of long AMWs for single- and multiple-drive configurations, and for different operational stages, load conditions and control strategies. Subject accelerating moving walkwaypeople transportmoderate distanceapplicationmultiple drivesdynamicsperformance To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:dca72eda-de73-4223-ac26-3052fa32a84e Embargo date 2009-10-27 ISBN 9789055841226 Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type doctoral thesis Rights (c) 2009 Kusumaningtyas, I. Files PDF Kusumaningtyas_Dissertati ... itions.pdf 4.22 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:dca72eda-de73-4223-ac26-3052fa32a84e/datastream/OBJ/view