TRAFFIC JAM BUSTER - USING TOWER CRANES IN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
August 3, 2012 By Rama Lilnga Swamy
ABSTRACT:
Using Tower Cranes in Public Transportation with little modifications in the design and integrating with the latest available technologies in Roller Coaster and Vertical Lifts, etc
ARTICLE TEXT:
et C A D D Design, Picturization of the project.
2. Approach to Zoomilion Company, China through Mr. Joseph for getting technical details/viability.
3. Then we can approach the local authorities for permission and for execution of the
Project under BOT.
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With little modifications in Tower Crane Design and integration with latest technologies available with Elevators, Roller Coasters, we can use them in Public Transportation. With this project we can expect unlimited demand for all these products all over the world
We can take the necessary help and guidance from the experts, if needed:
1. http://www.elevatorindia.com/ --Mr. Parmar, Mumbai, Ph: 0-9322337066 – Vertical Transportation Expert.
2. http://www.innovativeengineersonline.com/ --Mr. Praveen, New Delhi, Ph:-0-9868532450
DESIGNER – ROLLER COASTER
3. Mr.Sunny, Bangalore, Fun World – Roller Coaster Designer – Ph: 0-9880250000.
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Horizontal Movement Inward/Outward Movement of ‘SHELLs’ On the Tower Crane Jib
TECHNICAL OPERATION:
The work of a Tower Crane is decentralized. The works of Jib is only rotation and movement of crucibles horizontally and transfer the crucibles to other jib. For this, select four or five buildings having third or fourth floor, in the Central Bus stand area of Tirupati around the jib radius. Area required for two parallel lifts and top floor can be owned, hire or take on lease rent for longer period like 10 to 30 years. Passengers board the crucible in the ground floor, the crucible lifted to top floor through lift and wait for its turn to pick up by tower crane jib. The jib picks up the crucible moves it horizontally to its end the transfers to other jib. The crucible continues its movement and reaches other end of the jib and again transfers to third jib. This process continues till the crucible reaches its destination.
As per the technical data available the jib of a tower crane is having maximum reach of 80 meters and maximum lifting power is 18 tons. Whereas, the load we are giving to jib is 1.5 tons or at most 2 tons only (20 passengers @ 50 kgs on average).
Distance calculation;
The jib is only a radius, when we take it as diameter its reach is 80 + 80 = 160 meters. In the aerial distance of one kilometer we have install (1000 meters / 160) seven to eight tower cranes.
Weight calculation;
@ 50 kg per passenger (say, male = 60 to 70 kg and female = 30 to 40 kg and on average it is 50 kg).
For 20 passengers it comes to 20*50 = 1000 kg = 1 ton. Whereas, the tower crane lifting capacity is 18 tons. So, we can increase the number of passengers, or if possible we can increase the reach of jib as we are using the jib in diameter i.e., on two sides and transfer of load only when connecting and locking jibs of two tower cranes to Pick-up Centres. Then the requirement for number of tower cranes will be lessened.
Brief Description of the Idea: -
PASSENGER is the KING
For example:-
There is a Corporate School situated in the City. It is imparting education from Play Class to X Class. Student strength is around 750. The School is working in a four floors building lavishly constructed & equipped. It has 10 School Buses, daily transporting the students from their Homes and School safely and comfortably.
By 09.00 a.m. Students are pouring-in. Buses picked-up the students from 15 km (last stop), reaching the school. Say, out of 750 Students Strength; 250 are residing around school area, and reaching school by walk, on two wheelers with their parents, Share-Autos, RTC Buses, etc. The remaining 500 students are using School Bus Service.
Evening 04.00 p.m. the same procedure will repeat, students reach their homes using different modes of transportation. All of them are using Roads, patiently crossing the traffic jams, using fossil fuel (petrol/diesel) consumption for their vehicles, etc.
Instead, if FLY CARS Project available, a lot of time for all them will be saved, traffic jam can be averted, and fuel can be saved to a large extent.
Presently, the students are reaching the school, by roads, reaching their class rooms in different floors, using stair-case/lifts.
In the FLY CARS Project, the top floor of the building will be used as boarding place for transportation, and hence there is no need to use roads, in the congested locality of the school. They will be moved out the School area and get down where ever necessary at far places, that too on the top floor complexes, come down to reach their Homes. In this case, the Bus Stations can be located in the outer areas from where they can move out, and thus traffic jam can be avoided, fuel can be saved.
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OPERATION:-
--PATENT APPLIED --
Vijaya is housewife. Her husband Ramesh is a Bank Officer. Recently, he transferred to Tirupati Branch at K. T. Road. He took a flat in M R Palle area near his relations’ house and arranged furniture, etc for family set up. Vijaya reached Tirupati yesterday late night along with her husband from her native, Bangalore City. Morning by 09.00 a.m. Ramesh get ready and went to his work. Vijaya relaxed for a while after her kitchen & cleaning work. Now she wants to bring some fresh vegetables from the market.
She opened her laptop, and clicked for Tirupati Guide. She opted for Route Map from M R Palle to Market by FLY CARS. All the details like, FLY CARS tickets available spots, journey time, etc displayed. She read every detail carefully and took a printout, get ready, locked the house and came out of her Flat. She reached the FLY CAR Tickets Spot, which is at walkable distance. She took the ticket by paying the money.
Crucible No.5 was allotted to her and boarding time is 15 minutes more. She looked around the complex area; it is having a number of shops. She purchased a magazine and relaxed in her seat in the Crucible. There are 10 to 15 other passengers already sitting. When the time is over, countdown started and the route map is the displayed on the screen. She is observing the operation curiously. The Crucible doors closed and it started moving upwards slowly and picked up speed. It reached height and started moving horizontally, the Crucible crossed five tower crane jibs and ultimately reached on the top of a building near the market and slide down to ground and stopped. The doors opened. She came out and went on her work in the market. This entire operation ended in a few minutes.
The entire operation is using very limited power. Power is used to lift the first crucible only. Then the next crucible can be lifted with the help of Gravitational force. Needed weights are used whenever necessary. Time can be synchronized with software. The weights (passengers) entering into Crucibles can be controlled and diverted at the Ticket counter itself.
M. R. PALLE ANNAMAYYA CIRCL E R C ROAD GATE GANDHI ROAD JUNCTION MARKET
FLY CAR - REVENUE CALCULATIONS
Tower Crane Cost Rs.4 Cr = 4,00,00,000/-
Life for 4 years = 4 x 365 days = 1460 days.
Working Hours @ 10 Hours per day = 1460 * 10 = 14,600 Hours
(say) One crucible can transport 20 passengers.
Ticket Rs.10/- per head then, Rs.10/- x 20 passengers = Rs.200/- per trip.
@ 4 crucibles it can dispense at a time, (say, 10 minutes per dispense)
per hour = 4 x (60 minutes / 10) = 24 dispenses
per day for 10 Hours = 240 dispenses
Number of passengers per day = 240 x 20 =4,800 nos
Revenue per day = Rs.10/- per ticket x 4,800 passengers = Rs.48,000/-
Revenue for 4 years = 1460 days x Rs.48,000/- per day = Rs.7,00,80,000/-
Fixed investment is Rs.4 Cr. and Revenue is Rs.7 Cr. in 4years
Notes:- Working Hours taken 10 Hours only per day. But transportation can be under taken
from morning 6.00 a.m. to night 09.00 p.m. = 15 hours. As occupancy rate will be less in
slack period hence the actual working hours taken for calculation is 10 Hours per day.
A Great Saying:- Half knowledge is dangerous.
Case Study:- In Tirupati, from RTC Bus Station to Railway Station, the walking distance is 900 m as per enclosed Google map. But aerial distance is far less. The Pilgrim Centers, namely, “Vishnu Nivasam” and “Srinivasam” are in the vicinity. If we take these four locations and design “Top Floor Complexes” and one or two Tower Cranes, the traffic jam in these four areas can be minimized as the Pedestrians number will be shared by roads on ground and Top Floor Complexes during peak hours.
Like that, from the other end of the Top Floor Complex of Railway Station and R. C. Road can be connected through Tower Crane Jib.
Also like, Municipal Office/TUDA Office locations can be connected with other end of the Bus Station Complex via BSNL Office.
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Please follow link for google map on Internet for locations in Tirupati.
http://maps.google.co.in/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Tirupathi+Main++Railway+Station,+NH+205,+Tirupati,+Andhra+Pradesh&daddr=Sri+Srinivasa+Bus+Station,+Tirupati,+Andhra+Pradesh&geocode=FVzyzwAdftm7BCmrAjbLCEtNOjESZMy6vIka-w%3BFUj7zwAdjvK7BClhrMgIqEtNOjF-YWkEpSJ7Fw&aq=0&sll=13.62945,
Analysis of “energy” required for movements of Crucibles.
In a train, the compartments are pulled by the Engine. A compartment is having the capacity of 100 plus passengers, amenities, lighting, breaking system, etc. resulting in tare weight of 18 Tons or more and it is moving on the rails on the ground. So it requires more energy to move the Compartment.
Whereas, the Crucible can hold only 20 passengers, light weighted structures and seats, and moving on rails at a height of 100 ft on Tower Crane Jib resulting in less Gravitational Pull by earth. Its movement requires comparatively very less “Energy”. The energy required to take the crucibles to 100 ft height can be totally minimized by using Gravitational Force through double Lift technology. Power is used to lift the first crucible only, and then the second crucible can be lifted with the help of Gravitational Force. Time can be synchronized with software. When weight is less at top than bottom, some additional mechanical loads can be added wherever necessary.
Case study 2:- Let us take FLY CARS daily starting their operation in the morning at 08.00 a.m. Tickets will be issued from 07.30 a.m. Passengers are pouring-in and occupying the seats in crucibles. The filled in crucibles destined to different locations like 1, 2, 3, 4, are placed in racks with the help of Scissors Lifts and Hydraulic Jacks and waiting for pick-up by Tower Crane Jib Cage.
For some locations, the destiny reached crucibles can be transported by Matador Trolleys to Passenger Colonies.
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