Design and Analysis of an Aerial Scissor Lift
| International Journal of Mechanical Engineering |
| © 2014 by SSRG - IJME Journal |
| Volume 1 Issue 5 |
| Year of Publication : 2014 |
| Authors : M. Abhinay, P.Sampath Rao |
10.14445/23488360/IJME-V1I5P104
How to Cite?
M. Abhinay, P.Sampath Rao, "Design and Analysis of an Aerial Scissor Lift," SSRG International Journal of Mechanical Engineering, vol. 1, no. 5, pp. 1-5, 2014. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23488360/IJME-V1I5P104
Abstract:
Aerial scissor lifts are generally used for temporary, flexible access purposes such as maintenance and construction work or by fire-fighters for emergency access, etc which distinguishes them from permanent access equipment such as elevators. They are designed to lift limited weights — usually less than a ton, although some have a higher safe working load (SWL). The increasing demand of Aerial Scissor Lifts in companies in order to improve their manufacturing flexibility and output by providing variable height access to their work. This is especially true when the work being accessed is raised off the floor and outside an operator’s normal ergonomic power zone. In either case, it is much more economical to bring the worker to the work rather than bringing the work to the worker.
In this project, we have modeled a aerial scissor lift by using ANSYS software which is one of the software used for modeling components in most of the design based industries. While the modeling of the components the material selection is carried out simultaneously based on the design considerations related to loads, etc. Later the stress and strain concentration, deformation on the aerial scissor lift have been found by applying certain load on the lift’s platform, using the Finite Element Analysis (FEA) by using ANSYS software that provides best output within few seconds. Finally the stress and strain concentration, deformation results are presented in the report section of this document.
Keywords:
A scissor lift is a type of platform which moves in vertical direction
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