Mechanical design and analysis of a portable crane unit
Bravo Gutiérrez, Bastian (2017)
2017
Industrial Engineering and Management
Teknisten tieteiden tiedekunta – Faculty of Engineering Sciences
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2017-08-16
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http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:tty-201708241764
http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:tty-201708241764
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The aim of this project is the design of a mechanical machine. There is the necessity in one of the research teams (UNEXMIN) of the university in the development of auxiliary equipment for their project. During the academic work, the design of a workingsite crane has been achieved.
As most of machine designs during the development of the design an iterative process has been followed in order to validate each part of the unit. Research about different solutions has been done so that the decision about which type of crane suits all the requirements imposed by the project. With all that information as starting point the design has been constantly changing due to different proposals for its different mechanical components.
Throughout the whole study a validating process has been used. That is to say, a design in a software CAD has been develop based on pre-dimensioning calculations. Then the final design is subjected to various simulation tests done by finite element analysis (FEM). Once the simulations of each of the components of the crane are considered to be reliable enough from the mechanical and structural point of view then the validating process is ended and the design is finally completed.
As most of machine designs during the development of the design an iterative process has been followed in order to validate each part of the unit. Research about different solutions has been done so that the decision about which type of crane suits all the requirements imposed by the project. With all that information as starting point the design has been constantly changing due to different proposals for its different mechanical components.
Throughout the whole study a validating process has been used. That is to say, a design in a software CAD has been develop based on pre-dimensioning calculations. Then the final design is subjected to various simulation tests done by finite element analysis (FEM). Once the simulations of each of the components of the crane are considered to be reliable enough from the mechanical and structural point of view then the validating process is ended and the design is finally completed.