Estimation of the rope tension in trucklift slope hoisting system with varying profile of track

Abstract

This paper focused on a study concerned with the estimation of the rope tension in Trucklift slope hoisting system with varying profile of track. In this system, the profile of track is not straight and there exists the segment where the sagged rope moves between the edges on the inclined track, and the rope tension always varies by the movement of platforms with empty and laden trucks. So co-simulation of ADAMS and MATLAB/Simulink was used to estimate the rope tension when the platforms move on the track, because there is a moving rope with sagged inclined segment in this system. From simulation results were analyzed the variation of the rope tension according to the position of platform and the influence of the angle of slope of track and the mass of platform when platforms move on the track. In the case of using Koepe winder, the simulation results could be used as more important reference data for the design and operation of Trucklift slope hoisting system with varying profile of track.