Advanced Dynamical Models for Escalators Simulation

Abstract

In this paper are described the dynamical models developed for the analysis of the solutions for new escalator designs. The current escalator design is an evolution of a very ancient one that has gone adding improvements along the time. But actually, new solutions are searching for a cheaper, safer and more reliable escalator design. For this task the models here described constitute a necessary tool in order to test series of new design ideas in a quick way. With the dynamical models is easy to obtain values of tension, reaction, velocities, etc. before building the physical escalator and therefore deduce the best solution. For a more efficient results analysis a statistical procedure has been developed that guide the improving trajectory.