Validation of the Velocity Optimization for a Ropeway Passing over a Support

Markus Wenin, Siegfried Ladurner, Daniel Reiterer, Maria Letizia Bertotti and Giovanni Modanese
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Markus Wenin: CPE Computational Physics and Engineering, Weingartnerstrasse 28, 39011 Lana, Italy
Siegfried Ladurner: Doppelmayr Italia, Industriezone 14, 39011 Lana, Italy
Daniel Reiterer: Doppelmayr Italia, Industriezone 14, 39011 Lana, Italy
Maria Letizia Bertotti: Faculty of Science and Technology, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Piazza Università 5, 39100 Bolzano, Italy
Giovanni Modanese: Faculty of Science and Technology, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Piazza Università 5, 39100 Bolzano, Italy

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 5, 1-9

Abstract: In this paper, we present a successful experimental validation of the velocity optimization for a cable car passing over a support. We apply the theoretical strategy developed in a previous work, refined by taking into account in a simple manner the hauling cable dynamics. The experiments at the ropeway Postal–Verano (South Tirol, Italy) have shown a significant reduction of the pendulum angle amplitude for both the descent and the ascending rides, as predicted from simulations. Furthermore, we measured a smoother progress of the torque at the driving engine during the vehicle support crossings.

Keywords: ropeway; vehicle oscillations; numerical optimization; experimental validation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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