Performance of power-assist transport cart drive

• Autorzy: Pelic Marcin , Myszkowski Adam , Pabiszczak Stanisław , Bartkowiak Tomasz , Bereszyński Kacper , Pawlewski Paweł , Czynszak Paweł

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DOI

10.12913/22998624/196707

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The aim of this paper is to evaluate the performance parameters of a novel power-assist drive unit dedicated to intralogistics equipment. The drive unit under investigation comprises an industrial wheel driven by a BLDC motor, mounted on a fork with a plate, enabling connection to devices such as a pallet cart. The unit is equipped with an additional drive responsible for lifting the wheel when the cart is moved manually. During preliminary tests, the forces required to move the pallet trolley were determined based on the type of floor, the type and orientation of the caster wheels, and the load. For each of the tested loads, the smallest forces were recorded for a trolley with wheels aligned with the direction of travel on a smooth floor, while the largest were observed for wheels positioned perpendicular to the intended direction of travel on a coarse-aggregate floor. To evaluate the performance of the power-assist drive unit, a test stand was built, and a detailed testing program was developed, taking into consideration the pulling (pushing) force and power consumption of one unit and a set of two electric drive units mounted on a pallet trolley. Analysis of the obtained results leads to the conclusion that the proposed drive can significantly reduce physical effort in manual transport, especially in intralogistics operations. The presented device allows for moving a trolley weighing more than 600 kg, regardless of the type and initial setting of the wheels or the smoothness of the floor.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

electric drive unit; pallet trolley; power-assisted cart; pulling force; pushing force

• Wydawca: Lublin University of Technology ; Polish Society of Ecological Engineering (PTIE), Branch of PTIE in Lublin
• Czasopismo: Advances in Science and Technology. Research Journal
• Rocznik: 2025
• Tom: Vol. 19, no. 2
• Strony: 383--392
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 19 poz., fig.

Twórcy

autor

Pelic Marcin

• Institute of Mechanical Technology, Poznan University of Technology, Piotrowo 3, 60-965 Poznań, Poland

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Myszkowski Adam

• Institute of Mechanical Technology, Poznan University of Technology, Piotrowo 3, 60-965 Poznań, Poland

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Pabiszczak Stanisław

• Institute of Mechanical Technology, Poznan University of Technology, Piotrowo 3, 60-965 Poznań, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3939-8098

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Bartkowiak Tomasz

• Institute of Mechanical Technology, Poznan University of Technology, Piotrowo 3, 60-965 Poznań, Poland

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Bereszyński Kacper

• Institute of Mechanical Technology, Poznan University of Technology, Piotrowo 3, 60-965 Poznań, Poland

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Pawlewski Paweł

• Institute of Logistics, Poznan University of Technology, J. Rychlewskiego 2, 60-965 Poznań, Poland

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Czynszak Paweł

• Atres Intralogistics Sp. z o.o., Ludmiły 60, 61-054 Poznań, Poland

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