Diseño y simulación de trenes de poleas para las pilonas del Sistema teleférico Proyecto Quito Cables

Abstract

This document contains the engineering study of the pulley trains mechanism for the Ofelia - Roldos line, of the mobility project “Quito Cables”, which consists in massive public transportation through a cable system; a solution to the problem of passenger’s transport in Quito city. Design alternatives are defined based on similar facilities in Ecuadorian infrastructure; the evaluation and determination of the appropriate option, has let dimension the mechanism based on mechanical and structural design. The use of the finite element method (FEM), through different computational tools, has allowed the proposed design to be validated. The processes that the national industry has for the provision of raw material and manufacturing of the elements that make up the mechanism, including the cost to obtain the finished mechanism, are within the present study. In addition, the assembly, subset and workshop plan of the critical elements of the system are included in this document. Based on this study, it has been possible to determine that the Ecuadorian industry has the capacity to manufacture this system, which meets the minimum technical requirements or specifications for its respective operation, based on what the respective standards, related to these transportation systems, state.