DON BOSCO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

2018-2019
STAIRCASE CLIMBING TROLLEY
(MOTORISED)
PROJECT GUIDE: SOMASHEKAR
Assistant professor
Dept. of Mechanical engineering
SHASHANK N 1DB16ME466
SAGAR M D 1DB16ME460
SATHEESHA B K 1DB16ME463
VINAY KUMAR P 1DB16ME485
OUTLINES
INTRODUCTION
OBJECTIVE
 LITERATURE SURVEY
METHODOLOGY
CONCLUSION
INTRODUCTION
• Goods transportation locally is highly
dependent on manual trolleys. They are used in
ware houses, construction sites, malls,
residential relocations etc. These trolleys have
a very huge limitation when it comes to stairs.
They can only move on flat surfaces and
moving them over a staircase is a very hectic
task. So here we propose a smartly designed
staircase climbing trolley.
• The trolley is smartly designed to carry goods up and
down on staircase as well as on flat grounds and even
rough terrains. The trolley makes use of a triple
interlinked wheel arrangement that allows it to do so.
• The mechanism uses a trolley with a support wheel
arrangement which will be used for support when at rest
and will be suspended in air while the trolley is moved by
lifting it. The interlinked wheel mechanism consists of 3
freely moving wheels. These wheels are connected to a
connecting rod.
This functionality allows for easy movement of goods
across staircases. In the trolley for Material Shifting
project, a sensor is attached to the front of bed of the
trolley. This sensor is used to detect the stairs in front
of trolley.
The motor is arrangement is done with the help of
wheel and chain drive. The trolley starts climbing
when the stairs are detected. The movement is
automatic in nature. Thus the complete design and
fabrication is done for the main purpose of material
shifting that is widely required in industries.
OBJECTIVE
Lifting heavy objects to upper stories or lifting
heavy loads to upper level from the ground are
not painful jobs, especially where there are no
lifting facility (elevator, conveyer, etc.). This
project can introduce a new option for the
transportation of loads over the stairs. The stair
climbing trolley can play an important role in
those areas to lift load over a short height.
LITERATURE SURVEY
• Md. A Hussain Nafis studied a new horizon for
the transportation of the loads over the stair.
Most of the buildings of the country are
structurally congested and unavailing of
elevator facility, so it is difficult and laborious
to lift up heavy loads.
Mr. Ravi R Mishra modified in the first design,
the power transmission to the single or double
wheel trolley is useless to climb the stairs due to
height factor of stairs creates huge obstacle on
the way of vehicle.
METHODOLOGY
• The main elements used to
prepare our model are as
follows:
• DC Motor: The most
important element of our
model is the DC motor. We
used an old 12v wiper motor.
• Battery: We need a 12v
Battery to run the DC motor
in the whole setup.
• MS Frame:The foundation on
which the whole mechanism
is set up is made out of mild
steel. It is made out of
welding MS plates.
COMPONENTS ADVANTAGES
• Wheels
• Bearings
• Connecting Rods
• Goods Holder Frame
• More efficient
• Handle Rods
• Connecting Rods • Reduce human efforts
• Support Rods • Easy to assemble
• Mounts Brackets • Easy to handle
• Supporting Frame
• Economic
• Joints Screws
• Battery
• DC Motor
• Switches
• Sensors
CONCLUSION
Though this project had some limitations regarding the strength
and built of the structure, it can be considered to be a small step
forward, as far as Stair Climbing Vehicles are concerned. During
the test run of this project, it was realized that it wouldn’t be a bad
idea to consider this design for carrying heavy loads up the stairs.
This product will be well acclaimed if it can be commercialized to
suit the needs. Though the initial cost of the project seemed to be
higher but more accurate manufacturing would shorten this.As far
the commercial aspects of this product are concerned, if this
product can be fully automated and produced at a lower cost the
acceptance will be unimaginable. Presently, there are no
competitors for such a kind of productin our market.