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<p>The development of movable bridges is a modern technological advancement that requires the integration of multi-disciplinary concepts such as control, automation, and design. In order to demonstrate how a collision avoidance system works, this research offers the design of an automated double-leaf bascule bridge with a pulley-rope moving mechanism and Pratt truss. The bridge is created where a settled railway or roadway intersection of a navigable stream cannot attain a steep profile. The design took into account the length, height, and width of the bridge as well as automatic ship identification and scaffold leaf movement activity for ship crossing. For the safe passage of cars on the bridge and for stopping vehicles during bridge movement, the system includes a collision avoidance control system and an automated road barrier system. After sensor adjustment, the model bridge’s performance under test produced results that were adequate, with a success rate of 100%.</p>
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The development of movable bridges is a modern technological advancement that requires the integration of multi-disciplinary concepts such as control, automation, and design. In order to demonstrate how a collision avoidance system works, this research offers the design of an automated double-leaf bascule bridge with a pulley-rope moving mechanism and Pratt truss. The bridge is created where a settled railway or roadway intersection of a navigable stream cannot attain a steep profile. The design took into account the length, height, and width of the bridge as well as automatic ship identification and scaffold leaf movement activity for ship crossing. For the safe passage of cars on the bridge and for stopping vehicles during bridge movement, the system includes a collision avoidance control system and an automated road barrier system. After sensor adjustment, the model bridge’s performance under test produced results that were adequate, with a success rate of 100%.

Design of Automated Bascule Bridge and Collision Avoidance with Water Traffic

Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering

Bangladesh Army University of Engineering and Technology

Khulna University of Engineering & Technology

Transport and Telecommunication Journal

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The development of movable bridges is a modern technological advancement that requires the integration of multi-disciplinary concepts such as control,...

Design of Automated Bascule Bridge and Collision Avoidance with Water Traffic

Publié en ligne: 16 févr. 2024

Pages: 54 - 65

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ttj-2024-0006

Mots clés
Transportation, automation, collision avoidance, bridge engineering, design

© 2024 Md Mostafizur Rahman Komol et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Design of Automated Bascule Bridge and Collision Avoidance with Water Traffic

Publié en ligne: 16 févr. 2024

Pages: 54 - 65

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ttj-2024-0006

Mots clésTransportation, automation, collision avoidance, bridge engineering, design

© 2024 Md Mostafizur Rahman Komol et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Mots clés
Transportation, automation, collision avoidance, bridge engineering, design