Preliminary Design of a Self-Propelled Manned Work Platform.
Abstract
The maintenance operations of most large steel structures are currently being performed from permanent or movable platforms. The trend toward minimizing the cost resulted in a demand for a self-propelled movable platform that is controlled by the maintenance personnel on the platform. In this project a self-propelled work platform was created and designed which is capable of following the contour of a steel structure. The study was oriented toward naval applications where, in general, the ship hulls present curved surfaces which are often inclined with respect to the vertical. The proposed system can also be used or easily modified for non-naval applications. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1973
- Accession Number
- AD0769413
Entities
People
- Constantine Pagonaris
Organizations
- Naval Postgraduate School