Mathematical Model of the Pallet Motion Process Along the Dynamic Braking Roller

Abstract

Increasing the warehouse performance and reducing costs for the core logistics operations is achieved by optimizing the order picking methods, picker routing, and aisle allocation with the storage positions in the warehouse design phase. Gravity pallet rack is a type of the products block storage in a warehouse. These racks differ from their analogues by the installed gravity roller conveyor, along which the pallet is moving from the loading to the unloading point. The pallet motion along the rack causes additional dynamic loads on its metal structure. To limit these loads, safety devices and speed limiters including the braking rollers are used. The paper considers design of a braking roller that consists of a shell, multiplier, and DC motor with permanent magnets operating in the dynamic braking mode. A mathematical model is developed; and an analytical dependence is obtained for the pallet speed along the dynamic braking roller. To obtain the estimated speed for the given pallet weight, experimental testing should be conducted to determine the motor technical characteristics, which are not specified in the specifications

Please cite this article in English as:

Guskova A.S., Safronov E.V., Nosko A.L. Mathematical model of the pallet motion process along the dynamic braking roller. Herald of the Bauman Moscow State Technical University, Series Mechanical Engineering, 2025, no. 4 (155), pp. 60--71 (in Russ.). EDN: HQFBWP

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