Design and analysis of a new deployable platform based on scissor-like elements

Abstract

Conventional lifting platforms have a fixed operating table and due to space constraints, the operator needs to come back up and down to get the appropriate tools and materials. This paper proposes research into the development of lift platforms by using two different scissor-like elements to increase the utility rate of space and the stability of the whole system. Through parametric and kinematical analysis with a practical deployment simulation in modeling software. After analysis, research found that when the lifting platform rises at a constant speed, the speed of the protection net is first fast and then slow. When this mechanism rises, the height of the mechanism increases and the radius of the protection net changes in a circular curve, this study also found this platform is stable and easy to operate. This paper fully illustrates the great potential of this new lifting platform in the field of civil and aerospace engineering.