Development of the Air Cushion Carrier Equipment for Carrying Heavy Loads

Abstract ： In this paper, the development of an air cushion transporter has been studied. To do this, theoretical analysis is introduced to design the equipment and computational fluid dynamics is also conducted. Design of an air cushion transporter for heavy load carriage is completed and a prototype is manufactured. Through the analysis and experiment of the developed the prototype, it can be known that the developed transporter can levitate the load of about 1 ton at the applied pressure of 0.2 MPa and the maximum lifting height at this condition is 17mm. Key Words ：Air cushion, Transporter, Heavy load *†박희창 (교신저자) : 한국기계연구원 성과확산본부E-mail : hcpark@kimm.re.kr, Tel : 042-868-7433 ** 윤동원, 김병인, 이성휘 : 한국기계연구원 로봇메카트로닉스연구실*** 장성익 : (주)효광**** 홍익표 : 범아기전(주) *†Hee-Chang Park (corresponding author) : R&D Commercialization & Cooperation Division, Korean Institute ofMachinery and Materials.E-mail : hcpark@kimm.re.kr, Tel : 042-868-7433** Dongwon Yun, Byung-In Kim, Sunghwi Lee : Department of Robotics and Mechatronics, Korean Institute of Machinery and Materials.*** Seung-Ik Jang : Hyogwang**** Ik-pyo Hong : Bumah mech-elect Co.Ltd.