Modular Pedestrian Gateway Assembly for Stable Temporary Crowd Flow
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing pedestrian gateways are fixed, expensive, time-consuming to construct, and require permits, failing to efficiently manage high and agitated spectator flows while ensuring safety and compliance with regulations.
Innovation Solution
A modular, easily assembled pedestrian gateway system with movable components, including anti-panic barriers and wheels for easy transport, adaptable dimensions, and optional row preselectors, allowing quick setup and compliance with regulatory requirements.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If fixed structures stably anchored to the ground are used, then stability and safety are improved, but installation time and cost increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The gateway is divided into modular components (barriers with platforms, central dais, ramps, curved screens, lids) that can be independently manufactured and quickly assembled together, eliminating the need for time-consuming fixed structure construction while maintaining stability through standardized connection interfaces
Solution Approach 2:
The system transitions from static fixed structures to dynamic modular units with wheels that can be easily moved and repositioned, allowing rapid deployment and reconfiguration without permanent ground fixation, thus reducing installation time while maintaining operational stability
2Ease of operation
If modular components with wheels are used, then ease of transport and storage is improved, but stability during operation may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The gateway is segmented into discrete modular units that can be independently transported on wheels, then systematically assembled into a stable configuration during operation, separating the transport function from the operational stability requirement
Solution Approach 2:
Multiple modular components (barriers, dais, ramps, screens, lids) are combined through standardized engagement interfaces to form a unified stable structure during operation, merging individual mobile units into a cohesive stationary gateway system
3Ease of manufacture
If standard-type anti-panic barriers are empirically joined together, then ease of assembly is improved, but safety and efficiency are compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The modular components are designed with universal standardized engagement interfaces that ensure safe and efficient assembly while maintaining ease of construction, allowing the same components to be reliably joined in various configurations for different event requirements
4Reliability
If fixed structures requiring permits are used, then regulatory compliance is improved, but adaptability to different events is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The system is designed as a dynamic modular structure that can be quickly configured and reconfigured for different event types and locations without permanent installation, allowing adaptability while maintaining compliance through standardized safety features and proper assembly procedures
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AI summary
A modular pedestrian gateway for temporary installations that complies with regulations but does not need to be fixed to the ground. The modular pedestrian gateway comprises: - a central dais (2) shaped as a rectangle, the longer sides of which are oriented longitudinally, that is in the direction of crossing the gateway, and the edges of which have horizontal means of engagement; - a first pair of barriers (1) configured to be arranged longitudinally, each barrier comprising a platform (11) facing toward the inside of the gateway, with the front edges of the respective platforms of both barriers configured to be reversibly connected to the longitudinal edges of the dais (2); - two ramps (3) whose inner edges are respectively configured to be reversibly connected with the transversal edges of the dais (2); - a second pair of barriers configured to be arranged in a longitudinal direction, each of which is opposed to one of the barriers of said first pair, the barriers of said second pair being configured to be arranged with the platforms facing the outside of the gateway, so that each barrier of said second pair cooperates with the corresponding barrier of said first pair to form one of the two outer sidewalls of the gateway; - four curved screens (4), the vertical edges of each of which are configured to be reversibly connected to the vertical edges of the two barriers forming one of the sidewalls of the gateway; - two elongated lids (5) each of which closes from above the space between the two barriers forming one of the sides of the opening, the ends of said elongated lids engaging reversibly with the internal surface of said curved screens (4).