Jovan Vladić
Full Professor
Faculty of Technical Sciences
Tanasije Jojić
Teaching Assistant
Faculty of Technical Sciences
Radomir Đokić
Assistant Professor
Faculty of Technical Sciences
Anto Gajić
Associate Professor
Mine and Thermal Power Plant
Full Professor
Faculty of Technical Sciences
Tanasije Jojić
Teaching Assistant
Faculty of Technical Sciences
Radomir Đokić
Assistant Professor
Faculty of Technical Sciences
Anto Gajić
Associate Professor
Mine and Thermal Power Plant
Theoretical backgrounds for ZIPLINE analysis
This paper provides an analysis of the influence parameters, forming a relevant model, and the procedure for determining kinematic quantities of person traveling along a tightened rope, so-called zipline. Theoretical background is consisted of two parts. The first one that includes static analysis based on catenary theory, and second that takes into account inertial forces, movement resistance, air resistance, wind effect, the position of the person during lowering, etc, on which basis it is possibly to determine all necessary kinematic quantities which are essential for defining the so-called “driving characteristic” of zipline. Analysis results are given through diagrams that shows the person’s speed characteristics in dependence of time or travelled distance.
