GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

CHANDKHEDA, AHMEDABAD

L. J. INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

A REPORT ON
Stair climbing bag at Railway station
Under the Subject of

DESIGN ENGINEERING. (2130005)

B.E. III, SEMESTER 2A V

(AUTOMOBILE ENGINEERING)
Submitted by:

1) SURYAWANSHI BHAVESHKUMAR VIJAY(150320102108)

2) TUSHAR JAGDISH LALCHANDANI(150320102115)
3) SHAIKH ARSALAN GULAM MOHAMMED(150320102099)
4) VALIULLAH MOHDNAZEEF MOHDMUBEEN(150320102123)
5) BHAGAT JINAY DIGANTBHAI(150320102007)

Mr. Kavit Shah Mr. Kamlesh Kadia

(Faculty Guide) (Head of Department)

Academic Year
2017-2018
 L. J. INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY
Department of Automobile Engineering
2017 2018

CERTIFICATE
Date:

This is to certify that the Design Engineering 2A. Work entitled

STAIR CLIMBING BAG AT RAILWAY STATION, carried out by the
group of students mentioned below under my guidance is approved for
the Degree of Bachelor of Engineering in Automobile Engineering
(Semester - IV) of Gujarat Technological University, Ahmedabad during
the academic year 2017-18

List of Students:
1) SURYAWANSHI BHAVESHKUMAR VIJAY(150320102108)
2) TUSHAR JAGDISH LALCHANDANI(150320102115)
3) SHAIKH ARSALAN GULAM MOHAMMED(150320102099)
4) VALIULLAH MOHDNAZEEF MOHDMUBEEN(150320102123)
5) BHAGAT JINAY DIGANTBHAI(150320102007)

Guide Head of Department

Mr. Kavit Shah Mr. Kamlesh Kadia
Mechanical Department Mechanical Department
L.J.I.E.T L.J.I.E.T
 L. J. INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY
Department of Automobile Engineering
2017 2018

REPORT APPROVAL CERTIFICATE

Date:
This is to certify that the Design Engineering 2A. Work entitled
STAIR CLIMBING BAG AT RAILWAY STATION, carried out by the
group of students mentioned below is approved for the Degree of
Bachelor of Engineering in Automobile Engineering (Semester V) of
Gujarat Technological University, Ahmedabad during the academic year
2017-18.

List of Students:-
1) SURYAWANSHI BHAVESHKUMAR VIJAY(150320102108)
2) TUSHAR JAGDISH LALCHANDANI(150320102115)
3) SHAIKH ARSALAN GULAM MOHAMMED(150320102099)
4) VALIULLAH MOHDNAZEEF MOHDMUBEEN(150320102123)
5) BHAGAT JINAY DIGANTBHAI(150320102007)

Name and Sign Name and Sign

Internal Examiner External Examiner
INDEX : PAGE NO.
CHAPTER: 1. INTRODUCTION

1.1 Introduction about team members

1.2 Introduction to Faculty Guide
1.3 Understanding about Design Thinking
1.4 Importance of Design Thinking

CHAPTER: 2. APPLICATION OF REVERSE ENGINEERING

2.1 Details of Components

2.2 Prior art Research
2.3 Understanding the SCAMPER tool

CHAPTER: 3. EMPATHY MAPPING

3.1 Domain Selection

3.2 AEIOU Sheet and its Summary
3.3 Snapshot of AEIOU Summary
3.4 Activities of Users and its Stakeholders
3.5 Story Telling
3.6 Snapshot of Empathy Canvass

CHAPTER: 4. SECONDARY RESEARCH

4.1 Introduction
4.2 Images
4.3 Explanation
4.4 Construction
CHAPTER: 5. IDEATION CANVAS

5.1 Understanding about Situation/Context and Location

5.2 Relevant and Irrelevant Props
5.3 Snapshot of Ideation Canvas

CHAPTER: 6. PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT CANVAS

6.1 Description of Final Problem Statement

6.2 Purpose of selecting problem
6.3 People
6.4 Product experience and functions.
6.5 Product features.
6.6 Components used.

CHAPTER: 7. LEARNING NEED MATRIX

7.1 Introduction to Learning Need Matrix

7.2 Description of Learning Need Matrix
7.3 Snapshot of Learning Need Matrix

CHAPTER: 7. LITERATURE REVIEW

CHAPTER: 7. PRE MATHEMATICAL CALCULATION

 CHAPTER: 1. INTRODUCTION

1.1 Introduction about Team Members

We all five are Automobile Engineering sem-3 students. We all are interested and
eager to know anything related to Automobile. We all share our research with each
other. We believe in getting knowledge as much as possible. We often discuss
about our ideas related to current Automobile affairs. We always ask for
information and interact with any Automobile person whom we meet. And we are
excited about design engineering as it gives us knowledge about Automobile.

1.2 Introduction to Faculty Guide

Mr. SAGAR V CHOKSI is very decent. He has a wide range of knowledge in
almost every area related to Mechanical and Automobile. He completed his Master
in production field and also had one year experience in an industrial field. He
helps student by sharing his knowledge and his knowledge is really beneficial. He
is a good man with a kind heart.

1.3 Understanding about Design Thinking

A primary purpose of design thinking is to summarize and synthesis the research
on design thinking to better understand its characteristics and processes as well as
the difference between novice and expert design thinker. It is very important for
upcoming Engineers like us to develop critical thinking skills, working and
managing a team, completing work on or before time, enhancing the way to look
at things, approaching and facing problems with different point of view etc. Design
thinking helps us enhance and improve our skills.
1.4 Importance of Design Thinking
Introduction of this project is very important in lives of beginners like us. This
project makes us aware about how things work in actual world. Firstly a team is
chosen by us, we have to work in that team throughout the project which obviously
improves our management and team-working skills. This project helps us to
develop critical thinking skills, the way we approach towards a problem also
become more simplified and distinct. Throughout our project we constantly solve
and fix different kind of problems, hence enhance problem facing and solving
capability. Secondary communication skills also improve. With help of this project,
we got a good knowledge about designing which would be helpful in future. Also it
helps to apply the findings from the literature regarding the application of design
thinking to our education system.
 CHAPTER 2: APPLICATION OF REVERSE
ENGINEERING
2.1 Details of Components
Apparatus Material Cost
Rollers Nylon
1500
Shaft Stainless steel
100
Bearing Mild steel
250
Belt Rubber
-
Supporting plate Mild steel
-
L clamp Mild steel
-
ROLLERS: They are connected to supporting plate through shaft,
and perform rolling by pulling or pushing.
Bearings: Bearings are press fitted in the roller shaft constrains
relative motion of the rollers to the desired motion.
Belt: It is mounted on rollers which converts the rotary motion of
roller into translational motion.
Supporting plate: It is used to assemble all the rollers shaft at the
common face of plate and completes linkage.
L-clamp: It is used to connect the bag and the mechanism.
Shaft: A cylindrical MS material on which rollers are clamped.

2.3 Prior Art Search:

Cool concept: Climbing UP suitcase makes
pulling luggage easy

Climbing a skyscraper on foot, carrying heavy luggage is the last thing

that you would ever wish for. However, the Climbing UP suitcase is a
luggage with difference that helps the users to save more energy in
pulling their suitcase upstairs. Designed by Woo Moonhyung, the
revolutionary suitcase presents two rubber belt tracks along the lines of
surface of suitcases, which makes better contact between the suitcase
and the stairs, helping the user to pull the suitcase up without putting too
much effort. Moreover, you may use the suitcase for longer stretches, in
a railway station or an airport. With Climbing UP suitcase, pulling your
heavy luggage is no more a daunting task.

2.3 Understanding the SCAMPER tool

 a) Substitute: Initially handle was used to be pull luggage but
according to our design handle is not suitable for human anatomy, and
stair climbing, so we came up with the idea of string to substitute handle
which solves the problem.

b) Combine: -nil-

c) Adaptation: After knowing the problem of problem of climbing

the luggage on stair, therefore we adopted the conveyor belt mechanism
from tank wheels. We adapted the principle and made a mechanism in
bag to climb the bag on stairs(upstairs/downstairs).

d) Modifying: we modified the base of bag by attaching conveyor

belt mechanism.

e) Put for other use: -nil-

f) Eliminate: -nil-

g) Redesign: This design is inspired from conveyor belt mechanism

(as mentioned above). Our mechanism is connected by bag through L-
Braket, and another end of L-Braket is connected to the supporting plate
and 13 roller are aligned to supporting plate on each side with their
respective shafts, and belt is mounted tight fit to rollers, and string is
attached to the bag for handling of bag.

CHAPTER: 3. EMPATHY MAPPING

3.1 Domain Selection
After a long discussion with our group as well as with our guide, we decided and
selected Railway station as our Domain. As we get to know there is huge scope of
problems to be solved at Railway station. We visited many a times to Railways
station in search of problems. We divided Railways station in 5-6 sub-domains
namely:

1) Parking area
2) Booking office
3) Bridge
4) Platform
5) Railway tracks
6) Trains

3.2 AEIOU Sheet and its Summary

Here AEIOU stands for Activities, Environment, Interaction, Object and User. The
summary contains all the points of AEIOU

3.2.1 Activities
 When we reached Railway
station, there was a little rush
at Parking area due to
improper incoming and
outgoing of vehicles as well as
little quarrel between parking
staff and passengers because of
parking tokens. When we
entered booking office, we saw
that there were passengers in
large numbers standing to buy
ticket. There were around 10 RPF members to maintain crowd. Coolies were lifting
luggage of passengers from parking area to trains. Lift engineer was repairing lift.
Workers were transferring heavy goods in trolleys, from bridge to platform and
vice versa as well as loading these goods in luggage brake of trains. At platform
different types of vendors were selling their products. ADRM was there to inspect
the proper working at railway station of respected department. Sweepers were
sweeping the floors of platform and rag pickers were collecting rags from railway
track. T.T.E was checking tickets at exit gate.

3.2.2 Environment
The general environment of
railway station was crowded as
always. There was improper
cleanliness in parking area as well
as at tracks. The atmosphere
around parking area was little
polluted. The general atmosphere
was stinky. Water management
system was not so good at tracks
and platform, as water was
logging there in huge amount. Every part of railway station was under CCTV
surveillance. The bridge and platform were quite clean as compared to other areas.
Wi-Fi connection of reliance jio was provided at railway station for pass the time
of public during waiting time .Improper functioning of T.V and speakers which
created a problem for passengers as well as staff members. Trains were not
according to their schedule. Noise pollution was created because of loud noise
coming out of speakers. Goods were occupying a large space at platform which
created inconvenience for passengers and staff members.
3.2.3 Interaction

There was a lot of interaction scene

going on the railway station. Such as:

The rickshaw owner was

interacting with the passengers
explaining him about the fare
and the destination of passenger.
Counter staff of booking office
and parking area were interacting with passengers about ticket cost and
enquiry about it.
The T.T.E. was enquiring
passengers about tickets at exit
gate as well as inside train.
Coolies were discussing with
passengers about the charge of
transporting luggage.
Lift Engineer was discussing
problem with liftman about
when and how fault occurred.
RPF checking and enquiring passengers about what was inside luggage.
And maintaining peace at railway station.
Passengers were also interacting with stall owners about the product they
sale.
Users were interacting with themselves and with other users about personal
and general issue.

3.2.4 Objects
There were so many objects at the railway station such as:

Vehicles
Ticket counter
Advertising boards
Loud speakers
Dust bin
Security sensor
Weight machine
Stalls
Trolleys
Computers
Led boards
Tool box
Water point
Sign board

3.2.5 Users
There are so many users at railway station performing their individual task:

RPF checking and enquiring passengers about what was inside luggage.
And maintaining peace at railway station.
Passengers were waiting for their respective trains. And collecting tickets
as well as interacting with different users.
Staff members were doing their respective works.
Coolies were carrying luggage.
T.T.E were checking tickets.
ADRM was inspecting station.
Hawkers were selling their product.
Sweepers were sweeping and cleaning the
platform.
Rag pickers were collecting rags.
Electrical engineer was repairing lift.

3.3 AEIOU Summary Snapshot

3.4 Activities Of Users And Its Stake Holders
Passengers were waiting for their respective trains. And collecting tickets
as well as interacting with different users.
RPF checking and enquiring passengers about what was inside luggage.
And maintaining peace at railway station.
Staff members were doing their respective works.
Coolies were carrying luggage.
Hawkers were selling their product.
T.T.E were checking tickets.
ADRM was inspecting station.
Electrical engineer was repairing lift.
Rag Sweepers were sweeping and cleaning the platform.
pickers were collecting rags.

3.5 Story Telling

Happy:

Passengers are happy because of updated technology provided by

government like escalators, Wi-Fi connectivity and online ticket
booking. Also there were more facilities n platforms like water point
which gives mineral water at low cost and
IRCTC which gives fresh food .platforms
and trains are clean, parking system is also
systematic and satisfactory.

Sad:

Passengers have difficulty to lift heavy bags

on stairs while moving to platforms. They are
facing problems in crowded area like ticket
counter, stairs, and platform and there may be
case of threat. Some passengers are suffering
from interactions to other users.

Happy:

Hawkers are happy to sell their

products/items on railway station to make
profit as compared to roadside because stations are crowded whole day.
They easily sell any kind of product as railway station is place used by
all kind of people (children to adult). They are safe from the rain, as well
as from heat of summer.

Sad:

Wages of hawkers are not appropriate; they make more efforts to sell
their products compared to fixed stalls. They face problem while
pushing their stalls and they also suffer from body pain. This pain can
result into big problem.
 CHAPTER: 4. INTRODUCTION TO FIRST
PROTOTYPE

4.1 Introduction:
By using principle of conveyor belt, we introduce the solution
for lifting bag on stairs.
STAIR CLIMBING BAG is made for the rolling bag over the
stairs easily and readily as compare to lifting the bag.

4.1.1 Apparatus used /Specifications

Apparatus Material Length Diameter Cost
Rollers Nylon 200mm 40mm(o.d)
10mm(i.d)
Shaft Mild steel 250mm 10mm
Bearing - 30mm(o.d)
10mm(i.d)
Belt Rubber 1000mm -
Supporting plate 500mm -
L clamp - -

4.2 Images:
4.3 Explanation:
The idea behind our project is to reduce the load on people while
travelling.
And this project is inspired while we travelled at Railways
station, and we noticed there many of the people were
uncomfortable in lifting their bags on stairs, because the modern
bags have only wheels which can move only on flat surfaces.
After that moment we made STAIR CLIMBIG BAG which
has mechanism attached below the bag. The principle of our
mechanism is similar to the treadmill used in gyms. This bag is
rolls on the stairs with the help of rollers covered by belt drive,
belt slides on roller and hence almost covers 2 stairs at a time.
Because of this, a person has to pull the bag only while going
upstairs and downstairs.

4.4 Construction:
Numbers of shaft are attached to the supporting plate having
equal distance between them. Rollers containing bearings at
their ends are mounted on the shaft to give relative rotational
motion between shaft and rollers. One belt drive is used to cover
the roller and to transmit the rotation in same manner the whole
mechanism is attach below the bag with the help of L-clamp
attached to the mechanism adjacent to the plates.

CHAPTER: 5. IDEATION CANVAS

5.1 Understanding about Situation/Context and Location

1) User: Staff and Workers

Activity: Daily routine and individual job
Situation: During festival and vacation
Change in activity: Work load increases.

2) User: Locomotive pilot

Activity: Drives train
Situation: During Rainy and Winter Season
Change in activity: Difficulty in driving.

3) User: Parking staff

Activity: To manage vehicles in parking
Situation: During rush hour
Change in activity: Difficulty in managing quarrel

4) User: Hawkers
Activity: Selling their products
Situation: During rush hour
Change in activity: Work load increases.

5) User: Sweepers and Rag picker

Activity: For cleanliness purpose
Situation: After rush hour
Change in activity: Work load increases.
5.2 Relevant and Irrelevant Props

Stair climbing mechanism for lifting luggage.

Folding seats connected with pillars and columns.
Steering mechanism should be provided in trolleys for turning
purpose.
Conveyor belt mechanism for loading goods in trains.
Water pipe lines on tracks must be replaced.
Folding trolleys.
Cycle mechanism inside mobile stalls.
Folding stairs to cover the gap between train and platform
 CHAPTER: 6. PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT CANVAS

6.1 Description of Final Problem Statement

The final problem that came after surveying is how to lift heavy luggage
or goods on stairs. Other problem is like inconvenience for owner of
mobile stalls to move stalls and sell their product side by side. One other
problem is randomly heavy goods occupying large space.

6.2 Purpose of selecting problem.

Travelers, coolie or workers face many problem to lift the heavy bags &
luggage on stairs, this also affect the anatomy of users. So this product is
designed to serve this purpose.

6.3 People.

Every passengers irrespective of their ages(children, young or

adult) and having regulation in travelling(Daily or occasionally)
faces the problem to lift heavy luggage on stairs.
Laborers who transfer goods from one place to another and also
heavy tool kits within railway station.
The unskilled laborers in railway station who lifts and transfer
luggage of people from parking to platform and vice versa.

6.4 Product experience and features.

Our first prototype experience many constraints like heavy weight, slow
and unstable motion and ideal materials were not selected for particular
function.

The function of this prototype is to carry the luggage or heavy goods on

stairs with mechanism similar to conveyor-belt mechanism.
6.5 Product feature.

1) Light in weight as compared to earlier prototype.

2) Reliable

3) Reduces time

4) Reduces human effort

5) Maintains the anatomy of body.

6) Simple mechanism

6.6 Components

Rollers
Ball bearing
Shafts
Belt drive
Supporting plate
L-bracket
Nuts and bolts.
String
Inner plate
 CHAPTER 7: LEARNING NEED MATRIX

7.1 Introduction to Learning Need Matrix

Learning Need Matrix is canvas which is used mandatory for the

process of Design Engineering. It enables us to analyze and summarize
about our project per semester (period of 6 months) in which we present
the items listed below:

1) Tools/Methods/Theories/Application process involved

2) Software/Simulation/skill/Mathematical requirement
3) Application standard and design specification/Principles and
Experiments
4) Component materials Strength criteria

7.2 Description of Learning Need matrix

DURING BE-II

7.2.1 Tools/Methods/Theories/Application process involved

a) Tools: - Drill, Bore, Grinder, Hacksaw, Hammer,

b) Process involved: - Welding, Grinding, Drilling, Boring

7.2.2 Software/Simulation/skill/Mathematical requirement

a) Software: - Solidworks, Ms word
b) Mathematical Requirement: Pythagoras theorem to
calculate slant height of stairs

7.2.3 Application standard and design specification/Principles

and Experiments
Concept adopted from conveyor belt mechanism
 7.2.4 Component materials Strength criteria

Material used: Mild steel, stainless steel and polyvinylpropyl

7.3 Snapshot of Learning Need Matrix

 CHAPTER: 7. LITERATURE REVIEW

Cool concept: Climbing UP suitcase makes

pulling luggage easy

Climbing a skyscraper on foot, carrying heavy luggage is the last thing that you would ever wish
for. However, the Climbing UP suitcase is a luggage with difference that helps the users to save
more energy in pulling their suitcase upstairs. Designed by Woo Moonhyung, the revolutionary
suitcase presents two rubber belt tracks along the lines of surface of suitcases, which makes
better contact between the suitcase and the stairs, helping the user to pull the suitcase up without
putting too much effort. Moreover, you may use the suitcase for longer stretches, in a railway
station or an airport. With Climbing UP suitcase, pulling your heavy luggage is no more a
daunting task.

Design Status:

The Climbing UP is a concept suitcase design that claimed the 2008 red dot design concept
award.
 CHAPTER: 8. PRE MATHEMATICAL CALCULATION

The calculation for making prototype was all based on the

Pythagoras Theorem. First of all we measured the Slant height of the
stair by firstly calculating the vertical and horizontal length of a single
stair

Horizontal length = 26cm

Vertical length = 17 cm

Slant height = 31.06 cm

Now the length of mechanism was must be 1.5 times the slant height of
the stair

Therefore length of mechanism=1.5* 31.06

= 46.59 cm

But for the safer side we take the actual length of mechanism =50 cm

No of roller= length of mechanism/diameter of roller

=50/4

=12.5 = 13(approx)