Darkhorseprototypev.3.

0handout
2015feb2

Testinginsights
Interviewwitharetiredconstructionmanager:
SecurityissuesTheC&Dsectorhavestrictlaws&regulation,sincetheyrepresenta
largenumberofincidentsinSweden.
Createsaneedofasignificantsafetyfactorduetothesectorstandard.
Itcanbehardortrickytostoptheflowofmaterialsduringdispensing.
Safetyisprioritizedanddetermineswhetheritcanbecommercializedornot.

Calculationinsights
Heightsetto6meterhigh
Thetriangularframessetto6meter
Therearecylindersthatcanbedimensionedtotakemorethan1000tons.Oursare
designedfor36tons.
Theyellowshellaroundthecylindersarenotstructural(thecylindersare)andcan
insteadbedimensionedtoprotectfromimpactsorothersafetyissues.
Thetriangularframeconsistsofpipesof10cmdiameterandwithatleast3cm
thicknessdependingonsafetyfactor.
Usingcarbonkevlarhybridfabricasthehammockispossiblefortheintended
maximumloadof36tons.Thesecanhaveatensilestrengthofmorethan3500MPa
(510Ksi).(http://cdn.fibreglast.com/downloads/00347A.pdf)

Futuredesigndirections:
Itiseasytoloadbutcanbetrickytodispenseinanefficientway.Findingasolutionto
dispensetheloadedmaterial.
Thedesignisintendedforexcavatortofill.Additionalsolutionstofillitcanbeexplored


Darkhorseprototypev.3.0handout
2015feb2

Elevatedstorageforconstructionanddemolitionsites.

Attachmentsdesignedtobeeasymodular,attachanddetachable.