Optimal Synthesis and 3D Modeling of a Lifting Mechanism for a Platform with Variable Slope

Today, one of the most important research fields is concerned to the Engineering Design Process. It is focused on designing better electro-mechanical systems with a low impact on the environment and a most efficient use of the energy. Currently, the design process can take advantage of many computational-aided tools, which play a crucial role in the modern methods of optimization and reduce the cost of prototyping. On the other hand, a lifting mechanism for a platform that changes its slope in a specified range and moves along this restriction with a distributed load has many applications in different fields. In this work, the synthesis of a lifting mechanism is obtained by proposing and solving a design problem as a nonlinear optimization problem.