Author : Dr. P. Ravi Babu 1
Date of Publication :16th June 2023
Abstract: Urban areas are facing increasing challenges in pedestrian mobility due to growing population and traffic congestion. Foot Over Bridges are also known as pedestrian bridges, are crucial for providing safe and efficient passage for pedestrians across busy roads or intersections. However, the effectiveness of Conventional FOBs is not much based on the factors like design, accessibility, surrounding infrastructure etc., and also using escalators and elevators to make the foot over bridges more accessible results in powering them with conventional energy which raises environmental concerns and operational costs. In this context, the integration of solar energy in foot over bridge equipped with automated escalators presents a sustainable solution to address these challenges. The proposed system works on the concept of using solar energy to run the automated escalators that are equipped to a foot over bridge and explore it as a sustainable solution for urban pedestrian mobility.
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