This paper inculcates a way to make the floor crane as more efficient with less material requirement. This has been achieved by minimizing reach of the crane from the floor. The crane is assumed to be cantilever type. Also tension and acceleration in steel ropes are analysed to ensure the safety. The optimized crane successfully passed the various analysing tests which include deflection, bending moment, rope tension and acceleration of the loads in the rope. It also includes another method which provides the virtual user interface for the design engineer. By providing the crane dimensions in the virtual panel, the predefined program automatically creates the CAD modelling in the CAD software. The program is made with visual studio and Solid works macro. Finally, this work reduces the burden on the design engineer and increases the productivity.

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@article{Balaji03051002,
title = " Design optimization of Floor Cranes ",
journal = "International Journal of Science and Engineering Applications (IJSEA)",
volume = "3",
number = "5",
pages = "127 - 129",
year = "2014",
author = " A. Balaji,H. Jahir Hussain,M.R. Faheem Ashkar ",
}