Audio Guide Device Charge Cycle Fleet Sizing Calculator
Budget steady continuous tour-device demand plus recharge/reset pipeline and caller ready reserve; assumes stable turnover and enough chargers, not exact peak queue sizing or battery life guarantee.
Description
An audio-guide fleet includes touring devices and a recharge/reset pipeline.
An audio-guide fleet includes touring devices and a recharge/reset pipeline. Stable turnover relates pipeline demand to tour duration.
Budget steady continuous tour-device demand plus recharge/reset pipeline and caller ready reserve; assumes stable turnover and enough chargers, not exact peak queue sizing or battery life guarantee.
When to use Audio Guide Device Charge Cycle Fleet Sizing Calculator
Use this tool to budget steady continuous tour-device demand plus recharge/reset pipeline and caller ready reserve; assumes stable turnover and enough chargers, not exact peak queue sizing or battery life guarantee.
Prepare the collection, exposure, scheduling or financial records required for this calculation. Keep row order and the declared units consistent.
How to use Audio Guide Device Charge Cycle Fleet Sizing Calculator and understand its results
- Prepare the collection, exposure, scheduling or financial records required for this calculation. Keep row order and the declared units consistent.
- Enter simultaneousTourDeviceDemand, callerReadyDeviceReserve, tourRuntimeHours, deviceRechargeHours, resetHours using the field table and calculation rules, then run the tool.
- Read modelChargingPipelineDevices, minimumModeledFleetDevices. The explanation below defines the units, signs, ordering and any flags or placeholder values.
- If the tool reports an input issue, correct the values and run it again. Apply the stated assumptions when interpreting a successfully returned result.
| Input field | Meaning | Value type; see rules below | Requirement |
|---|---|---|---|
| simultaneousTourDeviceDemand | Simultaneous tour device demand | integer | Required |
| callerReadyDeviceReserve | Caller ready device reserve | integer | Required |
| tourRuntimeHours | Tour runtime hours | number | Required |
| deviceRechargeHours | Device recharge hours | number | Required |
| resetHours | Reset hours | number | Required |
Use positive tour hours, nonnegative recharge/reset and nonnegative integer simultaneous demand and reserve. Add upward-rounded pipeline to demand and ready reserve.1
pipeline = ceil(simultaneous demand × (recharge + reset hours)/tour hours) Units, indexing, boundary conditions and exceptional cases are defined in the calculation rules above.
| Output field | Meaning | Value type |
|---|---|---|
| modelChargingPipelineDevices | Model charging pipeline devices | number |
| minimumModeledFleetDevices | Minimum modeled fleet devices | number |
{
"input": {
"simultaneousTourDeviceDemand": 10,
"callerReadyDeviceReserve": 2,
"tourRuntimeHours": 2,
"deviceRechargeHours": 3,
"resetHours": 0.5
},
"output": {
"modelChargingPipelineDevices": 18,
"minimumModeledFleetDevices": 30
}
}Limitations and assumptions
Sufficient chargers and steady continuous turnover are assumed; exact peaks and battery life are not guaranteed.
Numbers and computed results must be finite; overflow produces an error. Missing required fields, extra fields, wrong value types and violations of the calculation rules are input errors.
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References
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