One optimization problem with escalator

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I do not usually stand on a moving escalator and go through it.

I want to pass the maximum number of steps. Up or Down!

What is the speed (steps per second) should I go?

One symbolic and numeric solution I need (from my students too)

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The largest escalator in the world is located in Moscow, at the metro station "Victory Park". Its length is 126 meters and height of 63.4 m.

Escalator speed - 45 meters per minute

The width of the steps of the escalator - 0.4 m

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RichardJ

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If you walk in a direction that's opposite to the movement of the escalator, and at the same speed as the escalator, you can walk until you collapse from exhaustion.

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athurin

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If I may, escalators are specially designed so that you don't walk them up or down !

Steps are intentionally awkwardly high to make it very unpleasant to walk. It is much higher than a standard stair step, which is an average comfortable height.

I am not sure why they do that, I think that every step you walk on an escalator might act as a load transient for the motors, which they don't really like.

So I guess escalator design engineers would be most grateful if you avoided walking up and down and just enjoyed the ride