Passenger ropeways are a promising alternative for the development of public transport infrastructure in large cities. However, the construction of ropeways has a rather high cost and requires taking into account a significant number of restrictions associated with the features of the existing urban development and the placement of urban infrastructure. The main objective of this research is to develop optimization models that minimize the total cost of modular intermediate towers of a discretely variable height and a rope system due to the optimal placement and selection of the height of these towers, taking into account the features of the surface topography and urban development. The proposed modular principle for the construction of intermediate towers also enables the cost of construction to be further reduced. As a specific example, the design of a ropeway in the city of Bryansk, which has a complex terrain, is considered. The developed models are conveniently used at the initial stage of the design of the ropeway to compare the cost of various options for the location of the ropeway route in order to reduce the risk of error when choosing the least expensive option. The calculation results can serve as a guide for a preliminary assessment of the number and height of intermediate towers, their installation locations on the ground and the characteristics of the cable system.

客运索道是大城市发展公共交通基础设施的有希望的替代方法。但是，架空索道的建设成本很高，并且需要考虑与现有城市发展特征和城市基础设施布置有关的大量限制。这项研究的主要目的是开发一种优化模型，该模型考虑到塔的高度的最佳放置和选择，从而使离散可变高度的模块化中间塔和绳索系统的总成本最小化。表面地形和城市发展。所提出的用于中间塔架的模块化原理还使得能够进一步降低建造成本。例如，考虑了布良斯克市的索道设计，该市地势复杂。所开发的模型可方便地用于索道设计的初始阶段，以比较索道路线位置的各种选择的成本，以减少选择最便宜的选择时的出错风险。计算结果可作为初步评估中间塔架的数量和高度，它们在地面上的安装位置以及电缆系统特性的指南。所开发的模型可方便地用于索道设计的初始阶段，以比较索道路线位置的各种选择的成本，以减少选择最便宜的选择时的出错风险。计算结果可作为初步评估中间塔架的数量和高度，它们在地面上的安装位置以及电缆系统特性的指南。所开发的模型可方便地用于索道设计的初始阶段，以比较索道路线位置的各种选择的成本，以减少选择最便宜的选择时的出错风险。计算结果可作为初步评估中间塔架的数量和高度，它们在地面上的安装位置以及电缆系统特性的指南。