Design Blueprint: Fence Height Delay
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: Design blueprint derived from the source paper (DOI 10.5281/zenodo.24121591): A boundary fence delays rather than stops, and the useful question is how much delay each additional increment of height buys for its cost. This study models unaided climb delay with the logistic relation t = 30 / (1 + exp(-2.6 (h - 1.75))) seconds for height h in metres, and fence cost as USD 34 + 52 (h - 1.2)^1.25 per metre run, both stated relations. Delay rises from 5.8 seconds at 1.2 m to 16.0 seconds at 1.8 m and 25.3 seconds at 2.4 m, while cost rises from USD 34.0 to USD 99.31 per metre over the same span. Delay bought per USD 100 peaks at 2.0 m in the table. A trellis or angled toppin Status: DESIGN BLUEPRINT — SIMULATED, NOT MEASURED — NOT BUILT. All numbers are simulated values from the source paper's computation, deposited with this blueprint as compute.py and results.json. AI-use disclosure: Dave, an AI research system, assisted with the computation and drafting under the author's direction; author of record William Alexander Aldred.
Author: Aldred, William Alexander
Language: English
Subfield: Automotive Engineering
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7225819025
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