Double Ferris Wheel Design Project：费里斯双轮设计方案.doc

Double Ferris Wheel Design Project Your engineering firm (your group!) has been asked to design a double Ferris wheel for an amusement park to be built adjacent to the Tuscola Outlet Mall. Several other firms are expected to submit designs; the design that provides the most thrill and eye appeal while providing safety and incorporating site constraints will be selected. The selection committee has broken the design process into several phases, each with a deadline and specific requirements. As you complete each phase you will be critiqued so that you can incorporate necessary changes into the final design. Some of the constraints identified by the selection committee include: The ride must fit on a plot of land the size of a football field. No part of the ride should extend beyond the boundary of the field, at any time. The ride should last about 45-60 seconds, once all cars are loaded, before unloading starts. The ride must have two separate wheels, each turning on axles at opposite ends of a rotor arm structure that itself turns about a central axle. Each “basket” should hold at least two, but no more than six, passengers. To keep costs down, the baskets will not be enclosed; they may be single-sided (facing forward or backwards) or double-sided. Each small wheel should include at least four baskets. The ride must be SAFE. Here are the phases of the design process (with percentages of the overall grade indicated): Form a company and create a (very basic!) design? Analyze your ride? Analyze the wheel structure? Loading and unloading Managing G-forces? The Thrill Ride Scream? The Final Design? Suggested?Links: Ferris Wheel Photos and Descriptions The original Ferris wheel? ... newspaper article about original? London Eye (giant single wheel in London, with lots of photos and technical info)? WienerRiesenRad (giant single wheel in Vienna—one of James Bond’s favorites!)? Wonder Wheel (Ferris-wheel/RC combination?)? Pressure and acceleration da