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Transcribed Image Text:. You are required to design a roller coaster with the profile shown in Figure Q2(a).
An electric motor will pull the coaster to the top of the first hill. After the coaster has
been pulled to the top, no more external work will be added to it. Hint: the amount of
energy the coaster has to complete its journey on the track depends on the potential
energy on the first hill This will give you the relationship berween the height of this hill
and the speed of the coaster.
The shape of the first hill will detemine if the coaster will safely travel on the track and
speed of the coaster. Hint: you can imagine the coaster as a particle that moves in space
along the track in a projectile motion.
The coaster exit through a second hill to maintain feeling of speed and thrill in the ride.
The second hill is also to maintain the speed to the next stage of the ride. Hint: the
safety of travel on the track depends on the speed you are travelling and is related to
the hill you are coming from.
Instead of adding a loop to your coaster, the coaster is allowed to gradually cruise to a
stop. Assume is a flat path.
(c)
(d)
Height of the fint kill Shupa af the fint kil-
The it path
The loop
Figure Q2(a) Profile of roller coaster: (a) The height of first hill height 20m, (b) Shape
of the first hill and radius at the bottomp = 60 m, (c) The exit path height 5m, and
(d) The loop to end the ride is a level ground, ignore the small height.
Assuming a total mass of 1000kg, explain with calculations how would you design the
roller coaster from start till the end of coaster ride:
O the power of the electric motor to pull the coaster up the first hill.
the force at the bottom of the first hill to make sure it is strong enough to support
(i)
the coaster.
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