Electric

Ferriswheel

TO

Ms.SusanAlulod

BY

AtitayaJ aroenpattanamongkol
KaewkaweePleumcharoen
Phu-fahNontamongkoltorn
PattranithPattanaanunsuk
WaritPhakratchatanon

 Objective

Theobjectiveofdoingthisprojectistoillustratestheconceptofcircularmotionand

electricitywhichisusedasthemainconceptinthisprojectanditcanbeapplyindaily

life.

Introduction

Physicsexistseverywherearoundus.Thereareplentyofphysicsconcepts

thatwecanusuallyobservedinourdailylife.Inthisproject,wedecidedtocreatean

electricferriswheel.Thephysicsconceptthatwewilluseinourprojectiscircular

motion.Theferriswheelwillbemadefrompopsiclestickwhichmadeitstrong

enoughtostand.Theferriswheelwillbeabletomovebyusingthemotor.

 Materials


Popsiclesticks Cardboard

Latexglue Motor

Circularsaw Ruler

Emptypenlead Scissor Clay


Set-up(drawing)


Actualproject

DiscussionofPhysicsconcept

Circularmotion:Itisdescribedasthemotionofanobjectinacircleataconstant
speed.Whentheobjectmoves,itisconstantlychangingitsdirection.Thevelocity
vectorisdirectedtangenttothecircle.Anobjectmovinginacircleisaccelerating.
Theaccelerationisduetoitschangesindirection.Thefinalmotioncharacteristicsfor
anobjectundergoinguniformcircularmotionisthenetforce.Netforceactingupon
theobjectisdirectedtowardsthecenterofthecircle.Inourproject,theferriswheel
ismovinginacircularmotionataconstantspeed,thenetforcethatactingonthe
ferriswheelcomefromthemotor.Theferriswheelisacceleratingasitisrotatingina
circle.Thespeedthattheferriswheelundergoesistherotationalspeed.Itisinvolves
thenumberofrotationsperunitoftime.Allpartoftheferriswheelsharethesame
rateofrotation.

Discussionofdesign
Thedesignwasbasedontheactualferriswheel.Theferriswheelwillcontain
thebasket,base,bodyoftheferriswheel,andholetoputthemotorinside.Wemake
theweightandthemeasurementoftheferriswheelbalancetomakeitbeableto
holdthebodyoftheferriswheelandmove.Weusethered-winecolourtodecorate
theferriswheelandusewhitecolourtopaintthebasket.Theholeneedtobe
measureinthesizethatthemotorcanbeabletofitinit.Allpartoftheferriswheel
wascreatedbythepopsicle.WeuseLatexgluetoholdeachpartofthepopsicle
becauseitsworkthebestforwoodmaterial.Allthepartofferriswheelneedtobein
samesizeofeachother.Otherwise,theferriswheelwillnotbeabletomove.

Data

Speed Distance Time

0.128m/s 0.64meter 5second

= 0.6 = 0.128m/s
5

Acceleration Velocity Radius

0.164m/s2 0.128m/s 0.10meter

= 0.1282= 0.164m/s
0.10

Analysisofdata

Theferriswheelmoveinthecircularmotionataconstantspeed.Ithasthe
velocity0.128m/s,andhastheaccelerationof0.164m/s2andweconcludethatifwe
increasetheradiusoftheferriswheeltobelonger,theaccelerationoftheferris
wheelwillbesmallerandslower.

Conclusion

Theferriswheelmovesinthecircularpathandhaveaconstantspeed.Wefind
outthattheaccelerationoftheferriswheelisnotdirectlyproportionaltotheradius.
Bycreatingthisproject,Italsohelpsustousecriticalthinkingandcreativethinkingto
createtheworks,fixtheerrorsandfindthebestwaytoachievethegoal.
Recommendation

- Cutthepopsicleaccuratelytopreventtheerrorofthesizeoftheferriswheel.
- Choosethemotorthathasenoughpowertomaketheferriswheelmove.
- Makeeverybasketequaltoeachother,sotheoveralllookoftheferriswheelis
beautiful.
- Makethestickthatweusetoholdthebasketequaltoeachother,toprevent
theferriswheelfromunabletorotate.

References

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TiP5B0pNtOg&t=620s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NO5VZuqMpU4&t=88s

 Discussionofdesign
Wegotinspiredbythevideofromtheyoutube




References

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TiP5B0pNtOg