Abstract

Ourtransportsystemisplannedtobeanonintrusiveflyoversystemthatwillnotinterferewithany
ofthecurrentorfutureroadconfigurations.OursystemwillbeconfiguredasaloopbetweenFlinders
UniversityMainCampus,FlindersMedicalCenter,FlindersUniversityTonsleyCampus,andFlinders
UniversitySturtCampus.ThisloopsystemwillhavetworailstocarryGeospheresinbothdirections
aroundtheloop.
Thecurrentlyplannedtransportsystemwillbeveryenvironmentallyandsociallyfriendly,allowingfor
thejourneyfromMainCampustoTonsleytoberelaxingsothepassengerscantakeintheview.Our
transportsystemwillusessolarpowerenergytopowerthetransportsystemandbecompletely
independantfromthegrid,uselonglastingmaterialstobuildthesystem,andwillallowpassengersto
admirethebeautifulAdelaidescenerywhiletravelingsafelytotheirdestination.
EachGeospherewillbeabletohold4passengerswithamplelegroomandlargeunderseatstorage
forbags,perfectforstudentsandstaff.TheplannedGeospheresarecomfortableandhavean
aestheticthatbeautifullyrepresentshowAdelaideisembracingnewfuturesandforeverimproving.
AllresourceswherepossiblewillbemanufacturedandboughtfromAustraliancompaniessupporting
ourcountryeconomywhilstsavingonpollutioncreatedbyimportingmaterialsfromoverseas
companies.
Ourproposedsystemwillbefarsuperiorthecurrentoneallowingforquickertraveltimes,amore
enjoyabletravelingexperience,abetterimpactontheenvironment,andanimprovedqualityof
durabilitywithagreaterabilitytolastthetestoftime.

SupportingMaterials

Figure1:Proposedloop(withcurrentDarlingtonroadsystem)

Figure2:Proposedloop(withcurrentDarlingtonroadsystem)


Figure3:Proposedloop(withproposedDarlingtonupgradeplan)

Figure4:Geospherecutawayview


Figure5:Demonstrationofseatingplanandlargespaceforbags

Figure6:SeatDesignwithdemonstrationofprotectiveheadrests


Figure7:Geosphereoutsideview

Figure8:SteelrailsusedfortheGeosphereswheelstorollalong

TheoutershelloftheGeospherewillbemadefromclearPVCplastic,asitwillallowtheviewertosee
through,howeveritisstrong,durable,flameresistant,resistanttochemicalsandoil,ischemically
stableanddoesntdepolymerize(Lenntech,n.d.).TheouterstructurewillbeathickPVCclearshell
withatintedcoating(topreventthepassengersfromoverheatinginsummer).Theblackpanelingon
thebottomsectionofthegeosphereismadefromABSplastic,asturdyplasticwithexcellentimpact
resistance(Plasticsinternational,n.d.)
TheGeosphereswillbeabletocarryuptofourpassengersatatimeandhavesufficientspacefor
largebagsunderchairs.
TofindthedimensionsofourGeospheresthebelowformulaswereused

2 2
SolveforCEintherightangledtriangleCEF,usingPythagorasTheorem(a2
+b
=c
).
2
2
2
a +b = c
12 + 22 = C E2
C E2 = 1 + 4
C E = 5m

2 2
SolveforthehypotenuseCDintherightangledtriangleCDF,usingPythagorasTheorem(a2
+b
=c
).

a2 + b2 = c2
x2 + 12 = C D2

C D2 = x2 + 1
C D = x2 + 1m

Now,thediametercanbefoundusingtherightangledtriangleCDE,wherethehypotenuseDEisthe
diameterofthesphere/circle.

CE2 + C D2 = DE2
2

(5) + (x2 + 1)2 = (2 + x)2

4 + 4x + x2 = 5 + x2 + 1
4x + x2 x2 = 6 4
4x = 2
x = 2/4
x = 0.5m

Therefore:
DE = 2 + 0.5 = 2.5m

Thesphereis2.5metresindiameter.
Theplatformis2mlong.
Thereis2mofstandingheight.
Thereis0.5metresunderneath(welllimitedarea)whereyoucanputtheengine.

JustificationofDesign
AspreviouslymentionedourproposedtransportsystemwilltransportpeoplebetweenFlinders
UniversityMainCampus,FlindersMedicalCenter,FlindersUniversityTonsleyCampus,andFlinders
UniversitySturtCampus.Thesefourareaswereselectedasthecurrenttransportsystemscanbe
taxingandalsotakelongperiodsoftimetotravelbetweendestinations.
TheGeosphereswillbecompletelyrunoffsolarpower,makingthemenvironmentallyfriendlyanda
vastimprovementonthecurrentmotoringformsoftransportation.Solarenergyalsoallowsthe
Geospherestohavenoadditionalcostafterinitialconstructionotherthanscheduledrepairs.Thiswill
meannocosttothepopulousthatchosetousethistransportsystem.

Geospheresareaquickformoftransportwiththetimetakentocompleteafullloopbeing10
minutes.ThisishalfofthetimetakentowalkfromtheSturtCampustotheTonsleyCampus.These
quicktraveltimesmeanpatronswillloselessoftheirprecioustimeandbeabletousethetimesaved
productivelyandenjoyably.TheGeospherewilltravelatacomfortable20km/h(asexplainedbelow
inProposedTransportMotionAnalysis)allowingforpatronsofthisservicetoviewthebeautiful
Adelaidescenerywithasenseofserenity.


TheGeosphereslinktoFlindersMedicalCenterisconvenientformanycomputersasitlinkwiththe
FMCbusinterchange.FMCisabusyinterchangewitharound265peopleintheareausingitand1644
peopleusingthepublictransportinthesurroundingarea(Mannix,2013).Thislinkwillprovideeaseto
theuserastheywillhavea3.3minutetraveltimetoTonsleyratherthana10minutetraveltime
(traveltimecalculatedbelowinProposedTransportMotionsAnalysis).Theywillalsohavelessofa
waitiftheymissaGeospherewiththetimebetweeneachGeospherebeingaround2minutes(see
ProposedTransportMotionsAnalysis)

SafetyisofcourseofhighestconcernwithourGeospheresthisiswhytheyarefittedwithmanysafety
features.Highheadrestareinplacetoprotectpassengersfromhavingcollisionswiththeother
passengerbehindthem.Cushionedpanelsarealsooneithersideoftheheadrestsincaseaccidents.
Airbagshavebeenfittedintotheblackpanelaroundthebottomofthegeosphere,thesewilldeploy
ifanysuddenstopsoccur.

TheGeosphereswiththeirbeautifulviewovertheAdelaideareamayalsobecomeatourist
attraction.Bringingmorerevenuetothesurroundingbusinesses.ItwillalsomakeFlindersUniversity
standoutamongsttheotheruniversityinSAasthisproposedschemewillleadtotheengineering
degreesdownatTonsleybecomingmoreappealingastraveltoandfromthecampuseswillbefar
easier.

InadditiontoalltheabovementionedqualitiesoftheGeospherestheywillalsobedriverless.A
sensorwillbeplacedalongthetrackat15.45meterstocometoasmoothandslowstop.This
distancewascalculatedusingtheformula vf2 v2i = 2as Adecelerationof1m/swaschosenforour
stoppingspeedaswewantagradualstop.(OtheroriginalvaluescalculatedbelowinProposed
TransportMotionAnalysis)
vf = 02m/s
02 5.562 = 2 * 1 * s
vi = 5.562m/s

30.9 = 2 * s

a = 1m/s

30.9
2

s = ?

s = 15.45m

= s

Thesesensorswillcommunicatewiththecomputeralongwiththeenginetellingitwhento
decelerateandputontheGeospheresbrakes.TheGeospheresbreakswillalsobeabletobeoperated
byaseparatecontrolcomputerincaseofanemergencywherestoppingisrequired.

ASustainableDesignSolution
Thecurrentlyplanneddesignsystemwillbeveryenvironmentallyandsociallyfriendly,allowingfor
thejourneyfromMainCampustoTonsleytoberelaxingsothepassengerscantakeintheview.It
usessustainablysourcedelectricalenergytopowerthetransportsystem,useslonglastingmaterials

tobuildthesystem,allowspassengerstoadmiretheviewbuttravelsafelytotheirdestinationand
hasmanymorebenefitsthatwillbediscussedbelow.
Firstly,letsdiscusstheenvironmentalfactorsofthissystem.InPart5(below),theamountofpower
requiredtopower6Geosphereshasbeencalculatedtobeapproximately4.512kWhperday,ifthe
systemrunsfrom7:30AMto7PM.According
ClearEnergyCouncilAustralia
(2011),one1.5kWsolar
panelsystemwillproduceanaverageof6.3kWhofelectricityeveryday.Thiselectricitycanthenbe
usedtopowerthetransportsystem,andtheleftoverenergycanbeputintoreserve,orusedby
Flindersinotherareasorcampuses.Therewillbe6solarpanels,1.6x1meach,anditshouldlast
approximately25years(InfiniteEnergy,2015;CleanEnergyCouncil,2011).Howthesystemwillwork
isthesolarpanelswillbelocatedneartheTonsleybuilding,wheretherewillbeastationwherethe
Geospheresarelocatedatnightsothepubliccannotaccessthemanddamagethem.Thesolarpanels
willcollectsolarenergyandconvertitintoelectricity,whichwillthenbestoreduntilthenight.At
night,theGeosphereswillbeconnectedtotheirchargingdocks,wheretheywillbefilledwithatleast
1kWhofenergy.Thiswilldependontheweatherconditions.Forexample,inwinterorsummer,they
willbefilledwithmorethan1.5kWhofelectricity,becausetheyneedtopowertheairconditioner
andheater.
Thisisasustainablewaytopowerthesystem,asitisalongterminvestment,allowsustosavemoney
onfuelcostsandreducesCO2emissions(refertoPart4).Sincesolarpanelsaremadesilicon,whichis
oneoftheworldsmostabundantmaterials,itisbetterforyouthatburningfossilfuels.Thereare
somecarbonemissionsintheproductionofsiliconsolarpanels,buttheproductproducedallowsus
toreduceothercarbonemissions.Tomakeitevenbetterforsociety,ourcompanyissuggesting
buyingsolarpanelsystemsthathavebeenmadelocallyinAustralia,andthus,supportingthe
economyandnotsweatshopsoverseas,whichcanexposepeopletodangerouschemicals,which
harmtheirhealth.SiliconcanalsobeminedinAustralia,supportingourinfrastructureandeconomy,
andprovidingmorejobsforminers.Asitsupposedlylasts25years,thisisagoodinvestmenttomake
(InfiniteEnergy,2015).Itcostsapproximately$2,900to$6,000,whichisasmallpartofthebudget,
howeveroneofthemostimportant.
ThebatteriesusedintheGeosphereswillbea1.5kWhlithiumionbatterymodule.Panasonichas
createdthistypeofbattery:itis18mmindiameterand65mminlength,hasamassof8kg,andis
designedtooffer[s]energystoragesolutionsforcleanenergydevelopment(Panasonic,2009).This
wontdragourmodeldown,itwillallowustostoreenoughenergytopowertheGeospheres,andlike
Panasonicsaiditdoesoffer[s]energystoragesolutionsforcleanenergydevelopment(Panasonic,
2009).
AsmentionedearlierthemainbodyofthegeospherewillbemadeofclearPVCplasticAlthough,PVC
isapetrochemicalproduct,itsdurabilityandstrengthareverybeneficialtothetransport.Thereis
currentlynocommerciallyavailablesustainablehardplasticorsimilar,thusthisisthenextbestthing.
Duetoitsdurability,thecostsoftheoftheplastic(whichnormallysellforaround$50per50x25x
1.5cmsheet)willbeaninvestmentthatwilllastforatleast10yearsifnotmore(Lenntech,n.d.).

ThematerialsinsidetheGeospherewillbemadeofrecycledplasticstoreducethecarbonfootprintof
thetransportsystem.SinceAustraliahasaverysuccessfulrecyclingsystem,theplasticsfromthere
canbeusedtomadeplasticseats(toseethedesign,refertoPart1andPart2).Theseatswillalsobe
cushionedtomakethejourneymoresafeandcomfortableforthepassengers.Onthecushioned
seats,therewillbeaAboriginalartdesignstoacknowledgethecultureandtheheritageoftheKaurna
people.Thesedesignscanbegatheredandonecanbechosenbycreatingacompetitionforyoung
andoldAboriginalartistsandFlindersstudentstoshareandcreatetheirdesigns.Thiswillnotonly
encouragepeopletoexpressandsharetheirculture,butwillgetstudentsupportandinvolvementfor
theproject.
Fortherails,steelwillbeused,becauseitisdurable,strong,lightweight(forametal),hasanice
aesthetic,hasahighstrengthtoweightratioandiswidelyavailable(TataSteelConstruction,2015).
Thestrengthtoweightratioissuperbeneficialasitmeanswehavetoputlesssupportstructures
downintotheground,ruininglessofFlindersbeautifulnaturalforestsandhabitats.Thereareawide
arrayofcorrosionpreventingcoveringsforsteelnow,meaningthatthesteelstructurecanlastfor
morethana100years(TataSteelConstruction,2015).Itcanalsoeasilybefixedifthereiseveran
unfortunatebreakdown,becauseheattreatmenttechniquescanbeused.Itisalsoasustainable
material,becausewecanalwaysreturnsteeltosteelworksandhavethemredesignit(TataSteel
Constructions,2015).ItalsomeansthatwecansourcesteelfromAustralianmines,boostingthe
economy.
Therewillbesensorsbuiltintotherails,whichwillbecaughtbytheGeospheretosignalwhenit
needstostopandstart.Thesesensorswilltellthebuiltincomputersystemhowtoact:tostopor
start,toopenthedoorwhenthebuttonispushedortocloseit.Thiswillmakethesystemmore
efficient,anditwonthavetorelyofmanuallabor.
Someoftheexpensesoftheseprojectswillbetakenoutofthestudentfees.Wearehopingthatthis
projectwillbefundedbyFlindersandtheAustralianGovernment,asitishighlyhelpfultothe
studentsofFlinders,andimprovesAdelaidesrankintheworld,asitwillbethefirsttransportation
systemofitskind.Itwillattractsomevisitors,andwilldefinitelyimpressotherengineersand
designers.
ThissystemwillhopefullybebuiltduringtheconstructionoftheDarlingtonproject,howeverwill
hopefullyfinishbefore.Thiswaywearentcreatingasmuchroadblock,becausetherewillbealready
constructionsthere.ItalsomeansthatFlindersstudentswillbeabletoaccessthetransportsystem
earlieron,whichmakesitmoreconvenientforthem.AsitalsopassespasttheSturtCampus,itcan
alsobeutilisedbystudentswhoneedtogettoSturt.Inthefuture,itcanbeextendedfurther,into
theNorthcampuses.
Withourdesign,wearehopingtopromotetheuseofsustainableenergytopowertransport,
challengepeopleswayofthinkingabouttransport,createandeasysystemforstudentstouse,and
usenew

developingtechnologies.

CurrentTransportMotionAnalysis.

Withoutthecurrentpathwayupgrade,theonlywayyoucanreachtheTonsleycampusfromtheMain
FlindersCampusisbyeithercatchingtheTonsleyLoopBusorbywalking.

AsmalltestdonebyourteamwaswalkingtoTonsleyandthenbacktotheSturtcampus(whichis
MUCHclosertoTonsleythantheMainCampus),andwefoundthatittakesapproximately25
minutestotraveltoTonsleycampusand25minutesback.Thisisaverylongdistanceandtimeto
travel,veryinconvenient,especiallyforpeoplewhohavedisabilitiesormaynotbeabletotravelon
foot.ThetimetotraveltoTonsleyusingtheTonsleyLoopBusis15minutes(Flinders,n.d.).The
distancetravelledcanbecalculated,usingGoogleMapsasatool.

Figure9:AmapdisplayingtheroutefromFlindersUniversityMainCampustoTonsleyCampus.Allof
theroadsshownherehavepedestrianwalkwaysandcrosses.

GoogleMapsestimatesthatitwilltake5minutestotraveltoTonsleyfromMainCampus,however
wecanusethisdatatoestimatetheaveragetimeittakestowalkthere(figure<).
Itisassumedthattheaveragewalkingspeedisapproximately5km/h,whichiftransferredintom/s,
turnsintoapproximately1.4m/s.Thisisthespeedthatwillbeusedinourcalculations.
va = 5km/h

t = s/va

s = 2.5km

t = 2.5/5

t = ?h

t = 0.5h = 30minutes

Ittakesapproximately30minutestowalktoTonsleyusingthesecalculations,whichdoesntinclude
trafficanddoesntincludefromwhichpartofthecampusyouaretravelling.Thismethodoftravelling
ishighlyexhaustive,especiallyforastudentwhomaybecarryingseveraltextbooksortechnology.

WiththenewproposaloftheDarlingtonUpgradeproject,thereareevenlesswalkways,whichmeans
studentswillhavetroubletravellingbetweencampuses(figure?).Studentswillalsohavetopassalot
oftrafficlightstowalkacrossthecomplicatedroadstogettotheirdestination.
Thisiswhereourdesignsystemcomesinwithourfasttravellingtimes,howeverlowersaferspeeds,
wecangetstudentsbetweencampusesinstantaneously.
TheTonsleyLoopBuscanalsobeexaminedasatransport.Theexactmodelofthebusisnotknown,
howeveritisassumed(fromobservation)thatitisthesizeofaminibus.UsingToyota12SeatDiesel
HiaceMinibusasanexample,wecancalculatehowmanyemissionsarereleasedintotheatmosphere
andhowmuchfuelisrequiredtokeepthesystemrunning.
Theautomaticversionofthiscarmodeluses9.2L/100km,whilethemanualuses8.6L/100km
(Toyota,2015).Wewillusethemanualversionasanexample,becauseitismoreenvironmentally
friendly.ThetriptoTonsleyandbackisapproximately5km(figure<).Thereare22loopseveryday
(FlindersUniversity,n.d.).Wecancalculatehowmuchfuelisneededperday.
8.6L = 100km
?L = 22 * 5 = 110km
110km * 8.6L = 946/100 = 9.46L

TheLoopbuswouldneed9.46Lperday,whichis66.22Lperweek.Theaveragepriceoffuelis
currently133.7,whichmeansthatFlinderspay$88.53tocontinuetheservice(notcountingrepairs)
(MotorMouth,2015).Thisisapproximately113kgofcarbonemissionseveryweek(ABC,2007).
Althoughthismaynotseemmuch,thiscanadduptoquitealotofmoneyandcancausealotof
damagetotheenvironment.ThisiswhytheProposedTransportMotionSystemwillbepowered
usingSolarpanelenergy.Bothofthosesourcesofenergyaresustainable,causeminimaldamageto
theenvironment,areaninvestmentinthelongrunastheywillpowerforalongtime,anddontneed
tobemanuallyrefilled.
Asseenabove,thecurrentTransportMotionSystemthatisavailableisnotveryconvenient,fastor
sustainable.ItwillalsobedelayedduringthebuildingoftheDarlingtonProject,causingmoretrouble
forTonsleystudents.OurtransportsystemwillbefinishedbuildingbeforetheDarlingtonproject,soit
canbeusedbystudentsaroundFlindersduringtheconstruction.

ProposedTransportMotionAnalysis.
Ourteamhasdecidedforourtransporttobeinaloopsystem,sothatitcanbeaccessedbyall
membersoftheFlindersUniversityandFlindersHospitalcommunity:


Thecurrentplanisforthelooptotake10minutes,whichishowwecancalculatetheaveragespeed.
va = ?m/s

va = s/t

s = 3.46km = 3460m

va = 3460/600

t = 10min = 600s

va = 5.77m/s

Thiscanbechangedfrommetrespersecondintokilometresperhourstounderstandandcompare
howfastthatisgoing.
5.77m/s * 3.6 = 20.76km/h

Thegeospherewillbetravellingapproximately20km/h(accountingthattheremaybestops),which
isaverynicespeed,becauseitallowsthepassengerstogettotheirdestinationontimeandallow
themtoadmirethescenery.

Anaveragetimeoftravelfromeachstopwillbecalculated.

TonsleyBuildingtoSturtLibrary
va = 20km/h

t = s/va

s = 0.87km

t = 0.87/20

t = ?

t = 0.0435h = 2.61minutes = 2m37s

SturtLibrarytoMainCampus
va = 20km/h

t = s/va

s = 0.84km

t = 0.84/20

t = ?

t = 0.042h = 2.52minutes = 2m31s

MainCampustoFlindersHospital

va = 20km/h

t = s/va

s = 0.55km

t = 0.55/20

t = ?

t = 0.0275h = 1.65minutes = 1m39s

FlindersHospitaltoTonsleyCampus
va = 20km/h

t = s/va

s = 1.2km

t = 1.2/20

t = ?

t = 0.06h = 3.6minutes = 3m36s

*Thesedistancesarebasedontheaveragescalculatedbytheteam.Thedistancesmaychangewhen
building,orifanyconstructionplanswillchangeduringthebuildingoftheGeosphereRail.
ThismeansfromMainCampustoTonsley,itwilltake5minutes15seconds,whichismuchshorter
thanthecurrentlyavailablewayoftravelling.
Ourcurrentproposalstatesthattherewillbe6Geospheres,travellingontheloopatanygiventime
toallowtheFlindersUniversity.Tomakesuretheycansafelytravelandnotcollidewitheachother,
theidealdistancebetweeneachGeosphereneedstobeworkedout(refertofigure?fordiagram).

FigureOO:Adiagramofproposedloop,relatingtothepositionsoftheGeospheres.
Anidealdistancebetween2Geospherescanbefiguredoutbycompletingsomesimplemaths.
distance = (totaldistance (length * thenumberofGeosphere)/numberofGeospheres

d = (3460m (2.5m * 6))/6

d = (3460 15)/6
d = 3445/6
d = 574.17m

TheidealdistancebetweentwoGeospheresifbotharetravellingatthesamerateorarenotmoving
(iftheyareinthesamestateofmotion)is574.17m.However,theworldisnotideal,andGeospheres
willstop.Usingtheaveragespeed,thetimeitwilltakeamovingGeospheretotraveltothenext
Geosphere(whichisstill).
va = 20km/h = 5.56m/s

t = va/s

s = 574.17m

t = 574.17/5.56

t = ?s

t = 103s = 1m43s

Thisisquitealotoftime,whichreducestheriskoftwoGeospherescolliding,anditsveryunlikely
thatacollisionwouldeveroccur.
WhatweneedtoconsiderwiththisdesignistheamountforceitwouldtaketomovetheGeospheres.
Sincethetrackwillbemostlylevelandparalleltotheground,therewontbeanymajorliftsorstrains
ontheGeospheres.Thiswaschosenasageneralhealthconcern,aswedidntwanttorecreatea
rollercoaster,becausethenitwouldendangerthelivesofpeoplewithheartconditions,strokerisk,
pregnancyorafearofrollercoasters(Mosscrop,2014).Wewantourtransporttobesafeand
availabletoaccessforallpeople.Tofigureouttheforceweneedtofigureoutthemassandthe
acceleration.
ThehypothesisedmassofoneGeosphereis800kg,becausethatsapproximatelythemassofone
singlecartcoaster(AnnenbergLearner,2014).IftheaverageAustralianweighsapproximately85kg
andtheGeospherecanhave4passengers,itmeansthatthesystemneedstosupportatleast340kg
(AustralianBureauofStatistics,2012).Tomakeitmoreconvenient,themaximummassthe
Geospherecanhandleis380kg,makingitavailabletoeveryone.Thismeansthetotalmassofafull
Geosphereis1180kg.
Tocalculatetheacceleration,theformula a = (vf vi)/t canbeused.Ourinitialspeedis0m/s,and
ourfinalspeedis5.56m/s.TheteamhasdecidedthatwewanttheGeospherestoacceleratetothat
speedin3seconds.
vf = 5.56m/s

a = (vf vi)/t

vi = 0m/s

a = (5.56 0)/3

t = 3s

a = 5.56/3

a = ?m/s/s

a = 1.85m/s2

NowthemaximumforcethatwouldbeneededtostartthepassengerfullGeospheremovingfrom0
m/sonafrictionlesssurfacecanbecalculated.
m = 1180kg
2

F = ma

a = 1.85m/s

F = 1180 * 1.85

F = ?N

F = 2183N

Itwouldtake2183NewtonstostartmovingtheGeosphereonanonfrictionsurface.However,life
isntperfectandthereisfrictionsowecancalculatehowmuchfrictionthereisandhowmuchforceis
neededtocombatit.Thecoefficientofstaticfrictionbetweensteel(rails)andPVCis0.58(Ghosh,
2011).
F = ?N

F = k * F normal

s = 0.58

F = 0.58 * 11564

F normal = mg = 1180 * 9.8 = 11564N

F = 6707.12N

Thismeansthatthereis6707.12Noffriction,anditwouldmeanthat8845.12Nofforcewouldneed
tobeappliedtomovetheGeosphere.
mv
t
1180*5.77
600

m = 1180kg

F =

v = 5.77m/s

F =

t = 600s

F = 6808.6/600

F = ?N

F = 11.35N

ThismeansthattheGeospherewillneedtoproduce11.35NofforcetomoveoneGeosphereata
constantrate.
WecancalculatetheamountofpowerneededtopowertheGeosphere.
P = ?W

P = (F s)/t

F = 11.35N

P = (11.35 * 3460)/600

s = 3.46km = 3460m

P = 39271/600

t = 600s

P = 65.45W

Itwouldtake65.45WofpowertorunoneGeospheres.Ifoursystemrunsfrom7.30amto7:00pm,it
wouldmeanthatthesystemwouldrunfor11.5hours.ThismeansthatoneGeospherewouldrequire
752.675Whor0.752kWh.Approximately4.512kWhperdaywillberequiredtopowerthe6
Geosphereseveryday.AssumingtheGeospheresrunfor48weekseveryyear(notplanningtorunin
theChristmasholidays!),approximately1516.032kWhofelectricitywillbeneededtopowerthe
Geosphereseachyear.
A1.5kWsolarpanelsystemwillproduceapproximately6.3kWhofelectricityonanidealday,
howeveritwouldstillproduceenoughenergyoncloudydays(orhavesomeinreserve),whichcanbe

usedtopowerthetransportsystem(CleanEnergyCouncil,2011).Thesystemwouldtakeup9.6x6m
ofspace,whichisaverysmall,howeveritwouldrpovidealotofbenfittothosetravellingonit.
Tosummarise,theadvantagesofthissystemareisthatitissustainable,useslonglastingmaterials,
requireslittle(sustainable)powertoruniteveryday,getsFlindersstudentstotheirclassesfast,allows
peoplewithhealthconcernstotravelitandallowsstudentstoenjoytheirridetherebylettingthem
lookdownandseetheview.

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