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Toboggan Run Design

Introduction
A Touristic Enterprises Organization (TEO, client, represented by your professor) requests from
your interdisciplinary engineering team the conceptual design of a summer toboggan run (luge
run), i.e. toboggan chute and chart, in the area of Mutla Ridge, Kuwait, similar to the one
shown in Figure 1 and Figure 2.

Figure I Example of summer toboggan run (Source: https://www.zugspitzarena.com/en/Summer-in-the-

Mountains/More-Summer-Activities/Summer-Tobogganing)

Figure 2: Example of toboggan chart design (Source: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/254664553915518173/)

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Project Scope and Tasks

The scope of the project and its involved tasks are as follows:
1 Selection of a suitable area within in the vicinity of Mula Ridge, Kuwait
2. Design of a toboggan chute (race track), including:
2.1. two left and two right turns
2.2. straight start and straight finishing
2.3. maximum height between start point and finishing point
2.4. footings (concrete) and support structure (steel) of chute

2.5. marked area between finishing line and end of chute (sufficiently long for breaking
maneuver)
3. Design of a gravity-propelled vehicle with coasters (Toboggan chart) with the following
requirements:
3.1. Toboggan net weight smaller than 30kg
3.2. Accommodation of racer (up to 1.9m body height, 1 10kg body weight)

3.3. Attachment point for a tow cable to pull the toboggan to the top of the race hill (50mm
diameter eyelet or similar)
3.4. Mechanical system designed to reduce racing speed (Braking System) behind center of
gravity
4. Technical Design Report, including:
4.1. Design concepts and assumptions / justifications for a) the chute and b) the vehicle
4.2. Design decision matrix for a) chute solution and b) vehicle solution (criteria: cost,
sustainability, maintenance requirements)

4.3. Design calculations, proving both stability and usability of a) chute and b) vehicle
4.4. Safety Analysis (mitigation of overturning moment, c.f. Figure 3)
4.5. Technical drawings of chute and vehicle
4.6. Risk mitigation through design optimization
4.7. Description of innovation in the design approach
4.8. Sustainability considerations

4.9. Description of the anticipated building process of a) the chute and b) the vehicle, including
required material, tools and equipment, and human resources
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4.10. Project Management documentation, including:

4.10.1. Work Breakdown Structure (of chute and vehicle)
4.10.2. Responsibility Matrix for design phase (i.e. responsibilities within your team)
4.10.3. Cost estimation and budget of solution

4.10.4. Scheduling of tasks related to a) design and b) building phase, including critical
path and milestones (Gantt Chart using MS Project or Primavera)

4.10.5. Risk Assessment (including a) design and b) building phase)

4.10.6. Financial feasibility of solution (using NPV method)

EMp = -Wx + Ry

W (tobogg an weight)

Figure 3: Overturning Moment Diagram (Source:

https://staticl.squarespace.com/static/5e40d4b4ef4feb2a836125fe/t/5fe7bc764d160f63a6461151/1609022594397/20
21+Official+Rules+V2.0.pdf)

Sources, such as the following two examples, might provide you with helpful background
information. You are also required to utilize skills and knowledge you have acquired in previous
and concurrent subjects (e.g. physics, materials, surveying, drawings, etc.).
 haps ://www. iso.org/obp/uifitiso : std: iso:19202: -1 : ed-1 :v1: en
 https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/toboggan-design.461499/
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Learning Outcomes
This project supports developing the following learning outcomes:
1. Understand the role of a professional engineer within a business environment.
2. Select materials and processes for engineering applications and justify decisions made.
3. Apply information literacy skills and information technology skills to engineering projects.
4. Utilize simulation tools in project execution.
5. Apply risk assessment and workplace health and safety in engineering activities.
6. Conduct practical activities.
7. Understand the complex nature of engineering activities, including ill-defined situations
and problems involving uncertainty, imprecise information, and conflicting technical and
non-technical factors.

8. Demonstrate personal application and development of the practice of professional

engineering, including a professional attitude, professional communication, problem
solving skills, relevant technical knowledge, productive work practices and a
commitment to lifelong learning.

Project Submissions
The client requires three submissions based on the deadlines according to the course outline:

1. PowerPoint Presentation of various design ideas (each team member has to present a
design idea — either related to the chute design, or related to the vehicle design;
presentation will be recorded and accessible to the other instructors in order to ensure
unique design ideas). The most preferable design (chute, vehicle) needs to be based on
decision matrices.
2. Individual Technical Drawing representing the individual design idea of each team
members (either chute or vehicle).
3. Technical Design Report (one per team).