Looks like a non-cycling student did a "project" for a non-cycling instructor, and they went off open loop.
30 seconds thing by a cyclist here...
What happens if a piece of glass or metal, or a thorn, punctures the inflation tube? (No pumping.)
So you have to buy an integrated tire and matching tube. How do you patch the tube?
Give the kid an A for originality, pat him on the head, and send him (or her) to Econ and Accounting classes.