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Gary1990
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Hey all,
Our team is currently working on a project which contains the pullback mechanism like the ones you find in toys. We are competing against other teams and have a fun match at the end.
The idea is to pull or push the vehicle back 1 meter and store as much as possible energy.
We only have 30 seconds after the push/pullback to adjust the vehicle but it is not allowed to store extra energy other than the energy you stored from the 1 meter push/pullback. After releasing the energy (when the vehicle starts riding) its also not possible for the rider to add extra energy (e.g. moving back and forth to steal extra lenght)
The goal is to store as much energy as possible to get a great deal of traveling distance.
We have several ideas about the construction and the energy storage (we are planning to use springs of a special composite)
We have calculated that if we are to push the vehicle back with a force of 800N, we can only reach the maximum speed of 4 meters per second with the energy we put in to.
A few members are currently working on the wheels because we need to watch out for slipping while pushing/pulling back or while riding.
We have a low budget of 150 euro's.. we are trying to find some sponsors to realize our project.
I was interested in what ideas others may bring in. So if you have any ideas about this vehicle or sponsors, feel free to reply.
Greetings,
Gary
Our team is currently working on a project which contains the pullback mechanism like the ones you find in toys. We are competing against other teams and have a fun match at the end.
The idea is to pull or push the vehicle back 1 meter and store as much as possible energy.
We only have 30 seconds after the push/pullback to adjust the vehicle but it is not allowed to store extra energy other than the energy you stored from the 1 meter push/pullback. After releasing the energy (when the vehicle starts riding) its also not possible for the rider to add extra energy (e.g. moving back and forth to steal extra lenght)
The goal is to store as much energy as possible to get a great deal of traveling distance.
We have several ideas about the construction and the energy storage (we are planning to use springs of a special composite)
We have calculated that if we are to push the vehicle back with a force of 800N, we can only reach the maximum speed of 4 meters per second with the energy we put in to.
A few members are currently working on the wheels because we need to watch out for slipping while pushing/pulling back or while riding.
We have a low budget of 150 euro's.. we are trying to find some sponsors to realize our project.
I was interested in what ideas others may bring in. So if you have any ideas about this vehicle or sponsors, feel free to reply.
Greetings,
Gary