Recent content by alie77

Well...in terms of what the "vehicle" needs to be, there are no predefined musts. However, I think it needs to be 10x10 cm cause that's how big the final zone is. Final zone is a circle that the vehicle should stop in

Ya I'm definately going to be testing the prototypes. I really like your idea of a spring loading the steering but I would have to figure it a way of doing. The arm would definately be a bonus interms of controling the direction of the vehicle. Unfortunatly, I can't have any electronics, all...

Sure. In terms of powering the car, I would simply tape an elastic band to the body of the car and wrap it around the axle. That way, all that has to be done to wind it up is turn the wheels backwards. As for pulling off the hairpin turn I had several ideas. One idea is using gears to have...

Hello everyone, first post on this forum and I'm really excited to hear you feed back. For my first year engineering design course I'm asked to design a vehicle that will undergo a hairpin turn (180 degrees) around a 2 by 4 piece of wood. The vehicle must only harness the power of elastics or...