Monday, March 5, 2012
Strategy & Machine Concept
We settled on a strategy that focuses on collecting balls from the base of the tower. We wanted to do this with a machine that can mostly just position itself in front of the tower and then sweep many balls under it continuously, guiding them to the goal without moving.
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| steps of our strategy |
Our final concept does this with a sort of "waterwheel" device on the front, and a fence that extends from the back with a rack and pinion mechanism.
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| final hand sketch of our design |
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| our styrofoam sketch model |
We created a Solidworks model that shows clearly how the modules of the machine will work together and how the motors and power transmission methods will function.
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| Solidworks side view emphasizing how the machine interacts with ping pong balls |
We are very enthusiastic about this design and look forward to building it.
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