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Group 7 Ballisticreport
Group 7 Ballisticreport
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4.2.3BallisticDevice
JacobFisher,DariusMillerd,DominickDiaz
DueFebruary10th
TABLEOFCONTENTS
DesignBrief
FinalDesignSketch
FinalDesignProgram
FinalDesignPictures
Data
Reflections
References
DESIGNBRIEF
ClientCompany:
HobbySpectacle,Inc.
TargetConsumer:
Society
ProblemStatement:
Aleadinghobbycompanyislookingto
improveanexistinglauncherdesign.The
devicemustlaunchaprojectileusingthe
materialsprovided.Thedevicemustbe
adjustablesothatprojectilelaunchescanbe
preciseatvaryingdistances.Thewinning
designwillreceivecashforapatentthatcan
bemassproducedasakitandsoldtothe
public.Membersfromthecompanywillbe
presentduringthelaunchingphaseofthe
process.
DesignStatement:
Buildandtestadevicethatwilllauncha
projectilevaryingdistanceswithprecisionand
accuracy.Makeimprovementsasneededto
meetconstraints.
Constraints:
1.Mustbeadjustabletodifferentangles
including:10,20,30,40,45,50,60,70,80
degrees.
2.Musthavethesameinitialvelocityatany
adjustedangle.
3.Mustlaunchaprojectileatleast15ft.
FINALDESIGNSKETCH
NOMODIFICATIONS
FINALDESIGNPROGRAM
FINALDESIGNPICTURES
DATA
REFLECTIONS
A
Welearnedthatyoushouldreadtheinstructioncarefullyandgetitrightthefirsttime,andupon
discoveringamistake,goBACKandfixit,ratherthantryandcorrectforit.DONTputyourballistic
deviceonstilts,becausethatjustleadstomoreproblems.
B
Withthechallengesofworkinginadesignteam,thechallengescamedowntothelevelof
communicationthatwehadtodevelopasagroup.Incommunication,itwasimportantinthevery
beginningtospeakwithoneanother.Wewerentgreatatthatatfirst,andthatwentpoorly.A1
C
Thepurposeofthedesignproblemistoprovideuswithawrittenoutlineforwhatthedesignhasto
accomplish.Wewouldattempttosolvethesedesignproblemsbydesigning,modifying,andcodingfor
theballisticdevice.
REFERENCES
Otherthantheinstructionsfortherobotandthenotesweweregivenwithformulasfor
calculatingranges,wedidntreallyhaveanyuseforcitablesourcestoobtainotherinformation.
If
we
weretomakemodificationstoourballisticdevice,wemayhaveneededtocitewhereourinspiration
camefrom.