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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.

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