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Mousetrap Car

Mousetrap Car. By: Carrie Brown, Jim Carter, Micah Walker, Conner Reynolds. Task Outline. Team Project Coordinator- Carrie Brown Design Coordinator- Micah Walker Testing Coordinator- Jim Carter Presentation Coordinator- Conner Reynolds. Design Elements. Design A Mousetrap Car.

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Mousetrap Car

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  1. Mousetrap Car By: Carrie Brown, Jim Carter, Micah Walker, Conner Reynolds

  2. Task Outline • Team Project Coordinator- Carrie Brown • Design Coordinator- Micah Walker • Testing Coordinator- Jim Carter • Presentation Coordinator- Conner Reynolds

  3. Design Elements Design A Mousetrap Car Design restrictions Approved materials list Elements of design Chassis issues Engine issues Drivetrane issues • Weight • Proper structure/stability • Strength • Mouse trap falls off. • String breaks. • Ruler snapping. • Friction • Axel placement. • Not having good rotation .

  4. Initial Design Flow Chart Research Ideas/Brainstorm Design Element Issues Chose Best Solution Design Car (schematic drawing) Gathered Materials for the car. Drilled holes for the axels Built the car Tested the car

  5. Revision Flow Chart After the first trial we made the following revisions: We adjusted the wheels. We added weight to the left side. Using pennies and binder clips. One of the wheels fell off and we had to glue it back on. We added to the wheel weight using pennies.

  6. Schematic

  7. Design Process • Four CDs as wheels • Wooden sticks for axels • Three pieces of wood was used for the chassis. • Mousetrap as engine • Attached to the mousetrap a ruler • Attached to ruler a string which is wrapped around the axel.

  8. Mousetrap Car

  9. Testing the car

  10. VIDEO

  11. The car in action.

  12. Group Picture

  13. First Run

  14. Second Run

  15. Velocity Graph

  16. Acceleration Graph

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