Dropcopters
Watch the below video- It explains what to do...
Watch the below video- It explains what to do...
Build a highly accurate prototype drop-copter (see movies at bottom of page) that can hold 1 large bandaid and deliver it to a specific target. (You will drop the drop-copter from the mezzanine to the commons floor into a hula hoop.)
Build a highly accurate prototype drop-copter (see movies at bottom of page) that can hold 1 large bandaid and deliver it to a specific target. (You will drop the drop-copter from the mezzanine to the commons floor into a hula hoop.)
Role: You are an Engineer.
Role: You are an Engineer.
Audience: Your client is/are people in need of food/medical/ emergency supplies that can be delivered no other way.
Audience: Your client is/are people in need of food/medical/ emergency supplies that can be delivered no other way.
Situation: Your team has been chosen to design a light weight, non-parachute system by Doctors Without Borders. Parachutes often get caught on high pointy things like trees and telephone poles. Dropcopters solve this issue.
Situation: Your team has been chosen to design a light weight, non-parachute system by Doctors Without Borders. Parachutes often get caught on high pointy things like trees and telephone poles. Dropcopters solve this issue.
Product
Product
You will choose and build a drop-copter from the designs provided or create a hybrid design of your own making/choosing that can hit the target hula hoop most consistently.
Design Requirements:
Must have 2 or more blades
Must be held and dropped with 2 pinched fingers.
MAY GIVE 2 finger rotational help by "LAUNCHER"
Must carry a note card (representing a bandaid)
Notecard cannot be taped/stapled/glued to drop-copter
Can only use tape or glue to build dropcopter.
3 Must Do's
3 Must Do's
First MUST DO: Watch these videos
First MUST DO: Watch these videos
Second MUST DO: Draw three prototypes of your choosing after watching the above videos- How...? Watch below video.
Second MUST DO: Draw three prototypes of your choosing after watching the above videos- How...? Watch below video.
Tutorial-Tech Drawing.m4vThird MUST DO: Get Mr. Kasper to sign off on 3 prototypes then you can start building. ***For a Content Grade***
Third MUST DO: Get Mr. Kasper to sign off on 3 prototypes then you can start building. ***For a Content Grade***