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Initial Brainstorming Sketches
Initial Brainstorming Sketches
Pros and Cons
Pros and Cons
Zipline - Pros: Looks cool, can transport balls
Cons: Hard to build, high risk
3-Way Sorter - Pros: Can implement user interface, satisfies some requirements
Cons: Hard to program
Archimedes Screw - Pros: Looks very cool, can build potential energy
Cons: Hard to build, hard to program, takes lots of space
Loop - Pros: Looks cool, no programming required
Cons: Hard to build
Uncertainties
Uncertainties
- Hard to calibrate ball dropping on the screw
- Unsure of how to get zipline to work
- Double loop might not have worked
- Question of what to add onto the mini-sculpture
Plan
Plan
Our plan for the final sculpture was to build upon our existing Mini Sculpture and improve parts that didn't work optimally. We reworked the Archimedes Screw ball dropping mechanism by incorporating a touch sensor. We also added two of our old ideas that didn't make it into the Mini Sculpture: the Zipline and the Loop. We also added more interesting tracks such as our trampolines. Overall, we expanded the Mini Sculpture to about twice the original size.
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