3D Helmet Model

evidence of work

For this project, my group and I created a 3D model and report for a NASCAR helmet. We researched the safety requirements for a helmet and the separate components. This report and project were in preparation for our group to 3D model our own product. However, our product isn't really one that requires a 3D model. We need our material to be very flexible and tight and account for all of the electronic aspects, which can't be done in a 3D model. We decided to save our time and work on programming our motor instead. Below is our 3D modeling report, as well as screenshots of our 3D model and sketches that we drew.

perspective drawing of group helmet

isometric drawings of basic helmet

content

acceleration -

change in speed over time
racecars use an extreme amount of acceleration
helmets are safety tested using extreme acceleration to replicate a real collision

g force -

force acting on a body in response to acceleration or gravity

friction -

force that resists motion when two objects collide

force -

causes the mass to accelerate
in this case, the amount you push on the peddle is the force that causes the car to accelerate

reflection

While completing this project, I think that my group has grown immensely with delegating certain things to different people. I was in charge of mostly this whole project, with Sahasra helping me a little. Sola has been working fully on coding our motor and getting it to run with the help of Zane. Conor and Sahasra have been working on the presentation aspects of the project including slideshow and document assignments.

I have improved my critical thinking skills during this project since Fusion 360 requires a lot of patience. I am still the only group member who can even get onto Fusion in the first place, so I have been the one to do the 3D modeling. Because the video tutorials are so old, Fusion has changed its programming so that many of the buttons are different, which makes it extremely difficult to follow along.

I have been experiencing some senioritis, so I've been having more missing assignments than ever. I turned this assignment in late as well as other Fusion tutorials. In the future and especially with the Capstone project, I want my team and I to stay more on schedule and meet our deadlines, which are fast approaching.

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