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Overview
Overview
- Mousetrap vehicle must push 16-oz plastic cup past half a meter in front of the starting position
- Vehicle must travel at least half a meter forward and two to four meters behind the starting position, with the specific distance interval, i.e. 3 meters, 2.3 meters, 3.31 meters, depending on the competition level
- The vehicle with the lowest time, vehicle that pushes the cup past or closest to half a meter in front of the starting position, and vehicle that stops closest to the endpoint behind the starting position wins
Second generation mousetrap vehicle.
Second generation mousetrap vehicle.
- Faster and lighter than the first mousetrap vehicle
- Utilizes smaller and lighter second generation frame holders that I designed in Autodesk Inventor and 3D printed
3rd generation driving.wmvVideo of mousetrap vehicle moving back and forth
Video of mousetrap vehicle moving back and forth
- Vehicle moves forward and backwards using mousetrap to power it
- Stops at the end of its run using wingnut braking mechanism in the front
Winning shot at State Competition
Winning shot at State Competition
- Shot of the mousetrap vehicle when it completed its second run in the State competition
- Vehicle stopped with the dowel directly over the stopping tape, earning us first place in the State competition in 2018
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