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Overview
Overview
- Mousetrap vehicle must push a 3-oz paper cup past 8.00 meters from the starting point
- Vehicle must also go to an endpoint behind the starting position after delivering the cup in the ranges of 1.00 to 2.00 meters for Regional, 2.00 to 4.00 meters for State, and 4.00 to 6.00 meters for National competitions in intervals of .1 meters in each of the ranges, i.e. 1.2 meters, 4.3 meters, and 5.7 meters
- Vehicle endpoint is offset to the right from the central line by .1 meters for Regional, .25 meters for State, and .5 meters for National level competitions
- The vehicle with the lowest time, vehicle that pushes the cup past or closest to 8.00 meters in front of the starting position, and vehicle that stops closest to the endpoint behind the starting position wins
Third generation Mousetrap Vehicle
Third generation Mousetrap Vehicle
- Designed entire vehicle in Autodesk Inventor
- Fully 3D printed body to streamline assembly process, reducing construction time by 70%
- Entire vehicle design optimized to maximize distance traveled, reduce mass, and hold on to the cup
- Features small adjustable arm that attached to a caliper, allowing for specific turn angles to be selected
- Custom wheels designed and printed to decrease mass and travel the maximum required distance
- Drives in an arc so that it lands directly on the endpoint
Third generation braking mechanism
Third generation braking mechanism
- Braking piece can be adjusted for different distances by using the screw to tighten it to a certain position
- Vehicle can travel longer distances before braking because of the new sloped brake design
- When moving from right to left, the wingnut is allowed to pass over the brake piece because of the slope, allowing for vehicle to travel farther since the full length of the threaded rod is being used
- When moving from left to right, the wingnut is stopped by the flat side of the brake piece, stopping the vehicle
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