Reflection
Our design was ultimately a
failure, but not a complete one. The design was able to successfully overcome
the first test, but on the second test it broke. This means that it could reach
the required height and distance, but didn't have the durability to survive the
impact. With this in mind the major improvements needed to succeed were a
plastic and more durable frame, larger wheels, and a different steering system.
The more durable plastic frame is needed because the car needs to survive
impact and wood is too rigid. This is important because the design we used was
made of wood and it broke, while if it was made of a more durable material the
chances of it braking would have been far less. The larger wheels are also essential
because larger wheels give it more distance and puts less stress on the axial.
This allows it to function more effectively and gives it more livability,
which is needed when there are three tests. If you can’t go straight you won’t
succeed either, so steering is also very important. The steering on our car was
off, which made it go off the sides of the ramp. This means that without
straight steering it can’t go the distance and make it over the wall. This was
the outcome of car and the improvements it needed.
There were a magnitude of challenges that our group faced and had to be overcome, but the main ones were friction, the engine, and straight wheels. The challenge of friction was that there was resistance between the axial and the frame of the car and a lack of friction between the wheels and the ground. To overcome come the problem of friction we polished and smoothed the axial allowing it to move more freely when attached to the frame of the car, and sanded the wheels making them more rugged and allowing for more traction on the ground. This was needed because it made the car grip to the track more efficiently and made the engine run more effectively. The original engine was also faulty. In the end we made the engine just a simple wide up instead of using gears. This was a major problem, because not only did the original gear engine not work, but it also made it stall, and this would have made us lose, so we scrapped the entire engine and made an elastic wind up engine, which worked perfectly. This gave us enough speed to go the distance, but without it we might have not made it. To overcome the huge problem of non-straight wheels we drilled straight through the wood and placed an axial. The original design had just two front wheels glued in, but without rails, it didn't go straight. The axial made it straight and parallel allowing us the go straight. This matters simply because if the car goes off the side of the track you don’t get your score recorded. As you can see there were many hurtles we had to jump, but we were able to overcome them all.
During the stunt car of deaths construction there were many things we learned, which could also be applied to other things. The major things we learned were patience, how to handle building equipment, and determination. We learned patience by waiting for multiple hours at a time for glue to dry before we could continue on the project. This could also be applied to real life if you have to wait for something, now we can wait for something without getting annoying and complaining. We can also use building equipment safely because of us learning how to use it when making the car. This could potentially be important if we have to build something, since no one wants to lose a finger. Determination is something that we learned. We learned determination through making and fixing designs constantly. We could apply determination to a job, homework, really anything. These are the major traits we learned and how they apply to real life.
There were a magnitude of challenges that our group faced and had to be overcome, but the main ones were friction, the engine, and straight wheels. The challenge of friction was that there was resistance between the axial and the frame of the car and a lack of friction between the wheels and the ground. To overcome come the problem of friction we polished and smoothed the axial allowing it to move more freely when attached to the frame of the car, and sanded the wheels making them more rugged and allowing for more traction on the ground. This was needed because it made the car grip to the track more efficiently and made the engine run more effectively. The original engine was also faulty. In the end we made the engine just a simple wide up instead of using gears. This was a major problem, because not only did the original gear engine not work, but it also made it stall, and this would have made us lose, so we scrapped the entire engine and made an elastic wind up engine, which worked perfectly. This gave us enough speed to go the distance, but without it we might have not made it. To overcome the huge problem of non-straight wheels we drilled straight through the wood and placed an axial. The original design had just two front wheels glued in, but without rails, it didn't go straight. The axial made it straight and parallel allowing us the go straight. This matters simply because if the car goes off the side of the track you don’t get your score recorded. As you can see there were many hurtles we had to jump, but we were able to overcome them all.
During the stunt car of deaths construction there were many things we learned, which could also be applied to other things. The major things we learned were patience, how to handle building equipment, and determination. We learned patience by waiting for multiple hours at a time for glue to dry before we could continue on the project. This could also be applied to real life if you have to wait for something, now we can wait for something without getting annoying and complaining. We can also use building equipment safely because of us learning how to use it when making the car. This could potentially be important if we have to build something, since no one wants to lose a finger. Determination is something that we learned. We learned determination through making and fixing designs constantly. We could apply determination to a job, homework, really anything. These are the major traits we learned and how they apply to real life.