For my Introduction to Mechanical Engineering class, I designed and built this car with Cuyler Crandall and Zachary Capel. The class final project required us to design and build a car to compete in several different competition categories: a race, a tug of war bracket, and a pull-force competition.
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We optimized BOOM to perform strongly in tug of war and pull-force, by designing a winch with large front wheels. By choosing wheels with a high friction coefficient (check out the video below!), and creating a modular design with easily swappable components, BOOM performed well in the tug of war and pull-force, winning the pull-force contest and having the highest force/weight ratio.
For more details, check out our technical report and the pictures below.
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We optimized BOOM to perform strongly in tug of war and pull-force, by designing a winch with large front wheels. By choosing wheels with a high friction coefficient (check out the video below!), and creating a modular design with easily swappable components, BOOM performed well in the tug of war and pull-force, winning the pull-force contest and having the highest force/weight ratio.
For more details, check out our technical report and the pictures below.
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