Emily-
Initial Plans
15 hours ago • 0 commentsProject Breadapult has launched! Pun intended.
We decided on these overarching goals:
- Build a working catapult that is able to launch bread across the dining hall
- Be able to control the distance the bread travels to accurately hit our targets
And these design requirements to achieve those goals:
Feature Description Implementation Launch Mechanism An automated way to torque the arm and launch bread Servo motor, Spring Securing Arm To secure the arm in place while the spring loads Solenoid Launch Angle To change the angle of release, impacting distance of travel Servo Motor, Potentiometer Bonus: Bread Supply Wheel device to continuously supply bread Stepper Motor Bonus: Panning Rotate entire catapult to acheive 360° of attack Servo motor, potentiometer We've also started developing the physical design for the frame, pictured below! Next steps are to obtain wood and begin construction of the physical frame.
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