MEAM.Design - MEAM 101 - DERBY


Objective

  • Design and build a gravity-powered vehicle to travel down a track.
  • NOTE: Making your way down the track as quickly as possible can be a powerful incentive, though your marks on the project will not be tied to your vehicle's time. You can choose to design for speed, appearance, or a combination of both!


Constraints

  • Your vehicle must fit on the track. Note: This track model can fit two vehicles at time and functions similarly to the photo at the top of this page.
  • You can use up to two alloy steel dowel pins of either 1-1/2" length or 2" length.
  • You can use up to four bronze sleeve bearings.
  • You will have open access to the MakerFleet and the laser cutters.
  • You can use any acrylic or MDF sheet stock that you can find
  • To fit on the track, your vehicle must have a minimum ground clearance of 0.125" and have an absolute maximum width of 2.5".
  • Printing material constraints TBD


Timeline

  • PROJECT INTRODUCTION: Tuesday, February 25th.
  • DESIGN REVIEW: Thursday, March 6th (in lab, you'll pull up your completed design model along with submitting what you have so far to Canvas)
  • OPEN DEMONSTRATIONS: Thursday, March 27th.