Tennis Ball Launcher
Place for Progress Documentation
Group 1:
Group 2:
Max's Backhand:
We did some rough prototyping, and we're planning on doing a slingshot-esque design. We also decided on a team name (which is above), with our launcher, Match Point. We are going to do a custom carriage for the tennis ball to optimize release as well as holding. Combined with our tensioned surgical tubing, we think we will do quite well in the distance competition.
Group 4:
Group 5:
Geoff Loves Team 6:
Today, we did some prototyping of a Catapult-based design. We also were able to test in a stairway and in the hallway where H21 is. Geoff's dedication to helping us led us to name our team after him, and we named our launcher "Geoff's Heart & Soul". We tested and we found out that it launched better when we added a hard stop for our catapult, and we were able to launch it about 10 feet. Further advancements, including potentially using a spring-loaded hammer to slam down on our launcher, will likely increase our launch distance.
