Flatbro94 Posted December 13, 2011 Report Share Posted December 13, 2011 Hey guys i need helping making a falling mass powered car! Here are the req:Max dimensions: 24 x 24 x 36Max falling mass: 1000 grams = 1 kgMax number of wheels: 4 ( must be functional )Car must start from restCar must get its power from only the falling mass. Any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMJones0424 Posted December 14, 2011 Report Share Posted December 14, 2011 What are the goals of the competition? Furthest travel distance? Closest to a mark a specific distance away? Fastest? What are the units on the max dimensions you provided? Here are some links to earlier threads on this topichttp://scienceforums.com/topic/18493-weight-powered-car/http://scienceforums.com/topic/23644-what-are-the-physics-principles-involved-in-this-weight-powered-car/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flatbro94 Posted December 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2011 Inches and doesnt matter how long and fast Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belovelife Posted February 15, 2012 Report Share Posted February 15, 2012 have the mass on rollers, in a circle formation, add a spring to push the table back up that spins the generator, and a spring to push the weight back to the top Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belovelife Posted February 15, 2012 Report Share Posted February 15, 2012 either that or try to put the mass on a circular table, that has actuators at like 6 points, then as it pushes a spring, it moves the table right behind the mass up, so it is in a continual falling motion(virtually) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belovelife Posted February 15, 2012 Report Share Posted February 15, 2012 here in the center for a pivot pointif these were all magnets it would work better magnetic table magnetic doughnut mabe not springs but u-shaped actuators magnetic weightthis would allow it to be in a sealed container also Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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