Crumple Zone:
-Create a crumple zone which can have the least amount of weight, and the greatest amount of pressure absorption.
Generate Ideas:
-Cone that can absorb the pressure of the weight.
-Set of springs in a cylinder to stop the pressure in its steps,
-The sponge, with a lot roll ups of paper inside a paper box with opposite sides open, it would then take all the pressure
Constraints:
We can only use:
-Staples
-Paper
The area of the crumple zone can't be bigger than 4" by 4" by 4"
Criteria:
The Idea Matrix (Below)
-Create a crumple zone which can have the least amount of weight, and the greatest amount of pressure absorption.
Generate Ideas:
-Cone that can absorb the pressure of the weight.
-Set of springs in a cylinder to stop the pressure in its steps,
-The sponge, with a lot roll ups of paper inside a paper box with opposite sides open, it would then take all the pressure
Constraints:
We can only use:
-Staples
-Paper
The area of the crumple zone can't be bigger than 4" by 4" by 4"
Criteria:
The Idea Matrix (Below)
Research:
-Created the cone, but the weight was too high, so it was smashed
-Created a box with cylinders and springs inside, but then smashed by the water bottle's weight
-After the sponge was made, it wasn't smashed, and the pressure bounced off the sponge
-Reading some info about different crumple zones, then the group tried to recreate one, but it failed
-Reading more, we made a box with 2 sides gone, rolled up some papers, placed the rolls in, then realized the sponge a lot surface area, so it be able to take pressure of any size
Possible Solutions:
The sponge is the best bet. It has our statistical data support, and our claims, but we noticed that the sponge was more stable, efficient, work better, and has the highest chance of working out of all our other ideas
Summary:
In conclusion, the sponge was the one of our subjects that didn't fail our tests. To make it, we rolled up some paper, and placed it into a cylinder, then placed them into a box with 2 sides gone, and filled it up till it was full. It weighs around 55 grams. We're still working on improving our models, but our only choice is to place our first and new versions of the sponge on top of each other, sort of like 2 sandwiches on top of each other.
Pictures of the Models:
Graphical:
-Created the cone, but the weight was too high, so it was smashed
-Created a box with cylinders and springs inside, but then smashed by the water bottle's weight
-After the sponge was made, it wasn't smashed, and the pressure bounced off the sponge
-Reading some info about different crumple zones, then the group tried to recreate one, but it failed
-Reading more, we made a box with 2 sides gone, rolled up some papers, placed the rolls in, then realized the sponge a lot surface area, so it be able to take pressure of any size
Possible Solutions:
The sponge is the best bet. It has our statistical data support, and our claims, but we noticed that the sponge was more stable, efficient, work better, and has the highest chance of working out of all our other ideas
Summary:
In conclusion, the sponge was the one of our subjects that didn't fail our tests. To make it, we rolled up some paper, and placed it into a cylinder, then placed them into a box with 2 sides gone, and filled it up till it was full. It weighs around 55 grams. We're still working on improving our models, but our only choice is to place our first and new versions of the sponge on top of each other, sort of like 2 sandwiches on top of each other.
Pictures of the Models:
Graphical:
Redesign:
The sponge failed horribly. The egg was completely smashed, We've created a new design that would definitely work. It's basically a cylinder with cuts on its sides, and a paper spring in the middle. Before, we didn't put any thought into the weight of the sponge, that weighed 55 grams. The trash can model has lesser weight of 3/4 in comparison to the sponge. Which booms out chances of working, and being a success.
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The sponge failed horribly. The egg was completely smashed, We've created a new design that would definitely work. It's basically a cylinder with cuts on its sides, and a paper spring in the middle. Before, we didn't put any thought into the weight of the sponge, that weighed 55 grams. The trash can model has lesser weight of 3/4 in comparison to the sponge. Which booms out chances of working, and being a success.
TOP FRONT RIGHT SIDE