Team 5 acquried a steering wheel and foot petal, which would be used to simulate a driving experience for a c0mputer game. Once dissected, two springs and two potentiometers were found in the foot petal casing. The casing itself could also be used as a sturdy base to a ping pong launching mechanism. Critical components found inside the steering wheel assembly included a single DC motor.
Post toy dissection, four design ideas were brainstormed:
- A traditional catapult possibly using the spring(s) and/or the DC motor
- A mechanism that would resemble a pitching machine from a batting cage, utilizing the DC motor
- A plunger that would actuate once the ping pong ball was loaded and directly project the ball after being hit, most likely using the springs from the toy and maybe even incorporating the DC motor as well.
- A type or swinging arm assembly using the DC motor that would directly project the ball after being hit. A ball could be loaded every revolution made by the arm if desired.
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