User:Amiller99/enes100/project 1 hover craft

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Problem/project Goal
Build a hovercraft

Summary of actual work over first weekend
My group members and I first gathered possible parts that we could use for our project which would later define possible designs for our project. Then we tested the motors with a battery to see what kind of power we could get out of them.

Week2 Activities
I drew up possible designs and finally we chose one to construct but it failed and so did two more designs after that.



Summary of actual work over second weekend
the first design constructed had to much friction so it didn't move and on top of that the amount over motor used needed to much power from any available power supplies. With the council of Professor Foraster we changed the design to fit one motor/air pump but the designs still had to much drag. So i went home to think of a new design.

Week2 Narrative
Neil, Myles, and I all stayed after school to construct the designs that failed. I sketched failed design.

My Third task
We need a new design.

Summary of actual work over third weekend
This week had the most success off all so far. I was able to find a frisbee as a bod for the hovercraft and adapt the design to it. With the help of my group we were able to construct a structure that floated but still lacks directional motors and a power supply independent from an outlet. For the new design the air pump was attached to the underside similarly to previous designs. Different from older designs we used bubble wrap instead of thin plastic bags. The bubble wrap is much stronger which allowed it to be stretched tighter and resist bubbling or bulging out. The center of the bubble wrap still had to be glued down to keep secured but the bulging was sill minimized by a lot. The next change was added a rope skirt. The rope killed 2 birds with one stone the rope was need as a skirt to contain the air cushion and raise the craft. The boost in height was needed because after glueing the air pump to the underside of the frisbee I noticed the motor protruded out farther than the rim of the frisbee making movement impossible because of to much friction .



Week3 Narrative
I designed an idea for the directional motors and how they'll turn

My Fourth task
We plan to make the hovercraft independent from a power supply attached to the wall and add directional fans.

Summary of actual work over fourth weekend
We built directional motors, added an on and off switch and a place to place the battery that is centered to keep balance and does not affect airflow.

Week4 Narrative
With the help of my dad I got the idea of of how to make a light weight power supply. i synchronized 2 nine vault batteries to make a power supply with 18 volts to power the 12 vault air. Testing it could've been risky cause it had the possibility of damaging the motor but when we make a permanent power supply I will combine a nine vault with triple or double A batteries to get a more accurate voltage.