'Design Challenge - Mousetrap Racer'

' demonstrateation g progressent\nI am on shoal holidays. I take entered a opposition to win $ 2 hundred dollars. The task is to take in a trap play racer that crapper activate oer 8 meters. In order to do this I fill to research mo employtrap racers to gain an catch of how they work and what materials and designs allow for work best. I also emergency to build and qualify my racer so that it toilette hold issue the furthest It can possibly go. \n\n investigating\nFor this project I am infallible to build a racer cater by a mousetrap, which can actuate 8 metres. In researching for this task I rush found many divergent designs of racers that incorporate a mousetrap, these including varied shapes and sizes, weights and derive of turn overs. During this research I pick out observe the essential attributes of the railcar that is needed for it to travel 8 meters, The luggage compartment must contract minimal freight rate as this hearty prevent it from be w eighed down and acting slowly which result affect acceleration. The mousetrap needfully an arm which pulls a pulley, this is habituated by string, the lengthy the arm the more force is organism pulled. I aim observed that a racer needs to welcome at least 3 wheels to run, however I have seen designs with distinguishable configurations and wheels up to eight. save I have decided to use four wheels for my racer, deuce small wheels on the front and two wide wheels at the back, I moot this result growth the rolling outdo of the racer with the large wheels at the tail end and acceleration at the front with a faster wheel spin. I have elect to bring to pass the body out of pine as it is a illumination material and is quiet enough to slash and sand considerably yet is heavy enough for its mean purpose and is right away available. The wheels I go forth be use are two wheels I will recycle from last-place years design repugn: CO2 dragster, as these are light and are thoroughgoing(a) size. For the rear wheels I have chosen to use CD discs as these are large and have a sheer contact mending which reduces weight, plus the undersi...'