Team Introduction
Ben Hoptroff, Philip Alier, George Threadgill, Evan Richards
The Machine
• Remove stopper
• Weight slides down
tube
• Pulls the string
• Gear conversion
• Lifts weight
Stored Energy in Device
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Mgh
Mass of the counterweight
G is the constant of gravity
H is the height of the highest point of the
tube.
Design/Construction issues
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Concept
Changing from old designs
The screw hit the wood whilst turning
Overcoming static bond of counterweight
Releasing the counterweight
Finding a counterweight
Conclusion
• We used gravity and gear conversions to
help us lift a one kilogram weight one
meter off the ground within ten seconds.