“The Stupid Springy Thingy”
Alex Lipe
Morgan Helton
Chris Cruze
Matt Patterson
Our device uses
springs attached
to a copper pipe
to lift the weight
the required
distance.
Energy Conversions
• Potential gravitational to
kinetic energy
• Potential elastic to kinetic
energy
• Conservation of momentum
(inelastic)
Development
Issues:
• Ineffective
designs
• Converting
ideas into
tangible devices
• Scheduling
conflicts
Conclusions
• We ended up needing to allocate
much more time for design than
construction, due to the difficulty in
finding a successful configuration.
• Our choice of materials proved an
interesting challenge in our design
process.
• Overall, our team was able to
construct this device while still having
fun.