Mouse Trap Car by Mauricio Aceves
When designing a mouse trap car don’t leave it to
heavy, if u do the wheels will have a harder time moving
the car. Make sure the string that is wrapped around the
axle isn’t too tight or it won’t move. Cds are really good for
wheels because there thin and durable. They remove
friction that is not necessary so the axle attached to the
wheels can turn. There is nothing such as a “Perfect
design” there’s always a way to make it better.
A mouse trap car is a vehicle that is propel by the
energy of a mousetrap's spring. The car works by a string
attach to and arm of the mouse trap car. By pulling the
string back and winding it around the wheels axle it pulls
the string around the axle causing it to rotate and the
wheels to move and thus the whole car moving.
What forces are used? Many forces are used in a
sequence; a mouse trap car’s string when its wrap around
the wheels axle has lots of potential energy. When it finally
snaps most of the potential energy is turn into kinetic
energy, if the power output is quick it will cover a large
distance quick. To make the wheels turn also the car you
need to eliminate as much friction as possible and to add
some tractions so the wheels won’t wobble and stick to the
ground but too much.
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