Monday, October 17, 2011

Cardboard Canoe Design Phase

Important Features: sealed rolls of cardboard, 3' sidewalls, duct tape rope for pulling

This is the boat design we used.


Important Features: 12 inch sidewalls, curved up nose, flat bottom



This is our pentagon design we did not use it. Important Features: pointed nose to cut through water, flat bottom, 12 inch sidewalls






Four Quadrant Feedback

Castaway Design
+
-sealed and watertight can go underwater
-very strong
change
-shape of front to funnel/cut through water
?
-Can we paddle it?
-How sturdy is it?
!
-floats really well


The Pentagon Boat Design
+
-nose pointed and cuts through water
change
-how sturdy sidewalls are
?
-will the sidewalls fold in?
!
-goes fast through water.

The one we used
+
large surface area for maximum floatage.
change
how sturdy the sidewalls are
how we tape it together
?
Did water enter because of the hole in bottom or was there another reason?
If we do a cleaner cut will our boat last longer
!
-put fins in the bottom so it goes straight

Brainstorming List
Define Problem: cardboard boat sealed with dict tape that makes it across the pool first w/o sinking

- flat bottomed boat
-v bottom boat
- castaway design
- castaway desingwith sidewalls and pointed nose
-panga design
- canoe
-outrigger
-zodiac design
- duct tape rope for pulling
-harness for person to swim infront of boat
- large fin in the bottom
- cardboard seat to sit in
-surfboard design
-d day w/flat bottom and curved up flat nose
-cardboard sail(unrealistic but cool)
-name on side of boat(for good luck)
-concave bottom( to funnel water back)
-sealed hull
-pentagon design
-circular boat design
See achievements on next post...

 

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