King of the Hill ( Basic Concept )

Partner: Stephen Schiefer

Materials:

• Plywood
• Coil
• Cogs
• Metal Rods
• Wheels (tbd)

Instead of the traditional rubber band strategy, a coil is more efficient as its own entity.  The coil is winded up and moves the cogs producing energy to move the car. The wood well even out the speed so that the vehicle doesn't spin out of proportion. The wooden ramp in front creates a way so that it doesn't just push the opposing vehicle back, but also if any random case the opposing vehicle will simply go on the ramp and go off the top of our car. Letting the opposing car fly off the course. 

Justification Statement

The Coil plays primary in power play, like a wound up toy, this car uses the same properties (except of course, stronger). The forces acting upon the car will be enough to travel to the top and still maintain it's stance. The ramp in front acts a defense mechanism whereas if the opposing vehicle is a fast one the mechanism itself will be there to allow the other car to simply fly above ours, leaving our car on top. The coil is usually made to keep a consistent pace and slow down towards the unwinding of it. This way our car will keep a consistent velocity and slow down as it approaches the top of the hill. The coil must be strong and powerful because to undergo these changes of velocity and such, the vehicle is going to weigh a great deal. Using the lightest wood our coil should suffice. Not to mention the gears that go into making this vehicle. If our calculations are correct the car should stop on top of the hill or else Newton's 1st law will allow our car to roll away from the hill instead of remaining there. In terms of momentum and impulse our car will have to undergo much testing on which coil will suffice enough that it can remain it's position when it reaches the top instead of falling back or falling too much forward. 

this will need way more in final report in terms of physics explanation!