Friday, May 20, 2011

Competition Day Reflection

Our trebuchet had great results in the distance part of the competition. Our trebuchet had the greatest distance results! It had an average distance of 51.22 m. Our greatest distance achieved was 52.11 m.! We were very pleased with the results.

To make our trebuchet meet the challenges posed by the accuracy component of the competition we are going to shorten our trebuchet throwing arm and add bungee cords to the design. The bungee cords with slow down the fall of the counterweight, which will shorten the distance thrown. We are also going to reinforce the pouch to make it more durable for further trials.

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