Tensile Projectile

Team Member:
Benas
Dan
Deqing
Gabriel
Pushan
Rachel
Brainstorm, Maquette Making, Testing








The thoughts we started out our brainstorming considering were: kites, flying, tensegrity, projectiles.
After a brief discussion about tensegrity, we decided a maquette was necessary. A simple, three compression member, tensegrity structure was fabricated out of wooden dowels and rubber bands.
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Parachute







Maquette














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All Parts in One



