In my Tech Ed class, we were assigned an Electric Car project, and the only parameters given to us were that it has to be able to travel 20ft in a straight line and on a small slope. It also has to be pretty small in size and height. The wheels are slippery, so a really light car will provide no traction and will just make the car spin. We have access to more than enough plastic and wood for our own designs.
So what features would help make my model have enough traction along with a decent fast speed? I've seen someone use a 1in-thick triangular piece of plastic as the body, someone use only a thin wood tube, and most others just used a traditional square body. Our teacher really didn't provide any examples nor tell us what would really help, so we're all pretty much starting from scratch.
So what features would help make my model have enough traction along with a decent fast speed? I've seen someone use a 1in-thick triangular piece of plastic as the body, someone use only a thin wood tube, and most others just used a traditional square body. Our teacher really didn't provide any examples nor tell us what would really help, so we're all pretty much starting from scratch.