UNSW ENGG1000 SOLA Group 8 - Pillar of Heaven

Final testing of our space elevator on Thursday, 29th of May 2008. Due to rainy conditions, it ran on 4 AA Batteries. 196.7:1 gear ratio. 513.5 grams

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Solar
• power
• elevator

[sachurm]

yeah.i seen that already.did they use the same mechanism as u?i mean just one tyre is rotated by the motor while the other just stay put?

[pixelwarrior]

@sachurm yep, one powered by motor and one free spin =D

[sachurm]

wow.that could have be awesome.thank you for the tips man.kinda hard to make this thing as we dont do anything yet and got 5 weeks to go.-.-

[pixelwarrior]

@sachurm Should've started earlier LOL Check out /watch?v=IuYNPUWONhM. They were a group in our year. Find really light materials. That group used a carbon fibre body. And do a lot of testing

[sachurm]

hey.im doing this thing this year.got any tips how to make it come back down>?

[pixelwarrior]

@sachurm We reversed the gearing with a switch when it reached the top. We wanted to make a freefall mechanism but didn't have enough time. Would've been awesome

[sachurm]

hey.im doing this thing this year.got any tips how to make it come back down>?

[seaghyn]

That's still pretty cool. So are you guys going to be competing in the 2008 competition? I'd like to get a group together and work on an entry as well, but right now I'm booked...good luck ^_^

[pixelwarrior]

No laser, just 2x AA batteries.

It should've ran on 2 Solar panels which would've supplied the same amount of power but it was a cloudy day.

( The thing on the side which might look like a laser beam was actually a string. )

[seaghyn]

That was pretty interesting. I know you said it ran on batteries, but wasn't there a laser in there? or did you combine batteries and the laser?