Created by
Allison Ryan webmaster, 3D modeler, wiring, machinist
Amar Pradhan programmer
Evelina Cowsert machinist, drafter, transmission design
Soummya Datta machinist, power specialist, transmission/propulsion
design
The turtle
Introduction to the turtle
Following this year's theme of "toys," the super turtle is entertaining,
interactive, and covered in green felt.
It incorporates aspects of the "whack a mole" carnival game, the
remote control tank, and the interactive stuffed animal. Functionally,
its systems divide similarly. The "whack a mole" light game is the primary
control system, determining all of the physical behavior of the turtle
based on the player's success. The turtle's locomotion, provided by tank
tracks, is controled by sensor activation by the player. After the player
progresses in the game, a transmission system is activated that draws the
turtle's head and tail into its shell, where it hides and then comes back
out.
The turtle's physical structure was designed using solid works.
Renderings from solid works, technical drawings, and cute
pictures of the turtle are here
.
Models of the head and tail transmission system are included in the
section of the site relating to the head and tail.
