The purpose of the Pangaroos is to deliver a portable charger in a box safely to the ground and we plan to do that by designing a parachute. Our research question is how holes in the parachute will affect the accuracy and drag of the package.
Prediction: I predict that one hole in the middle will be best for the design because according to answers.com a single hole in the center of the parachute can control the wind output.
We are changing the variables by: Having no holes, having one hole and having one hole on in the middle with two holes on the sides.
Procedure:
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- Place items into box and seal box with tape
- Clear area underneath dropping area
- Prop up iPad on shelf and check if the bottom of the screen aligns with the furthest line of the floor and the top of the screen capture
- Put package hook on Drop machine hook
- Press iPad record button and countdown from 3 seconds
- Turn on Drop machine, the button is located at the left of the top side.
- Turn on the controller, the button is at the middle for the top of the controller.
- Release the package, press the R at the right side of the controller
- Bring back the hook, press B
- Record data into logger pro
- Repeat steps 1-10 5 times
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