Revenge of the Hindenburg
2009-2010 ME 72 Engineering Design Laboratory and Competition
The Mission
Design, build, and deploy a team of vehicles that will:
- Release ping pong balls from receptacles at different heights;
- Gather and deliver the released ping pong balls to different scoring zones;
- Pass a team vehicle through an 8 foot diameter hoop located 15 feet above the ground;
- Position your vehicles within a "finishing area" by the end of each heat.
The Challenge
The contest is a double-elimination tournament where teams (three students) will compete in head-to-head heats. Each team will have 45 seconds to place their system within a launching zone, and then a 3 minute period during which all of the scoring takes place.
| Team # | Team Members | Team Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Suzanna Piatt
Gerry Salinas Alex Smith |
Munth Airborne Division (M.A.D.) |
| 2 |
Jack Cochran
Calvin Kuo Dylan Lee Lin Li |
Thunderbirds |
| 3 |
Sacheth Dunatunga
Sang Ha Shin Hoi Yee Nam |
Fly Nike |
| 4 |
Swati Bhanderi
Joshua Hutchins Brian Mok Sitanun Sakulkaew |
Fatal Chopsticks |
| 5 |
Tyler Hannasch
Stacy Levine Ryan Newton |
Stacy and the Real Men of Genius |
| 6 |
Ben Flora
Daryl Coleman Tamas Szalay |
Team Blitzkrieg |
| 7 |
Peggy Allen
Russell Newman Allison Saltzman |
Not Sure Yet! |
| 8 |
Xi (Cece) Chen
Albert Ho Michelle Jiang |
Mach 8 |
| 9 |
Long Nguyen
Robbie Paolini Paul Suffoletta |
Team Up |