Design Brief
- Client Company: Juno, Inc.
- Target Consumer: Society
- Designer: Jackson Redick
- Problem Statement: The UK racecar company known as Juno is widely renowned for its high speed Sports Prototypes. Their goal is to specially design and engineer the fastest racecars around with high-speed performance. This company will be holding a contest for young innovative designers to create a CO2 dragster that will achieve the fastest time and best performance.
- Design Statement: Design a dragster vehicle (to specs) to travel a distance of 20m in the fastest time possible using the power provided by a single standard CO2 cartridge.
- Criteria/Constraints:
- Must be constructed using the materials outlined by the instructor
- Must be constructed within the size specifications provided
- Must travel at least 20 meters
- Must be a rail design with wheels on the outside
- Must be constructed of one piece of wood (no gluing pieces together)
5 Factors that will most impact my dragster performance
- Drag- The more drag it has the slower it will be
- Weight- If it is heavy it will be slower
- Friction- It will slow the car down
- Aerodynamics- It will help my car travel quicker
- Size- The bigger it is the slower it goes