High School Design Challenges
Is there a description anywhere on what type of information that they are looking for. A real working prototype? A 3D concept? A video? Power point? Is there a Rubric?
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All the rules and guidelines are laid out on the challenge page: https://grabcad.com/challenges/asme-student-challenge-designing-for-social-impact
This challenge is about designing a cargo container which can be mounted to a drone, reused, and will protect the contents.
The guidelines seem rather vague regarding many things, but that's what there is to work with, so do your best. If there are specific concerns, comments/questions can be posted to the challenge page.
Watch the FlyZipLine videos for a sense of how the system works. Remember, you are NOT designing a drone/plane. You are designing a 3D printable drone-attached container.
From you, they want a 3D model. I have no doubt you'd get "extra points" for making/testing a working prototype, creating a video of it in use, or any other content like a PowerPoint.
You read the guidelines right? Clearly there is a focus on generative design, material reduction, minimal weight, security, durability, and protection of the cargo from the "weather".
The "Your final design should contain at least one (1) component that can ONLY be manufactured using 3D printing" requirement is kind of silly, but it does state "should", so there's an easy out if needed.
Of the 47 "entries", most make no sense. Fewer than a dozen appear to be what are asked for. Of those, many are "square boxes"... Not what I'd call very compelling designs so far.
That said, there really should be a model of the drone provided so people know what to work with. Is it a copter? A plane? Is it supposed to magically work with everything?
I'd focus on minimizing surface area/drag. Then work to insulate the package to protect the contents from heat/weather. Next is weight reduction. A lower mass means more cargo can be carried per delivery. After that, there needs to be a way to protect the package and contents from delivery impact. A parachute is nice, but prone to failure, and loss in winds. Look to those Egg Drop Challenges for some ideas to "borrow" for this design.
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