Hovercraft
Final Design
This is a hovercraft that I made along with my team for a tech challenge competition at our local Tech Museum. The hovercraft is only powered off of 12 volts and it is able to move around via an rc transmitter and receiver. The craft itself only has 1 motor and is able to use that single motor and fanblade to hover and to push itself forwards. The craft has an air diverter which takes half of the air being pushed by the propellor to push air downwards into the skirt of the hovercraft. The hovercraft creates a pocket of air below itself in order to have very minimal friction with the ground. The craft itself was created using old yard signs that we gathered because of its strong and lightweight properties which made it easier for the craft to hover.
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Design Description
This is the 3d cad model designed before making it with wood. This was created in order for me to know how much wood would be needed for the overall project, and at what angles I'd need to cut the pieces of woods. The design has the diagonal planks in order to ensure the structure doesn't sway in any direction which would weaken the shelf's overall structural integrity. The back diasgonal slit was changed to a single plank in the center adn 2 diagonal planks going from a corner to that center piece, because it provided more strength to hold up the larger 20 gallon fish tank on top. The biggest challenge was to make sure that the design allowed for an open front design so the 10 gallon fish tank on the bottom could be visible to viewers.
Lighting
The holder was created after I found that I had spare LED lights that i could install onto the tank. I created the holder out of spare thin planks of wood and the lights had to be cut and soldered so they could split between the bottom and top tanks and then again at the top tank. I soldered them all back together so they can still function as designed. The lights are attached to a receiver that hooks up to my house's wifi so I can edit the light's colors and toggle the on off via google home devices and my cell phone. This is all hooked up to an outlet bank I built into the platform holding both tanks.
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