Good luck. My projects are just the basic ideas. They can always be improved on. You might find some useful information and links in the video description.
I don't think so, if anything it just added extra friction into the process. Here is the link from the video description Gravity Powered Car Enhancements 45 degree slope czcams.com/video/cVgdCmcZHg8/video.html
I am not a fan of ground effect vehicles, I am sure it would work, but it would have to be very light weight like the planes are. It would not be significantly different to the one I made before, just a bit smaller and lighter. I will think about it.
Aidan Reece That would be awkward to do, the length of the shaft that connects to motor to the power unit is quite long so unless you chose to break it down the hovercraft would need to be even longer and it is pretty low powered anyway. The end result would just be the same as some of those I already made, maybe just a bit longer. There is nothing special about the PowerUp, it is just a small motor and a supercapacitor and I have made plenty of projects using those items already. If anybody wanted to make a hovercraft or a ground effect vehicle I would not advise them to buy a PowerUp to do it, I would buy the items cheaper and better from China via eBay, but I suppose anybody who bought one of those PowerUps and couldn't get it to fly might be interested to see an alternative use for it. It would not be powerful enough to support any form of remote control so it would be very limited in what it could do, just go in a straight line for a short distance.
It's not quite what you were describing and I think the problem with a string loop going round the pulley and round the axle would be that when the weight reaches the axle it would stop the car so there would be no free wheel afterwards. I may still try making a 45 degree slope and see if that works.
James Pian the fan is a complete waste of time as I demonstrated in the video. To generate any thrust it needs to be spinning really fast. If you link it to the back axle it would have to turn at the same rate as the axle which would be far to slow so it would just be wasting power. Like I said we are looking at extending the run from a given height tower. That is why I was looking at pulleys as a way of getting more distance travelled for the same drop. Something like a multiple pulley system where the distance traveled by the weight is multiplied 4 or 5 times. This is commonly referred to as a"block and tackle" but I don't currently have suitable pulleys.
Comparing what with what? The propeller was a total waste of time which I already knew. None of the other 'enhancements' went as far as the car did in the standard format :-)
an interesting study of futility!
If you like that sort of thing then there are useful links in the video description 😁
I will use this idea more innovatively for my science exhibition 😎
Good luck. My projects are just the basic ideas. They can always be improved on. You might find some useful information and links in the video description.
did trying to drop it at a 45degree angle help increase distance?
I don't think so, if anything it just added extra friction into the process. Here is the link from the video description Gravity Powered Car Enhancements 45 degree slope czcams.com/video/cVgdCmcZHg8/video.html
wew, Newton first law has been applied into vehicle's machine, but can u use arduino for it?
You could use the arduino as a weight but it would be too light 😆
Can you make a power up ground effect vehicle?
I am not a fan of ground effect vehicles, I am sure it would work, but it would have to be very light weight like the planes are. It would not be significantly different to the one I made before, just a bit smaller and lighter. I will think about it.
Aidan Reece That would be awkward to do, the length of the shaft that connects to motor to the power unit is quite long so unless you chose to break it down the hovercraft would need to be even longer and it is pretty low powered anyway. The end result would just be the same as some of those I already made, maybe just a bit longer. There is nothing special about the PowerUp, it is just a small motor and a supercapacitor and I have made plenty of projects using those items already. If anybody wanted to make a hovercraft or a ground effect vehicle I would not advise them to buy a PowerUp to do it, I would buy the items cheaper and better from China via eBay, but I suppose anybody who bought one of those PowerUps and couldn't get it to fly might be interested to see an alternative use for it. It would not be powerful enough to support any form of remote control so it would be very limited in what it could do, just go in a straight line for a short distance.
what about a power up car?
Don't forget to suggest a boat too.
The weight seems to go down to fast mabey try a lighter weight
How exactly would reducing the weight make the car go further?
it gives the car time to accelerate rather than it being at one time.in theory I think it would
Bobcat Gaming I suggest you build one yourself and try it out
ok :)
Thanks :-)
It's not quite what you were describing and I think the problem with a string loop going round the pulley and round the axle would be that when the weight reaches the axle it would stop the car so there would be no free wheel afterwards. I may still try making a 45 degree slope and see if that works.
How about driving both axles?
I don't see how that would help. Driving both axles would give better grip like 4 wheel drive, but I don't have a problem with grip here.
GrandadIsAnOldMan
Ok. How about driving the fan and the rear axle? I'm just trying to think of different perturbations of the pre-existing conditions.
James Pian the fan is a complete waste of time as I demonstrated in the video. To generate any thrust it needs to be spinning really fast. If you link it to the back axle it would have to turn at the same rate as the axle which would be far to slow so it would just be wasting power. Like I said we are looking at extending the run from a given height tower. That is why I was looking at pulleys as a way of getting more distance travelled for the same drop. Something like a multiple pulley system where the distance traveled by the weight is multiplied 4 or 5 times. This is commonly referred to as a"block and tackle" but I don't currently have suitable pulleys.
that's mutch furter!!!!!!!!!
Comparing what with what? The propeller was a total waste of time which I already knew. None of the other 'enhancements' went as far as the car did in the standard format :-)