11 - Bottle Flipping Mechanism
Background and Problem Statement
Flipping a water bottle and having it land on its bottom is difficult to do consistently. The flipper must apply a precise amount of speed and rotation before releasing it in order to succeed. We are creating a mechanism that will consistently flip a water bottle to land upright for the purpose of entertaining the viewer.
Final Build Photos
Figure 11.1. A gif of a successful flip.
Figure 11.2. A photo of the hardware.
Figure 11.3. A photo of the electronics.
Team Members
Charlie Williams, Bernadette Johnson, Matthew Puthli, Cemal Taban
Figure 11.4. Team photo. From left to right: Charlie, Cemal, Matthew, Bernadette.
Summary Video
Figure 11.5. Our summary video.