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Cardboard Vessel RegattaFall 2002- ENGR 5, Introduction to EngineeringThe design process took place between September17th till October 8th, 2002. During this time frame, my team (Miguel Perez, Shiu Pei Luu and Salem Al-Othman) and I worked diligently on the vessel. Here's is the abstract from our formal report: In order to achieve the goal of the cardboard vessel construction project, team P.L.A.M. as well as 24 other teams had to assemble a 20 lb or lighter vessel that could hold two captains from the teams. The vessels were only to be made of cardboard and 50 ft of duct tape. Teams raced the cardboard vessels as well as tested the vessel's durability, stability and buoyancy in the University of the Pacific's (UOP) pool. In order to create a successful vessel, meaning the vessel demonstrated stability, maneuverability and buoyancy, the team P.L.A.M. used the basic steps of the design process; identifying the problem, generating ideas, refining potential ideas, analysis, deciding, implementing and testing the final product. The team started out with sketches of vessel ideas, then chose the vessel design that would demonstrate the most potential throughout the competition. After refinement and the calculations integrating weight and depth of submergence, the team decided on a vessel for the competition. Finally in testing the final product the team found the vessel had shown durability, stability, as well as buoyancy, this is apparent through team P.L.A.M.'s results. The form of the vessel was found advantageous because it had very few seams for water leakage, but in the end it was apparent the team should have had more layers of cardboard for durability. Team P.L.A.M. placed 10th out of 24 teams and stayed afloat for nearly an hour with over 300 lb in the vessel. If you are interested in continuing reading our formal report, please click here formal report.
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