Every quarter SCAD’s Modelshop & Rapid Prototyping class holds a competition in which students have to compete in groups by buildning a life size prototype with basic materials such as foamcore, blue or pink foam, tape, glue and lighs for decoration purposes. With only two eeks me and my teammates were able to prototype The P.O.D.
We began by doing a Rhino CAD model of our vehicle, printing a layout and using it to cut out the pieces for the outer part of the rover. At the same time we started building the infrastructure which would cary the passanger.
Materials permitted:
White or black foamcore
Paper based products
Blue/Pink REM foam
Lights
Tape
Glue
Paper based products
Blue/Pink REM foam
Lights
Tape
Glue
The seat I carved by hand consisted of 3 parts; the seat, the bottom, back piece and the rest. It was carved by hand entirely out of blue foam and took 20 hours to carve out. After being carved I applied and sanded 5 coats of Gesso and glued E.L. wires as stitching.
4 E.L. tapes, 4 E.L. wires and more than 22 LED flashlights were equipped in the final prototype
The finished prototype included bright LED beams above and in front of the vehicle, storage compartment in the back to store al the tools that the passanger would require to complete the mission and front panels to protect him or her from debris in space. After a tough competition the P.O.D. came in 3rd place out 12 teams.
