Transcript If we can create a hybrid car that decreases the amount of

A Cleaner & Greener Way
By Sarah Jacob, Cody Small & Juan Bucio
Driving Question &
Hypothesis
How can we reduce our carbon footprint by creating
an efficient and environmentally friendly car?
- If we can create a hybrid car that decreases the
amount of emissions released into the
atmosphere then it will drastically decrease our
contribution to global warming because car
emissions from gas powered vehicles release
carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
Global Warming
Social Injustice
30% of global warming is from car emissions from the U.S.
Large contributor to Global Warming is from greenhouse
gases. Ex; carbon dioxide from gas powered cars
Global warming leads to many negative factors; increase in
temp, poor health conditions due to to increase, rising sea
levels ect.
Project Goal
- Our project goal is to create a hybrid car
that is self sustainable and electric
- To the decrease the amount contributed
to global warming with transportation
How It Works
- Mechanical energy converted into electrical
energy
- Recharges batteries as it moves forward
- Uses same concept of regenerative braking in the
common hybrid car
Materials
-
2pc Wind-up Flashlight Set (x2)
- Remote control car
- Basic Power Tools
- Rechargeable Batteries
Procedure
1.) Gather materials
2.) Take the cover off the remote control car and remove the tires
3.) Remove the covers off the wind up flashlight as well
4.) Take the pivot point off the wind up flashlight and drill a hole .406 of an
inch wide in the center. Whilst drilling all the way through.
5.) Sand out the edges of the hole that was drilled so they have smooth
edges
6.) Then drill a hole into the first gear of the windup flashlight
7.) 3D print a pair of the exact gear you’ve drilled a hole into with Sketchup/
Makerbot
Procedure
8.) Reassemble the wind up flashlight
9.) Remove the original batteries from the remote control car and replace
with rechargeable batteries
10.) Rewire so that the windup flashlight recharges the battery
11.) Drain the battery then charge it up for 30 mins
12.) Drive until it runs out of power
13.) Record Data
14.) Repeat steps 11-13 three times
Results
Prototype #1
- Charged for 30
minutes -
Trial 1
Trial 2
(Results are Yet to come , Still in Building
Process)
Trial 3
Further Implications
(Building Process not complete)
Evaluation
AREA OF EVALUATION
WHAT WENT WRONG
Building the Prototype
-over loaded the capacitor
- gear wouldn’t fit on the
wheel
- 3D printing took multiple
tries
Team work
-
Time management &
distribution of work
WHAT WENT RIGHT
-
were able to problem
solve together
worked to our
strengths
Conclusion
(Building Process Not Complete)
References
Takata, R. (1999). Hybrid Electric Vehicles. Reports on How Things Work. Retrieved from
http://web.mit.edu/2.972/www/reports/hybrid_vehicle/hybrid_electric_vehicles.html
Eng, P. (2014). How Do Hybrid Cars Work? Tech. Retrieved from
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Hybrid/story?id=97518
Union of Concerned Scientists. (2014) Confronting the Realities
of Climate Change. Global Warming. Retrieved from http://www.ucsusa.org/global_warming#.VIZ_5LmPKM8
Union of Concerned Scientists. (2014) Car Emissions & Global Warming. Clean Vehicles. Retrieved from
http://www.ucsusa.org/our-work/clean-vehicles/car-emissions-and-global-warming#.VIaA_7mPKM8
U.S. Department of Energy. (2014) Reduce Climate Change. Office of Transportation and Air Quality. Retrieved from
http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/climate.shtml
U.S. Department of Energy. (2014) How Hybrid Work. Advanced Vehicles & Fuels. Retrieved from
http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/hybridtech.shtml
Gracias
Questions or Comments?