Yesterday we met up with our mentor, she suggested that we should start on the building on the actual prototype so that we can start finding potential flaws earlier. She also suggested that we MUST have numbers to convince people that our project is workable. E.g. average weight of clothes pole, energy saved, etc.
We will calculate the figures as soon as possible
This is our finished mockup prototype. It is still in its early stages and we are going to make a real prototype in the near future
The objective of this mockup is to show the concept of our prototype so that we can visualise it. also it gives us a chance to spot potential flaws in it.
A potential flaw would be the wear pivot, thus we have decided to upgrade into a high quality and heavy duty pivot. also the shock absorbing stopper is somewhat too soft and the poles cause it to droop down. We decided to change the material to hard rubber compound.
Our mentor also suggested that we should add a rubber lining at the tip of the housing to prevent cutting of the poles.
We started building a mockup to test the principles of our invention.
Materials used:
Metal L shaped braces
Wooden Plank
PVC tubes
PVC glue
Screws
Total cost: $15
Idea concept
