For Tj’s final mechanical engineering project he was in a group of five guys. Their project was a fertilizer sprayer for golf greens. It was supposed to be on a certain budget with a certain weight limit but since it was a prototype they were able to fudge with those limits a bit. It was a very impressive project. They spent so much time on it and Tj did all the number crunching too. It was especially tough those last few days of school when he was constantly working on tests and project after project. This one had a working motor powered by eight car batteries---accounting for the extra weight. Assuming they build the real thing from this prototype they should be able to afford a different source of energy that might be lighter.
The frame was pretty basic and of course there are the batteries that power the engine, and the steering column and the breaks and the bug tub the fertilizer spray goes in. I don’t know what the rest of the stuff does. oops! Tj also put together this awesome poster to display to the public. The showcasing was open to the public and there were at least a dozen groups with projects, all different, but none and big or impressive as Tj’s group project. The others were easy compared to this. Good job TJ!
Adi was really good girl but not very entertained. Sorry dad.
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