Team members: Chelsie, Micah, Selina
Our semester-long project is to create a device that will help individuals who may or may not have a disability to shoot an arrow. Given that archery requires upper-body strength, we want to make a product that will assist and support people in this activity.
This week, we created a sketch model for an archery bow stand. A few of our initial ideas included creating a clamp or a suspension cord. After considering aspects of adaptability, feasibility, and installation, we came up with the following model:
I like that our model includes adjustable heights on one side of the stand and alleviates potential strength-related barriers by allowing users to pull down on the rope/cord and aim the bow and arrow.
Today’s structured design review session was helpful, specifically in thinking about the material we will be using and how we will be accommodating different types of bows. Moving forward, I wonder how we will address concerns about the physics of holding and shooting an arrow given our working model (taut, potential energy).