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Design
So we decided to build a crane to test the echanical advantage. In doing this we decided to make the crane rather long about a foot and a half and have it run on tracks like a tank. This means it will be more stable and will have more connection to the ground thus leading to better traction. The tracks were then powered by a separate gear connected to the motor. That gear then runs into the rear track guide running the track. The crane has been placed directly to the gear it is sitting on. This makes it spin a little too fast but that can be fixed. The crane arm is spun by a motor on the top of the shaft. The cable is moved by a pulley that is on both ends of the shaft allowing the hook to move up and down. The IMA was 9.92
The Compound Machine


Sketch and IMA Calculation

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