Shuttlecock Launching Mechanism for Trajectory Accuracy
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing shuttlecock launching machines experience a significant change in trajectory and loss of velocity due to air pressure, resulting in reduced accuracy and efficiency in launching shuttlecocks.
Innovation Solution
A shuttlecock launching machine that uses rotating finger-like projections and coordinating levers to orient shuttlecocks parallel to the ejecting wheels, ensuring consistent trajectory and minimizing orientation changes at ejection, thus maintaining velocity and accuracy.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Speed
If the shuttlecock is launched using conventional spinning wheels or chutes, then the shuttlecock can be propelled forward, but the trajectory changes significantly and velocity is lost due to air pressure
Solution Approach 1:
The shuttlecock is pre-oriented in a vertical position within the loading mechanism before ejection. The rotating finger-like projections and coordinating levers prepare the shuttlecock by aligning it parallel to the wheel plane in advance, ensuring optimal orientation at the moment of ejection to minimize air resistance and velocity loss
Solution Approach 2:
The invention changes the orientation parameter of the shuttlecock from vertical (in storage) to parallel with the wheel plane (at ejection). The pitch of the wheel plane about the wheel horizontal axis is selectively indexed, allowing adjustment of the ejection angle while maintaining the shuttlecock's optimal orientation relative to the trajectory, thereby reducing air pressure effects
2Adaptability or versatility
If the shuttlecock orientation changes significantly prior to ejection, then the launching mechanism can accommodate different trajectories, but the velocity is lost and trajectory accuracy is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The invention employs dynamic coordination between the rotating finger-like projections and the levers to maintain the shuttlecock's orientation parallel to the wheel plane throughout the ejection process. The system adapts to different trajectories by indexing the pitch of the wheel plane while keeping the shuttlecock's relative orientation constant, ensuring both versatility and precision
Solution Approach 2:
The invention replaces the conventional mechanical launching system (spinning wheels or simple chutes) with a coordinated mechanism of rotating fingers and levers. This new mechanical system provides precise control over the shuttlecock's orientation and ejection angle, enabling accurate trajectory control without significant orientation changes that would cause velocity loss
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The machine achieves accurate and efficient shuttlecock launch with reduced velocity loss and improved trajectory consistency by ensuring the shuttlecock is ejected in an orientation parallel to the wheel plane, maintaining intended trajectory and accuracy.
Implementation Method 1
A shuttlecock launching machine that uses rotating finger-like projections and coordinating levers to orient shuttlecocks parallel to the ejecting wheels
Implementation Method 2
the shuttlecock is ejected in an orientation parallel to the surface plane of the wheels, said orientation causing the shuttlecock to be accelerated by the wheels
Data Source
AI summary
A shuttlecock loading mechanism with a grabbing mechanism and a pair of ejecting wheels defining a wheel plane. The grabbing mechanism receives a shuttlecock entering the loading mechanism in a vertical position and ejects the shuttlecock from the loading mechanism in an orientation parallel to the wheel plane wherein the pitch of the wheel plane about a wheel horizontal axis is selectively indexed about the wheel's horizontal axis.