Siege Machine

Completed in a group of three, this project required students to develop an antique Siege Machine with materials provided in the classroom. My group decided to create a machine that could be used both on the ground and as a hand weapon. To accomplish this, we developed an acrylic channel with two "side-wings" that would connect to a central 3D-printed ball holder. The choice of the acrylic channel was to keep the friction coefficient between the channel and the 3D-printed ball holder to a minimum. The channel was connected to a base that would angle to optimize the distance the ball would hit. Below you can find the final 3D rendering and the fabricated siege machine, along with a video of it working.