Juhas Reflection

Charles Juhas

For our marble track, Jack and I designed a four-ramp track that descended into a cup, triggering a pulley mechanism to transfer the marble to another cup. However, during our allotted trials, the marble either fell off the ramp before it reached the cup or missed the cup entirely. In hindsight, we could utilize our time more effectively to ensure the track functioned properly before we had to present it in front of the class. To improve functionality, we would have added a wall behind the initial cup to prevent the marble from avoiding it and implemented speed bumps along the ramps to reduce the marble's momentum and keep it on the track. Overall, I think we had a good idea, but failing to complete this task opened my eyes to areas for growth, which will be helpful to keep in mind as we tackle the major project.