The Spring Machine

The car of the future

The engine

S Our engine is powered by a spring attached to a pencil

beam. The springs are acting as an energy source. The spring pulls a string, rotating the wheel axel.

Energy conservation

Gas has become an issue where it is producing smog and increasing global warming. There are two reasons our engine helps the Earth:

Distance vs. Time Graph

2 1.5 1 0.5 0

Time per Meter

Time per Meter

Meter 1

Meter 2

Meter 3

Meter 4

Meter 5

Velocity vs. Time Graph

Velocity(m/s)
1 0.8 0.6 0.4 Velocity(m/s)

0.2
0

Meter 1

Meter 2

Meter 3

Meter 4

Meter 5

Acceleration vs. Time Graph

1 0.8 0.6 0.4

Acceleration

0.2
0 -0.2 -0.4 -0.6 -0.8 Meter 1 Meter 2 Meter 3 Meter 4 Acceleration

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KE vs. PE vs. Thermal Energy

1.8 1.6 1.4 1.2 1 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.2 0

Kinetic Energy Potential Energy Thermal Energy

Meter 0 Meter 1 Meter 2 Meter 3 Meter 4 Meter 5