Balloon-Powered Car Customization#

A reconstructed CAD and additive-manufacturing exercise about customizing a balloon-powered model car.

See Text Problem Catalog for the text family index.

Quick Facts#

Field

Value

Problem ID

ideation_balloon_powered_car_customization

Problem Family

text

Implementation

TextProblem

Capabilities

citation-backed, prompt-packet, statement-markdown

Study Suitability

human-subjects-ready, ideation-friendly, requirements-study-ready

Tags

text, human-subjects, design, car, balloon, additive-manufacturing

Taxonomy#

Formulation

textual_prompt

Is Dynamic

no

Orientation

engineering_practical

Objective Mode

qualitative

Constraint Nature

embedded-constraints

Tags

text, human-subjects, design, car, balloon, additive-manufacturing

Deliverable Type

concepts

Timebox Hint (Minutes)

120

Participants

individual

Evaluation Mode

idea_generation

Statement#

Design a balloon-powered model car assembly in which the body and wheels are customized.

Requirements:

  • use a balloon fixed to a rear cylindrical mount for propulsion

  • customize the wheels from a provided template

  • customize the body within a provided bounding box

  • keep the body below 5 cm^3 of solid volume

  • keep the body continuous, manifold, and attached to the two

provided press-fit joints

  • plan for zero redesign iterations on the wheels and at most

one redesign iteration on the body

Prompt Profile#

Field

Value

Deliverable Type

concepts

Timebox Hint (Minutes)

120

Participants

individual

Evaluation Mode

idea_generation

Sources#

Key

Summary

chen_stockli_shea_2015

Chen, Stockli, and Shea (2015). Design for Mass Customization Using Additive Manufacture: Case-Study of a Balloon-Powered Car. Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Engineering Design (ICED15).

Raw Citation Records#

Chen, Tian, Fritz Stockli, and Kristina Shea (2015). Design for Mass Customization Using Additive Manufacture: Case-Study of a Balloon-Powered Car. Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Engineering Design (ICED15).