Future Work - Catapult

At the beginning of the project, the team planned to include a loader mechanism for the launcher that would involve picking up a ball from a storage ramp and placing it into the basket during the launcher's backstroke. However, due to time constraints, this mechanism was never implemented in the final design. Therefore, incorporating a loader mechanism remains a potential area for future work. The PMKS model depicting the loader mechanism with balls added for clarity is shown below:

Figure 1: Loading mechanism RMSK simulation

In addition to the loading mechanism, Dr. Deshpande requested that the launcher be equipped with a more powerful motor and that a wall power supply be used instead of a battery. Consequently, a new motor mount needs to be printed and the new motor and power supply need to be installed.