Date of Award
6-7-2016
Document Type
Thesis - SCU Access Only
Publisher
Santa Clara : Santa Clara University, 2016.
Department
Mechanical Engineering
First Advisor
Nikola Djordjevic
Abstract
Project Bangarang has developed a new and innovative sporting clays target system. The system, comprised of a flying projectile and a launching mechanism, will consistently launch targets that fly complex flight patterns that are harder to follow and anticipate than existing disk projectiles. These flight patterns offer a greater variety of trajectories, angles of flight, flying speed, and distance traveled than what is currently on the market. The increased difficulty and novelty is intended to attract more experienced shooters and disrupt the stagnant sporting clays industry. In addition to these criteria, and in the case that the project is successful, it will be sold in such a way as to have a positive effect on the environment. The targets will be made only from biodegradable materials, thereby encouraging consumers of the product to be environmentally conscious. We have successfully demonstrated the consistency of the launcher and have experimentally determined the aerodynamic properties of the boomerang.
Recommended Citation
Gasztonyi, Frank; Skelly, Kieran; Theyel, Marshall; Tierney, Jacob; Wilson, Connor; and Wyant, Brad, "Bangarang: Aerodynamic Sporting Solutions" (2016). Mechanical Engineering Senior Theses. 54.
https://scholarcommons.scu.edu/mech_senior/54