Originally Posted by
turbo scorpion
A spring loaded device that is activated by remote then use another chanel and a strong servo to reset?
Seems to me you need to do something more involved than bolting on a strong springy antenna for tje grade.
Need to show innovation and research....
Now if you experimented with a number of different materials, develop a way to make a metal into a springy "antenna"....etc......that may please your proffessor.....
Your grade will be largely on your process of innovation....application of scientific method and research experimentation.....
Sounds like you've got a good idea of the design process... I have put quite a lot of thought into the resettable spring loaded device, experimented with different ways of making it work. Are you familiar with any high quality, super strong servos that might be suitable? Resetting seems to be the point of difficulty here. That's why I'm also into the idea of something much simpler engineering wise. Simplicity can be good too.