Milestone 8: Final Chute Design

We've been thinking about the chute design a lot over the past several weeks, and decided to make some significant changes to it for our Milestone 8 presentation. The new design will attack the gap at the base of the lever from a more vertical angle, and will have an adjustable angle of attack so we can fine tune the interaction. The chute will be held above the starting zone by a pin, which will be pulled out by the six-speed gearbox. The chute will be gravity driven, although the configuration would allow us to add a tension spring assist if needed. The vertical chute will collide with the small slot, wedging itself deeply in and opening it wider. A detachable horizontal chute will allow for balls to be pushed from the tabletop into the vertical chute, where they will fall into the lever slot.

Here's a slow motion video of how the chute will deploy once the pin is pulled.