DIY Cable Car

Transportation is a key factor for the development of a country. There are a lot of ways for transportation: roadways, waterways, railways, airways, ropeways and many more. For mountainous countries, cableways are the best means of transportation as roadways are dangerous due to natural calamities like landslides, floods etc. In such cases, cable cars are used for transporting passengers and goods. Also, ropeways are economical when compared to other modes of transportation.

1. Dream Kit

2. Cardboard sheet

3. Glue

4. A pair of scissors

5. Wheels

6. Thread

7. Bamboo

8.skewers Blade

In this project, we use a motor to travel via a thread. Motor is fixed to a pulley which rotates along with the thread around it. When the pulley is rotated using the motor, the car moves forward. In the same way, if you want to move the car backwards, you simply have to change the direction of the motor. To make it simpler we can send bluetooth commands to set the direction of the car.

Connect the HUB to your computer using a USB cable. Open DK studio software in your computer and make sure that you have chosen the correct port number and press on ‘Connect’. The modules connected will appear in the module box. Program your Dk as shown below.

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Take a cardboard sheet, cut it and apply crease on the dotted lines as per the image shown above.

1. Cut out three circular cardboard pieces of size as that of the BO wheel and then of radii 2cm and 1cm.

2. Attach the BO wheel to the motor and hot glue the bigger cardboard to the wheel.
3. Now, stick the cardboard piece of radius 1cm on top of the bigger cardboard.

4. Finally, stick the 2cm radius cardboard piece on top of all.

Find the center of the cardboard base and align the motor shaft to it and then glue it.

1. Pierce the bamboo skewers such that it is at the same height as that of the cardboard on the wheel.

2. Attach two small cardboard pieces as a string holder and then glue them together.

3. Repeat the same on the other side of the wings and then glue it.

1. Attach the HUB, motor driver module and 9V battery onto the bus.

2. Now, decorate the bus.

3. Pass the string exactly the same way as in the image (The string has to round up alongside the pulley).

Once you complete the project share it on Instagram with Tag #dreamkit and #CreatedWithDreamKit

Happy creating !!!

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