Archimedes Principle Floats My

Boat
Juan Tlilayatzi
Edward Sanchez
 Background
Suited for children ages 3+

AA batteries are only needed to turn the

switch located in the back.

Price is $9.49 (maybe $3.50) before

taxes and shipping costs.

Manufactured by Cai Heng Yu but sold

in various outlet stores and online as
well.
 Boat Design
Boat design date back thousands
of years with the first known boat
dating back to 8000 B.C.E. (Pesse
Canoe)
 Buoyancy
Archimedes (287-212 B.C.E)
discovered the principle of
buoyancy which would prove
essential in later boat designs.
 ● Any boat design is a cool design.
● It was pretty cheap when buying online

Why This Toy? ● The overall design would allow to

better understand how scaling works.
● It looked easy (we were wrong)
Design Flaws
Missing Propeller
Design Flaws
Fragile Material

Visible Cracks
Design Flaws
Fragile Material *Eddie add more to this
Design Flaws
Not Watertight

*Eddie add more to this

Design Flaws
Water leaks into the boat.

*Eddie add more to this

Design Flaws
Weak Motor
Design Flaws
Rusty Switch
Design Flaws
Rusty Switch
Design Flaws
Rusty Switch
 Design Flaws
Wiring is not soldered
Design Flaws
Stickers
Boat Weight
Boat with motor = 159 grams ~ 5.6 ounces

Motor = 17 grams ~ 0.5911 ounces

Boat = 142grams ~ 5.0089 ounces

SolidWorks 2D
Sketch

Right View
 Top Front

Isometric View
 Right Isometric

Isometric View (continued)

Top View
Improvements
● LED light
● Lithium Ion Battery
● Remote Control
● Double Hatch
● Glue sealing
Improvements
Seal with silicone / industrial glue / other adhesive
Cost Estimate
Old Motor

Power = 0.66 W
Speed = 12500 RPM
Torque = 0.000504

Stronger Motor
Power = 1.05 W ~ 2.4 W
Torque =
59%~264% increase in power
Cost Estimate: + $0.15
Design Flaws
Rusty Switch
 Design Flaws
Wiring is not soldered
Improvements
Paint Colors with Acrylic, Latex, or Oil-based Paint
Improvements
Paint Colors with Acrylic, Latex, or Oil-based Paint

Acrylic Paint = $3.99 for 4.06 fl. oz.

Surface Area = (½)(55mm)(100mm)=2750mm2
Improvements
Paint Colors with Acrylic, Latex, or Oil-based Paint

Acrylic Paint = $3.99 for 4.06 fl. oz.

Surface Area = 2750mm2 + (25mm)(25mm)
Improvements
Paint Colors with Acrylic, Latex, or Oil-based Paint

Acrylic Paint = $3.99 for 4.06 fl. oz. = 120 mL = 120 cm3 = 120,000mm3
Surface Area = 43,500mm2
Improvements
Paint Colors with Acrylic, Latex, or Oil-based Paint

Acrylic Paint = $3.99 for 4.06 fl. oz. = 120,000mm3

Surface Area = 43,500mm2
If paint is 0.25 mm thick, acrylic paint can cover an area of 480,000mm2.
Cost Estimate = $0.37
 Cost Estimate
Material Cost:
HDPE (High Density
Polyethylene): $1.29 (lb)

Double Hatching will add additional

cost based off the sectional area of
the boat.
 Youngs
1000
modulus MPa

Tensile strength 26
MPa

Material Cost Hardness 63.5

Shore

HDPE (High Density Density 952.5

kg/m3
Polyethylene): $1.29 (lb)
Elongation 590
%
Improvements Costs
Material Change = $ 1.29 (lb) http://www.premierplasticresins.com
Motor Cost = $ 0.15
Waterproofing Cost = $1.29 (lb) http://www.premierplasticresins.com
Paint Cost = $ 0.37

Cost of improvements = $3.10

Total cost of product = $12.60

References
Acrylic Paint https://www.michaels.com/paint/acrylic/845161011

Old Motor https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32944156042.html

New Motor https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32808439378.html?spm=a2g0o.detail.1000014.1.65eb15a1hPlAQl&gps-
id=pcDetailBottomMoreOtherSeller&scm=1007.13338.128357.000000000000000&scm_id=1007.13338.128357.000000000000000&s
cm-url=1007.13338.128357.000000000000000&pvid=6aa8cf64-b038-40e6-b9d1-f34718be0c61