Clock Project Overview

In this project each student will design a pendulum, fabricate a model clock mechanism, and analyze its timing. The objectives of the project are to develop skills that will be used in the robot project, including:

Learn shop fabrication and laser cutting skills
Use CAD for analysis and design
Fabricate mechanical device (clock)
Compare analytical prediction to experimental result of clock timing
Document analysis and design
End with a personalized and functioning model clock to take home

Clock Project Steps:

Pendulum Example 1

Coleen Wang from FA22

Pendulum Example 2

Brandon Lopez from FA22

More Example Pendulum Clocks

Each student creates their own personalized shape of the pendulum which results in each pendulum having its own timing.

Instructions for fabricating and analyzing the clock are in the drop-down menu under "Clock Project".

Pendulum Example 3

Jing Chen from SP17

Pendulum Example 4

Gabe Meng from SP16

Rabbit Pendulum Clock Example

Below are three different manifestations of the same pendulum clock:

Physical Pendulum Clock (Video)
Virtual Pendulum Clock Simulation (Video)
AutoCAD 2D Pendulum Clock Drawing (Picture)