Design of a tower with 10 vertical segments
8 segments and a wider base for more stability
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Lasercut Tower Optimization
For a design optimization experiment, the goal was to create the tallest freestanding towers out of a single sheet of A4 cardboard. I created a MatLab program to draw lines in AutoCad to create a design that would be traced on a laser-cutter. The program allows you to easily manipulate dimensions of the base, slots, number of vertical segments to create the tallest most stable structure. Out of a 8x11.5in cardboad segment, I was able to create a tower reaching 84"
