MEMS 411: Giant Pouched Rat Trap

Authors

Shannon Wang, Washington University in St. LouisFollow
Isha Shah, Washington University in St. LouisFollow
Vaishali Shah, Washington University in St. LouisFollow
Elizabeh Saliba, Washington University in St. LouisFollow

Publication Date

Fall 2021

Document Type

Final Report

Embargo Date

12-12-2021

Problem Statement

Our goal is to design a giant pouched rat trap that meets the customer needs from professor Stan Braude. The giant pouched rats are to be breed and trained to find land mines. Therefore, the rats must be captured in good condition. However, giant pouched rats are not passive once caught and tries to escape every way possible. In the past, with traditional trap wires, they tend to get caught in the wire and hurt themselves. Our solution offers a completely smooth inner wall of the trap to prevent damage to the rats, while improving on the functionality of the trap in the field.

Author's School

McKelvey School of Engineering

Author's Department

Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science

Class Name

Mechanical Engineering Design Project (MEMS 411)

Recommended Citation

Wang, Shannon; Shah, Isha; Shah, Vaishali; and Saliba, Elizabeh, "MEMS 411: Giant Pouched Rat Trap" (2021). Mechanical Engineering Design Project Class. 174.
https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/mems411/174