, g0 L y# {9 fProblem: Z1 P& B- \5 v: a, oAn exciting action scene in a movie is going to be filmed, and you are the stunt coordinator! A stunt person on a motorcycle will jump over an elephant and land in a pile of cardboard boxes to cushion their fall. You need to protect the stunt person, and also use relatively few cardboard boxes (lower cost, not seen by camera, etc.). " n7 t8 H4 K: T4 DYour job is to: 2 b }* t+ O+ p' S) g y) H" N
determine what size boxes to use' N, n( Y! S9 e. D. X& ?4 s
determine how many boxes to use( r, x( S0 b) s
determine how the boxes will be stacked 7 H2 O: e% R. ?. W9 z$ m- E
determine if any modifications to the boxes would help& q% \3 z! B7 @$ a* S% h
generalize to different combined weights (stunt person & motorcycle) and different jump heights
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参赛编号：Control No. 526
论文题目：Safe Landings
论文作者：Chad T. Kishimoto,Justin C. Kao,Jeffrey A. Edlund
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论文题目：A Time-Independent Model of Box Safety for Stunt Motorcyclists
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Control No. 576
论文题目：
Thinking Outside the Box and Over the Elephant
论文作者：
Melissa J. Banister,Matthew Macauley, Micah J. Smukler
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Control No. 239
论文题目:
You Too Can Be James Bond
论文作者：
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Control No. 24
论文题目:
Cardboard Comfortable When it comes to Crashing
论文作者：Ernie Esser, Jeff Giansiracusa, and Sheng-Fong Pai