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Christian Terwiesch
Karl T. Ulrich

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XPult - Hand Held Catapult

XPult - Hand Held Catapult The XPULT catapult is an instructional aid, developed by Professors Christian Terwiesch and Karl Ulrich at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, for teaching engineering, science, design of experiments, Taguchi methods, and problem solving.

The XPULT catapult offers these benefits:

  • Four variables, independently adjustable:
    • Ball type: table tennis or "whiffle"
    • Number of elastic bands: 1, 2, or 3
    • Pullback angle: 0-120 degrees
    • Launch angle: 0, 15, 30, 45, 60, 75, 90 degrees
  • Compact and lightweight; folds to a tidy package that can be carried in a book bag or attache case.

The XPULT has been used in many application settings, including the following:

Business
Product development
Quality management
Taguchi methods
Problem solving
Process improvement
Six sigma
Engineering
Design of experiments
Parameter design
Product design
Engineering Products

K-12 Science and Mathematics
Cause-effect relationships
Experimentation
Drawing graphs
Problem solving

Xpult Teaching Materials
Price:    $49.00
Item #:  XP-100
Academic discounts are available to acdemic organizations and students with the understanding that the products are to be used exclusively in an academic environment.

Xpult-single-academic   $33.00 XP100A
Xpult-single-corporate   $49.00 XP100I
Xpult-20pack-academic $500.00 (includes $35/case shipping within US)
Xpult-20pack-corporate $800.00 (includes $35/case shipping within US)

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