Red Team Section A

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Red Team Section A

• Bunch Muncher

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Cutting Mechanism
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Ratchet Design
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History and Market

• Current Mechanized
• Units are gtgt20K
• Ranked among most
• valuable primary
• agricultural export crop (1994-96 value of world
• banana tradegtgtgt5 B (US))
• Annual growth rate estimated at 6.7
• US imported 3.31 M tons (1994-1996 avg.)
• gt20 deaths per year many more severely injured

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Design Considerations

• Weight of bunch 100 lbs or 45 kg
• Balance and Stability
• Reach 15ft
• Speed 10min
• Mobility Folds up like a ladder
• Cutting technology