What We Were Testing For

• 01 – Balance

  This test was to ensure that the ballast of the RescuePod would always stay upright and when plunged underwater it would always come out upright no matter how many passengers or weight of different occupants.

• 02 – Air Vents

  We purposely left the vents open so to show that the air mass inside the RescuePod performs as a barrier to minimize the amount of water allowed to enter the RescuePod. The little water that did enter went directly under to the floor into the water channel to be pumped out.

• 03 – buoyancy

  This test was to show that when plunged underwater the RescuePod acted as a beach ball underwater would always force the RescuePod quickly above the water with the vents and lid always emerging first.

• 04 – impact

  We wanted to test the performance of the RescuePod with multiple people in the RescuePod while it was stuck with a strong hydraulic wave and how the RescuePod would emerge after being plunged underwater.

What We Were Testing For

• 01 – passenger safety

  Testing of 5 point harness and safety seating to ensure the passenger would be properly secured through a high impact and multiple roll over event to keep the passenger safe in the process.

• 02 – structural integrity

  Testing of the rotomolded HDPE core with multiple roll overs and impacts in a short period of time stood up perfectly with just a scratch to show.

the embankment

What We Were Testing For

• 01 – impact resistance

  With repeated blasts from a 200 PSI air cannon was no match for our HDPE core of the RescuePod. Each of the 2x4s fired at the shelter either deflected off the side, split the 2×4 in two or turned it into toothpicks.

• 02 – repeated impact

  Even after been shot repeatedly 14 times with the air cannon the RescuePod high tensile strength and ability to absorb shock protected the shell and interior from lethal hazards.