HOME MADE CANNON

Creativity and innovation management

(MGT 630)

Submitted to: Kumar Rajesh Raman

Submitted by: Adil Faisal Kashif Rishabh Bhardwaj - 11113819

Introduction
Cannon is any piece of artillery that uses gunpowder or other usually explosive-based propellants to launch a projectile. Cannon vary in caliber, range, mobility, rate of fire, angle of fire, and firepower; different forms of cannon combine and balance these attributes in varying degrees, depending on their intended use on the battlefield. The word cannon are derived from several languages, in which the original definition can usually be translated as tube, cane, or reed. The plural of cannon is also cannon, though more commonly in America, cannons. In the modern era, the term cannon has fallen out of common usage, replaced by "guns" or "artillery" if not a more specific term such as "mortar" or "howitzer.

History
First used in China, cannon were among the earliest forms of gunpowder artillery, and over time replaced siege enginesamong other forms of aging weaponryon the battlefield. In the Middle East, the first use of the hand cannon is argued to be during the 1260 Battle of Ain Jalut between the Mamlukhsand Mongols. The first cannon in Europe were probably used in Iberia in the 11 and 12th centuries, and English cannon were first deployed in the Hundred Years' War, at the Battle of Crcy, in 1346. On the African continent, the cannon was first used by the Somali Imam Ahmad ibn Ibrihim al-Ghazi of the Adal Sultanate in his conquest of Ethiopia in 1529.It was during this period, the Middle Ages, that cannon became standardized, and more effective in both the anti-infantry and siege roles. After the Middle Ages most large cannon were abandoned in favor of greater numbers of lighter, more maneuverable pieces. In addition, new technologies and tactics were developed, making most defences obsolete; this led to the construction of star forts, specifically designed to withstand artillery bombardment though these too (along with the Martello Tower) would find themselves rendered obsolete when explosive and armour piercing rounds made even these types of fortifications vulnerable.

Product
Home made small cannon.
Waste Material used: Tin can cylindrical in shape (old talcum powder tin can). Wire roller.

 Some waste aluminum wires. Few pieces of paper. A tennis ball

Making of the cannon:

1. Cylindrical tin can should be open from one end, the other end should be covered and sealed and a small hole should be made in the center of the covered end. 2. The tin can should be covered with hard paper. 3. It should be placed on the roller in a slanting position. Open end should face upward and the covered end downward, making an angle of 45 degrees. 4. It is to be tied with wires tightly. Make sure the tin can does not bend.

Working
Chemical to be used: Calcium Carbide (Cac2) The cannon are filled with small chunk of calcium carbide (CaC2). A ball should be place at the open end of the cannon. A drop of water is poured on the chemical and it is ignited, a reaction will take place which will create a great amount of pressure in side the cylindrical can. As the pressure develop in the cannon it will force the ball to release pressure (it is same like when we open up a bottle of Champagne it cork open up with a great force).

Utility Conclusion