Assembly Line Class Challenge

Overview

• In this challenge we were tasked with building an assembly line to put numbered dots onto a cube. (dice)
• My specific group of Nick and I were instructed to be group 4 and mark side "3".
• We had to move the dice from the recieving point to the drop off point.
• During this time we had to mark the die in some way
• We used motors to stop the track and to move a red pronged thing to mark the die.

Acheivements

• 4 class achievments
• 6 team achievments
• 6 individual

Achievment Justifications

• Class achievements
• Implementation
• Fast
• Faster
• Stewardship
• Team Achievements
• If you build it
• Proof is in the pudding
• Round and Round we go-We did not know if we had to build a solution to flip the dice/cube
• Round and Round we go again- We had to connect ours with Gustavos and Hunters which was a challenge and we had to fix the transfer system on ours to accomidate to the others around us.
• No Soliciting-Marco and Hunter gave us the idea of using numatics but we declined saying that it was to confusing for us.
• Leave no Trace
• Individual Acheivments
• Share it-we provided feedback questioning Marco's team asking him the benifets of using numatics and other qualities in their device.
• Keep the customer in mind
• Nice one-Hunter/Marco
• Helping Hand-I think we helped Andoni/Ryan
• Meta Gamer-gives us inspiration to work together as a class to attain a certain goal.
• And the Winners are
• initiative-Marco/Hunter helping us without us asking
• sportsmanship-Nikki/Morgan for having a decent project but having a couple of setbacks that they worked through
• Callaboration-Ryan/Andoni and Gustavo/Nick for working together and completeing their project as a group
• Humor-Ryan/Andoni because throughout the project they turned peoples backpacks inside out including mine multiple times.
• Improvisation-Thomas/Cody for fixing jacksons and adding the taped on peices that created traction for the blocks as they climbed the track.

Graph for Lever

• Today we did an expirement in class that included a lever and some force
• Our objective was to find out of force as you moved back from the focal point and find out of it what kind of force multiplication happened (expidential, linear, logarithmic)

• From the data we have collected we have concurred that the lever as you move it back has expidential growth
• We moved it back every 5 cm and got a larger measurement each time.

My Eagle Project

I started with pvc pipe and I set out to create two water proof wheel chairs and a life jacket rack.

First the chairs ^ above are what I built as a base to start the scouts off.


Soon they built what we have there.


Almost done. Adding the wheels.


Oh yeeeaaahhh! finally done

Part II the life jacket rack


We built a wooden jig to make sure the holes in the pvc pipe were straight.


Built the arms for the Rack first to make it easy on ourselves.


The wheel assembly.


I'm all done. Yay.

Overall this project was a challenge. I had to deal with shortages of work force. In all I had about 6 scouts and one non- scout who dedicated more then 1 hour. Andoni who was the non- scout who worked very well and listened as well as the other scouts. A bunch of other scouts who were helpful were Thomas Luppi who basically led the assembly of the chairs. I had a lot of adult help. Outside of the troop Bobby Kozan helped supervize alot of drilling for the rack. Another adult was Mr. Laughlin who came up with the tools and helped with the small details of tool work that I didnt know. Another challenge was not knowing the exact design wheel assembly. We ultimately changed the design to use threaded axels to make the wheel assembly easier.

I had alot of fun and this eagle project was a great experience.

T minus 5, 4, 3, 2, 1....

• Quantum Imports Chewing Gum Shape Mini Stick DVR Camera
• small. almost wightless making not effect the flight path that much
• easy to use. basicly only 3 buttons.
• built in camera
• just duck tape to rocket for a recorded flight
• Thats why i think this would be a successful camer to use during rocket flight and was a probably used during the video.

Glider Challenge: Deliverables

Ours is the Orange one. The other planes are our competition.
















Design Process to Test day
         -Came up with 3 designs during our brainstorm session
         -We chose one that would be easy to build and in our opinion would fly pretty decently compared to our other 2 designs
         -Built and rebuilt and redesigned as obsticles came up
                  -such as breaking, glue drying capabilities and weight
         -Tested and again redesigned our plane
                  -we had to put a weight on it and then take some off as it became to heavy
         -Competition day, 2nd in distance, 4th in flight time.

<--design notes

Redesigns:
          -weight in the front to keep it moving down and not flipping upwards
                  -Kept it from not nose diving as much as ours did
          -replaced wings. The wings kept breaking so we replaced them

engineering program investigation

College/University of interest: MIT

Why does this institution appeal to you?:
-This college interests me because I want to become some sort of engineer and this is an engineering school.

Which engineering program is most interesting to you and why?:
-The nanotechnology program is most interesting to me because I have never heard of it before so I was really intrigued by the program.

Which undergraduate engineering elective is most interesting? Describe the course and its appeal to you:       -Nanotech. because again I have never heard of it.
-This course includes developing Nanotech. for millitary and medical uses. For the millitary the interest lies in the kind of body armer they would have created.
-I really don't have an interest in medical purposes but it was part of the course description.

Egg Drop Challenge-Iteration #1

I didnt take an actual picture but that is a sketch of what Gustavo and I dropped.

Total # of achievments earned-19 (not including points for setting up the drop zone or coming up with ideas for next years class which would give us 21)
-Brainstorming-+4
-Material Prep-+2
-Material size +2
-Material weight-+5
-Egg resiliance-+6
-Setting up drop zone-+1
-Idea for next year-+1

 Our design resulted in....

our egg after drop

Redesign-

Parachute-get rid of the parachute because it didnt slow enough to stop fall but created enough drag to throw off target.

More Cottenballs-since we were over the 50g mark add enough cotten balls and tape to get it just below the mark

Joe's design-
-weight-Joe's design only weighed 19g making it max out on the weight achievments which is ideal for maximum achievments.
-egg survival-the pull noodle and the parachute worked wellt together which kept the egg alive while not having a load of weight.


TED video

grade increase since students started using the online system at a school in the U.S.


1) What is the TED organization about?
The TED organization  is a small non-profit organization devoted to spreading worthy ideas. They have videos on everything.

2) What is the purpose of their website and how does the functionality of their site support that?
The purpose of the webiste is to spread and support ideas through video.

3) As Engineers and Problem Solvers, which topic areas (the choices from the "Show talks related to:" section on the sidebar) are of most interest to us? Justify your answer.
The topics that most interest me are the ones that are about education because that is the kind of life i am in now.

4) Based on your previous answer, what are 3 talks (videos) on the site that appear like they would be of most interest to you as an Engineer/Problem Solver? Justify your choices.
Based on my videos salman khan: lets use video to reinvent education, Arthur Benjamin's formula for changing math education, and Michelle Obama plea for education. I picked these because they were all about education and as i explained I want to learn about education because i am still in school.

5) Each student will watch a unique video. Claim your video on the following period specific posts: 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th. If no one else has claimed your video there yet, leave a comment on that post to call the one you want. If someone else has already claimed the talk, go back and pick another one. Watch the video. Create and post a bulletized outline of the key issues presented in the talk.

• Online Education is a way to revalutionize education by students rewatching and learning at their own pace.
• kids are learning better and are getting better grades.
• Really easy to use because its just on youtube and on the TED site.  

6) How could you get involved in the field/technology/issue you chose to hear about? What experience/skills/training/education would you need to learn to get involved with this field?

To get involved i would become a teacher. Go to college and get a teaching degree and use the online education system to teach my students.

http://www.ted.com/talks/salman_khan_let_s_use_video_to_reinvent_education.html

RoboPro variables and subprogramming

In this activity we used RoboPro. We learned about subprograms and meters and created our own program using RoboPro.

We benifit from using subprograms because it clears ups space and allows people using subprograms to have multiple programs running. Its a really good way to organize work with RoboPro.

MKS

l (distance) = m
t (time) = s
m (mass) = kg
a (area) = m^2
v (velocity) = m/s
(density) = kg/m^3
g (gravity) = m/s^2
F (force) = kg*m/s^2
E (energy) = (kg*m^2)/s^2
P (power) = (kg*m^2)/s^3

Machine Control Design

Me, Andoni and Gustavo did a Robo Pro in conjuction with the motors and tx controllers. Our machine had a red stick go back and forth by hitting switches which was our goal. We didnt get to the point where we connected the switches because of time issues.

Gustavo programmed and was the MVP of the assignment

Andoni prepared our images.

I built the hardware

The problem we chose to tackle was to turn a light on with an automatic switch but we failed as explained earlier.

3.1.4 Branch Functions

Today, Wednesday, we used ROBO PRo once again. Today we started working with switches and it actually became a little harder. We got it under control and were able to do it. Here is our picture of a light with a potentiometer. When you turn the potentiometer, the light will turn on. Pretty cool stuff.

My team consisted of Ryan, Nick, and I. Although we used the software on my computer, we all helped to built the module and take pictures. I think all of us made an even contribution.

?'s.

1. Describe why it is important to include branches in programs

-----It is important to include branches in your program because if you want to be able to turn things on and off, you need to have switches and branches in your program.

2. Describe an everyday application of a normally open switch that has not been given as an example.

 ----An everyday application of an open switch is a railroad switch. When you turn the switch it changes to a different track.

3. Describe an everyday application of a normally closed switch that has not been given as an example.

------A normally closed switch would be a faucet. When you open the faucet the water will flow.

Copied from Colin

tennis ball activity

 

 

• Passed around tennis ball as fast as possible
• multiple constraints
• both teams did same thing
• our team obviously won

Coast Gaurd Survival Activity

yesterday we also did an activity in engineering where we had to figure out which survival item was better out of a list of 15 and compare our choices to the coast gaurd. when i list these the number of importance that comes first is ours and the one that is second is the coast gaurd

A sextant- 10, 15
A shaving mirrior- 12, 1
Mosquito netting-6, 14
25 L of water- 1, 3
army rations-3, 4
Maps- 11,13
Seat cusion-14-9
10L of oil/petrol-9, 2
transistor radio-7, 12
plastic sheeting-4, 5
shark repellent-8, 10
rum-13,11
nylon rope-5, 8
boxes of choclate-15, 6
fishing kit-2,7

In my opinion the coast gaurd is to buyist because they are only trying to rescue you and we are trying to survive. I know they are closely related but seriously water comes first our of everything and of course sacraficing ryan.

this is my second flow chart from 3.1.2. It demonstrates how you would choose a number and keep going through the proccess of the chart untill you reached the number 1. once you reach the number 1 you stop and you are done. 

this is my first flow chart from activity 3.1.2

My flow chart shows how you would sort 2 weights. the weight goes into eather bin depending on weight. Depending on what bin it goes to which doesnt really matter you add one to your number. when you get to a number that is greater then 3 then you stop.

Content is King

Q- What is a field/hobby/something you have a passion for (surfing, sailing, robotics, painting, etc.)?
I have passion for basketball.
Q- What person or organization in that field has used blogging to promote their brand?
The person who organized the blog was Frank James.
Q- What is a field you might see yourself blogging about?
I could see myself blogging about basketball in college when i go to college.

Opt in

cellphone-With a cell phone people were able to text or call a message to a friend and help spread the revalutionary movement
twitter-people were able to post feelings and recruit people to the cause of the revelution
facebook-people were able to post statuses, chat, or email to talk about the revalution





hoodie-to protect skin from any gas that could have been thrown that induces a rash
flower-to show peacefullness and an act of non violence
goggles-to protect from harmfull tear gas ect.
scarf-to protect from inhaling harmfull gases
shoes-to protect feet from glass or other harmful objects that would have been thrown and broken on the ground
spray paint-to use graffiti to spray a peaceful message to government and bystanders
pot lid-to protect from flying projectiles or to push through people

activity 3.1.1 inputs and outputs

1. Examine the wire diagram on the mini switch and describe how the diagram relates to the concepts of normally open and normally closed.


2. If computers only understand digital signals, then how is a computer able to interpret the analog signals coming from the interface?

3. Why does resistance decrease as the NTC Resistor becomes warmer?

Mini Switch:

-when plugged into 1 and 3 and not pressing button:

unchecked

at zero

not present

-when in 1 and 3 and pressed

checked

at one

present

-when plugged into 1 and 2 everything is flip-flopped

Potentiometer:

-range: 38-4945

NTC Resistor:

-1668

-while warm was at 1318

Motor:

-one way to change the direction of spin is by switching the wire ports

Electromagnet:

When reed switch is touched the box becomes checked

Photo transistor:

-closer light gets the number goes down

this information is jacksons