somerset berkley regional high school robotics engineering with lab view

Somerset Berkley Regional High School

Robotics Engineering with Lab View

1. Engineering DesignCentral Concepts: Engineering design involves practical problem solving, research, development, and invention/innovation, and requires designing, drawing, building, testing, and redesigning. Students should demonstrate the ability to use the engineering design process to solve a problem or meet a challenge.

Ma. Science and Engineering Framework 2006

1.1 Identify and explain the steps of the engineering design process: identify the problem, research the problem, develop possible solutions, select the best possible solution(s), construct prototypes and/or models, test and evaluate, communicate the solutions, and redesign.

Identify the problem

Research the problem

Develop solutions

Select the best solutionConstruct a

prototype

Test andevaluate

Communicate thesolutions

Redesign


Step 1Identify the

problem

Design, build, and control a robot with a cellular phone to:Battle another robot to push it out of a ring or disable within a two minute time span.


Step 2Research the

problem

• Student: List the internet sites that were • helpful.• Site 1 http://nxtprograms.com/mini_sumo/index.html• Site 2 http://mrcrokesrobotics.weebly.com/all-about-gears.html• Site 3 http://www.societyofrobots.com/robot_sumo.shtml

• What did you learn from your research?• A Ramp attachment to front.• B Gear down for high power• C Wide supporting base to provide support.



Step 3Develop solutions BRAINSTORM

COLLABORATION

Student : Share your ideas with your design team. List your ideas below.

1. Wide supporting base to provide us with support.

2. Ramp attachment to flip over opposing robots.

3. A claw mechanism to grab opponents’ wires and knock them over

Step 4Select the best

Possible solution(s)

Student: Describe which solution(s) best meet the need orsolve the problem. Describe exactly what idea or mixture of ideas your design team decided on for the first robot prototype? Use the next slide for your response.

Ma.Science and Engineering Framework 2006

The Somerset Berkley writing rubric will be used for assessment.

Student : Skillfully and imaginatively describe what your firstprototype will look like.

Our first prototype will have certain features to make it very powerful and lead us to the victory in the ring. Our NXT brain will be turned sideways and be angled downward as a ramp. We will also be gearing down our wheels with a 1:2 ratio meaning we will get two times the torque at the cost of half of our speed. We have two unpowered front wheels and two powered back wheels. These back wheels will be spread out wide to give us a strong base.

Step 5Construct a prototype

Build a robot with your NXT Lego kitCreate a computer program for your robot.


Use the next slide(s) for the digital pictures of your prototypes and computer programs.

1st Prototype picture and computer program

Step 5 evidence

Step 6Test and Evaluate

the solution(s)

1. Does your robot work? Yes2. Did it perform as expected? No, it did not move as well as I liked.3. What changes are necessary for the robot and the program? We

need to make it move better and add a better ramp.4. Does it meet the original design constraints? Yes5. Is it safe? Yes6. Lab work- Modify your robot project and use the next slide to post a picture of your improved robot project.


1st modified prototype picture and computer program

Step 6 evidence

2nd modified prototype picture and computer program

Step 6 evidence

Step 7Communicate the solution(s)


Provide the YouTube link of your video that showshow your robot meets the challenge.

YouTube video link : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iejY5TnegeU

Redesign

Overhaul the solution(s) based on information gatheredduring testing and self-assessment activity.


• Demonstrate the ability to use technology for research, critical thinking, problem solving, decision making, communication, collaboration, creativity, and innovation.

somerset berkley regional high school robotics engineering with lab view

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