1. © 2008 Autodesk Engineering Design with CAD Fusion FIRST training 2011

2. © 2008 Autodesk An Engineering Challenge (some material excerpted from John V-Neun’s 2009 presentation) Functional Requirements Goals and objectives Constraints Physical (dimensions, weight) Time Money Tradeoffs

3. © 2008 Autodesk The Engineering Process 1.Define the problem Make sure it’s the right problem! 2.Generate specifications Use the requirements and the constraints 3.Set priorities 4.Design concepts Brainstorming

4. © 2008 Autodesk The Engineering Process 5.Prototype Goal is to learn 6.Choice Every choice results in some loss 7.Detailed Design 8.Build! 9.Document

5. © 2008 Autodesk The Engineering Process for FIRST Design Discuss concepts and Prototype Analyze and Adjust your design Prototype… : Detailed Design Manufacture The process is iterative.

6. © 2008 Autodesk Week 1 - Let’s Just Build! But now… Robot is too heavy It’s too big The parts don’t fit in the allocated space Too fragile Not easily fixable Doesn’t perform the task well Rework; waste resources Week 6 - I wish I had designed 

7. © 2008 Autodesk The Engineering Process – Autodesk Products 1.Define the problem 2.Generate Specifications 3.Set priorities 4.Design concepts - SketchBook 5.Prototype – Inventor Fusion 6.Choice 7.Detailed Design – Inventor 8.Build! 9.Document – Inventor Publisher

8. © 2008 Autodesk FRC Engineering awards and criteria AwardCriteria Excellence in Engineering Award Elegant and Innovative machine feature that has real world application. Design, wiring, material, programming, unique machine attribute Verbally describe the concept, design, manufacturing/assembly and deployment Works well in competition. Extraordinarily cerative, functional, practical Innovation in Control Innovative control system or application of control components to provide unique machine functions. Verbally identify and describe the feature Demonstrated to judges or in field of play. Not just a cute idea - it must work and be reliable in the stress of competition Creativity Creative design Creative use of a component Creative playing strategy Verbally describe the unique/creative feature. Highly original in concept Practical Engineered, not discovered by accident

9. © 2008 Autodesk FRC Engineering awards and criteria AwardCriteria Industrial Design Celebrates form and function in an efficiently designed machine that achieves the game challenge Elegant and efficient (simple). Practical and contributes to the team's success Very robust - no/few failures during contest. Easy to service and operate Entire machine is worthy Quality Robustness in concept and fabrication Workmanship - welds, joints, wiring, paint, pit area, tools, control panel, cart. Good support facilities No functional failures during competition Performs well Engineering Inspiration award Outstanding efforts in advancing respect and appreciation for engineering and engineers, both within their school as well as in the community Recruit students to engineering (emphasis on this year's achievements) Community outreach efforts Success of those efforts