Electro-Technology 11

Canada First 1992 Robots East 1996

30 Students

Technology Dept Technology students were integrated into the team.

Approx hours work Interest and Involvement Pilot

Videos A) Student’s Video

Competition Video

Sir John A. Macdonald High School Proudly Presents: Robots East 1999

Introduction We, Sir John A., Introduce to you ‘The Fugitive’. This robot was conceived and produced by our robotics team’s two portions, ‘Strategy’, and ‘Power Train’.

Strategy This year we were presented with a challenge that our strategy team was very eager to solve. A 6’ 3” goal box with increased point value along with increased challenge.

Strategy This challenge was met by creating a 6’3” jack. From the start this was our goal and idea, but having it work in theory and practice are two different things.

Strategy As loosely depicted here, our first idea was to raise the jack using a threaded rod.

Strategy But unfortunately, as things happen, our idea wasn’t going to work. The rods we had for the idea wouldn’t bring the jack up fast enough with the servo we were using, and we couldn’t get a rod threaded the way we needed it.

Strategy Our new Idea was to place A servo on a fixed end of the jack (where depicted), and have the other end on closet door sliders, so it could move.

Strategy Now that we had figured out how to get the balls up to the 6’3” goal, there left but one more problem, how do we get the balls into our jack? What will we use to pick-up balls? At the same time that half the strategy team was working on the jack the other half was busy creating an arm.

Strategy Almost from the start what we were going to use for our arm was obvious. The only real misconception was the high of the Power Train and the actual size of the arm.

Strategy The actual workings of the arm is simple. The servo is attached to a threaded rod with a nut on it. The servo turns the rod which turns the nut back and forth.

Strategy The nut has a L shaped piece of metal welded onto it. This opens and closes scissors-like Pieces onto it. This opens and closes scissors-like Pieces of metal that are directly attached to two Fingers in the shape of hoops that will fit around a ball.

Strategy After the arm’s recalculation and construction it was mounted where originally planned and pulled up and down with a servo and pulley system.

Conclusion In conclusion, this year with our excellent team and robot we believe that we will achieve victory on the ‘Mounds Of Menace’ over our Opponents. We have a team that works well Together and knows ‘The Fugitive’ very well.

E.T.R. 11 Curriculum Module 1 : Components and Concepts Atom Electrostatics Electricity( Electronic Workbench) Example

E K I Kits

W.H.M.I.S

Module 2: Power Distrubutions and Conversions

A) Electromagnestism B) Motor Demo

Generators ConstructionTheory Applications

Modules 3 and 4 Preston Allen, Tim Vickers

Module 5 Project Work: Robot Construct

Mechanics Simple Machines a) Levers b) Pulleys c) Incline Planes d) Gears, Spockets e) Wheel, Axle Project

Interclass Robotics Competition tcdsb.on.ca/interactive /fkrc/challenge.html Falcon Knight Challenge

V/W Interclass Robotics Hand out

Design Loop

Design : Lego

Construction Teams Leaders Design ( 1 week) Logs,scale diagrams,time lines, etc Shop Work

Students love to compete June: Competition in gym for all students