Somerset Berkley Regional High School Robotics Engineering with LabView

1. Engineering Design Central 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

1.1Identify 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 solution Construct a prototype Test and evaluate Communicate the solutions Redesign Ma.Science and Engineering Framework 2006

Step 1 Identify the problem Write down the original problem here. Student - Design, build and program a robot to: climb a rope and descend safely without anything breaking. Ma.Science and Engineering Framework 2006

Step 2 Research the problem Explore other options via the internet Student: List the internet sites that were helpful. Site 1_____________________ Site 2_____________________ Site 3 _____________________ What did you learn from your research? A ______________________ B ______________________ C ______________________ Ma.Science and Engineering Framework 2006

Step 3 Develop solutions BRAINSTORM COLLABORATION Student : Share your ideas with your design team. List your ideas below. 1.To make it as light as possible. 2.To have it be in 2 main parts. 3. These parts will be the motors attached to the brick w/ the cables.

Step 4 Select the best Possible solution(s) Student: Describe which solution(s) best meet the need or solve 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 first prototype will look like. Our robot will be a basic nxt brick connected to two motors via 2 cables. This will lessen the weight of the robot so that is has less weight to pull up during the climb. It will also have a touch sensor so when it hits the top it will start to slowly descend back down. That is how are robot will look like and why it will (hopefully) work.

Step 5 Construct a prototype Build a robot with your NXT lego kit Create a computer program for your robot. Ma.Science and Engineering Framework 2006 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 6 Test and Evaluate the solution(s) 1.Does your robot work? 2.Did it perform as expected? 3.What changes are necessary for the robot and the program? 4.Does it meet the original design constraints? 5.Is it safe? 6.Lab work- Modify your robot project and use the next slide to post a picture of your improved robot project. Ma.Science and Engineering Framework 2006

1 st modified prototype picture and computer program Step 6 evidence

2 nd modified prototype picture and computer program Step 6 evidence

3 rd modified prototype picture and computer program

Step 7 Communicate the solution(s) Ma.Science and Engineering Framework 2006 Provide the YouTube link of your video that shows how your robot meets the challenge.

Redesign Overhaul the solution(s) based on information gathered during testing and self-assessment activity. Ma.Science and Engineering Framework 2006