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.

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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 Redesign problem

Communicate the solutions

Develop solutions

Test and evaluate

Construct a prototype

Select the best solution

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Step 1 Identify the problem

Program our robot to be able to locate three cans within a circular area and push them out within two minutes. We will have to use the light sensor to control our robot.

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Step 2 Research the problem

Stop Looking At Me!!
Explore other options via the internet Site 1 http://www.education.rec.ri.cmu.edu/previews/robot_ c_products/teaching_rc_lego_v2_preview/sensing/fo rwarduntildark/documents/Sensing_Forwarduntildark .pdf Site 2 http://www.rocwnc.org/Beginning_NXT_Programmin g_Workshop.pdf Site 3 http://mrcrokesrobotics.weebly.com/all-aboutgears.html What did you learn from your research? AI learned how the sensor works and a good way to position them. B I learned about how to program the sensor C More about gear trains.
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Step 3 Develop solutions BRAINSTORM COLLABORATION

Student : Share your ideas with your design team. List your ideas below. 1. The sensor facing down in front of the wheels 2. Bulldozer design for the robot while pushing it 3. Strong gear ratio to cause the robot to have more control

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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.

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The Somerset Berkley writing rubric will be used for assessment.

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

We will design a four wheeled robot, but only connect two of them to motors. We will gear these two motors down so that we will get more power at the cost of speed. We will also attach a bar across the front to use to push the cans. The light sensor will be directly behind it.

Step 5 Construct a prototype

Build a robot with your NXT lego kit Create a computer program for your robot. Use the next slide(s) for the digital pictures of your prototypes and computer programs. Will Do!

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Step 5 evidence 1st Prototype picture and computer program

Step 6 Test and Evaluate the solution(s)

1. Does your robot work? Yes 2. Did it perform as expected? No 3. What changes are necessary for the robot and the program? The program is not running correctly, so we must modify it so it does. 4. Does it meet the original design constraints? Yes 5. Is it safe? Yes 6. Lab work- Modify your robot project and use the next slide to post a picture of your improved robot project.

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Step 6 evidence
1st modified prototype picture and computer program

Step 6 evidence 2nd modified and computer program

3rd modified and computer program

Add additional slides as necessary

Step 7 Communicate the solution(s)

Provide the YouTube link of your video that shows how your robot meets the challenge.
YouTube video link : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgjH4177_tI

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Redesign

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

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A+ Work Right Here