as you can see the bar in the middle has no tension so we could use string at this part
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Thursday, March 8, 2012
3.1.3 Basic Programing
1) design Basic Program
- here s my basic program
Conclusion:
1) what is the best way to make sure that all of your devices are in the correct ports of interface and have been wired correctly.
- to label everything is the best way
2) Explain the importance of labeling blockfunctions with a flow chart
- it makes everything organized and simple
3.1.5 Variable Functions
4) create the Program to the right
- Initial program created
12) create notes to deterimne the process
14) how long was the light on
- light was on for 5 seconds
Conclusion
16) Describe how you might modify the Plus command so that it can reset a variable block to 0 within an program
- put the whole Program on a continuous loop
17) What might an industrial or manufacturing keep count or keep track of ? Describe an example
- manufacturing line in the car industry keeping track of the numbers of parts prodused
Friday, March 2, 2012
3.1.6
1. build support system
2. Add motor and gear box
support system and motor
5. is this an open or close loop system
- it is a closed system
6. Where do you think the gear box would have come to rest had you set the program to cycle 120 times
- it will stop on the same place you started
7. What problems and indecencies might this process cause if used in an assembly mechanism designed to run 24 hours a day 7 days a week
- it would wear out the small motor
switch design
9. is this an open or closed loop system
- closed
10. how prices would this device be if it were designed to cycle 500 times
- it would be very precise
this is the program to run the mechanism back and forth 20 times
Conclusion
1. Describe an open loop system that has not already been given as an example
- gas tank
2. describe a closed loop system that ha not already been given as a example
- elevator that we are making in class
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Money Ball
1) What was the “Moneyball”approach that Billy Beane and Peter Brandt applied to the Oakland Athletics 2002 season? Was it an “art” or a “science”? What single statistic did they boil their value consideration down to? (In class research/discussion)
3) What is design? (In class research/discussion)
4) Describe 3 situations where movie characters (intentionally or not) applied a step from the PLTW 12 Step Design Process. Explain both the (a) situation as well as (b) how the step is relevant:
1 -step 1 define the problem
2 - the prototype whith the a A's experimenting with mone ball allowing the red soxs to use the money ball aproch
5) What is “Leadership”? List the three aspects of leadership that we come up with in class. (In class research/discussion)
1 - direction
2 -aliment
3 -commitment
6) Describe 3 circumstances from the story where a character exercised effective leadership:
1 -the firering of jieombie
2 - when billy bean moves from the traditional approich to the money ball aproch
3 - peter shows effective leadership when he talks with the players
7) According to the movie, what was the A’s record at the start of their winning streak? _76__ : __51_8) What does this ratio simplify to (roughly)? __4_ : 5 9) How long was the A’s record setting winning streak? __20_ games won.
10) Given the A’s win/loss ratio at the start of the streak (listed two questions above), what are the odds of winning 20 games in a row? Run the numbers. (In class research/discussion)
.000037
11) Based on your calculation, do you think the A’s got lucky or was there something to the Moneyball approach?
- science
- boiled down to on base precentiage
2) What is the equation used to calculate OBP? (In class research/discussion)
3) What is design? (In class research/discussion)
- it as the blend of art and sience
4) Describe 3 situations where movie characters (intentionally or not) applied a step from the PLTW 12 Step Design Process. Explain both the (a) situation as well as (b) how the step is relevant:
1 -step 1 define the problem
- when billy bean talks to the scouts about them knowing what the problem is
2 - the prototype whith the a A's experimenting with mone ball allowing the red soxs to use the money ball aproch
5) What is “Leadership”? List the three aspects of leadership that we come up with in class. (In class research/discussion)
1 - direction
2 -aliment
3 -commitment
6) Describe 3 circumstances from the story where a character exercised effective leadership:
1 -the firering of jieombie
2 - when billy bean moves from the traditional approich to the money ball aproch
3 - peter shows effective leadership when he talks with the players
7) According to the movie, what was the A’s record at the start of their winning streak? _76__ : __51_8) What does this ratio simplify to (roughly)? __4_ : 5 9) How long was the A’s record setting winning streak? __20_ games won.
10) Given the A’s win/loss ratio at the start of the streak (listed two questions above), what are the odds of winning 20 games in a row? Run the numbers. (In class research/discussion)
.000037
11) Based on your calculation, do you think the A’s got lucky or was there something to the Moneyball approach?
- the buying of players that got on base was a key thing in there 20 game win streak
12) Did Billy Beane strictly apply the “science” of Moneyball to his management approach? Was there an “art” to his efforts as well? Describe a circumstance where he broke from the Moneyball approach to make a positive change for the team.
- he aplied the money ball approch to his life as well when he turned down the red soxs offer
- he broke of the money ball aproch when he fired geombi which was one of his money ball pickes because he was a bad influnce ofn the team.
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
activity 3.1.2 folw chart
Flow charts
triangle:
triangle:
- represents
- represents start and finish
- represents decision making
- represents order's
- represent direction
flow chart No.1 represents the order of weighing an object and determining where it goes
Flow chart No.2 represents the same process repeated ten times
Thursday, January 5, 2012
engineering ground zero
1)What different "trades" (types of construction work) are featured in this video? Name at least three.
- construction workers
- engineers
- designers
- carpenters
- cement workers
- steel companies 2
- glass company
- electricains
2)What aspect of the project is most interesting to you? Why is that?
the aspect that was most interesting to me was the designing of the tower and the monument. designing the monument to look beautiful and yet in a void. with the tower trying to make it look beautiful and to be safe with concrete blast walls and then adding slots to make lights come in to make the tower glow.
Saturday, November 5, 2011
deep dive
1. “From the buildings in which we live and work, to the cars we drive, or the knives and forks with which we eat, everything we use was designed to create some sort of marriage between ____form_____________ and ____function_____________.”
2. The folks at IDEO state that they are not experts in any given area. But, they do claim to be experts on the _________process of how you design things ___________, which they apply to the innovation of consumer products.
3. After the team of designers is brought together, told the problem, and informed they have five days to “pull it off,” what phase of the design process do they immediately engage in?
Brain storm and good ideas
4. Give two examples of what the team members did during this phase.
a. Team work
b. Brainstorm
5. List five rules-of-thumb that IDEO employees follow when they share ideas during the brainstorming phase:
a. One conversation at a time
b. defer judgment
c. No criticism
d. Building on others ideas
e. Stay on topic
6. Why should wild (and sometimes crazy) ideas be entertained during the brainstorming phase?
because they could come up with that one great idea or they could build on other team members ideas
7. After the brainstorming phase was over, the team narrowed down the hundreds of ideas by ___voting__________ for those ideas that were not only “cool” but also _____build able____________ in a short period of time. What phase of the design process is this called?
Enlighten Trial and Error
8. IDEO believes that the ideas and efforts of a ____Team__________ will always be more successful than the planning of a lone genius.
9. Once the ideas were narrowed down and divided into categories, the group was split into four smaller teams. What phase(s) of the design process was each of these groups responsible for?
10. The leaders at IDEO believe that ______Playful______ behavior and a _Fun environment are two important reasons why their employees are able to think quickly and creatively to produce innovative results.
11. Sometimes, people come up with great solutions that work by trying their ideas first, and asking for _____Opinion____________ later.
12. Design is often a process of going too far and having to take a few steps back. What phase of the design process would the critique of the four mock-ups come under?
refinding and communicating there results
13. Upon critique of the four teams’ models, it was obvious that none of the teams had developed an optimum solution. However, the people at IDEO believe that it is important to fail often in order to _____succeed________ sooner.
14. What percentage of the entire week’s time did it take to fabricate the final prototype?
20% one day
15. Instead of showering his design team with a tremendous amount of praise, what did the boss require his employees to do with their new design?
Improve on there design
16. Of all the things that we are surrounded by every day, what has not been placed through the design process?
1. What did you find to be the most impressive part of the team’s effort?
2. What advantages are there to having a design team with members that have non-engineering backgrounds?
3. There was a point in the process where a self-appointed group of adults stepped up, stopped the ideas, and redirected the group to break up into teams. Why was this done?
to set the team back on course if they hadn't the team wouldn't meet the deadline or they would have rushed the project and done something wrong
4. At the end of the video, Dave Kelly states, “Look around. The only things that are not designed are the things we find in nature.” Can you think of anything that would contradict this statement?
2. The folks at IDEO state that they are not experts in any given area. But, they do claim to be experts on the _________process of how you design things ___________, which they apply to the innovation of consumer products.
3. After the team of designers is brought together, told the problem, and informed they have five days to “pull it off,” what phase of the design process do they immediately engage in?
Brain storm and good ideas
4. Give two examples of what the team members did during this phase.
a. Team work
b. Brainstorm
5. List five rules-of-thumb that IDEO employees follow when they share ideas during the brainstorming phase:
a. One conversation at a time
b. defer judgment
c. No criticism
d. Building on others ideas
e. Stay on topic
6. Why should wild (and sometimes crazy) ideas be entertained during the brainstorming phase?
because they could come up with that one great idea or they could build on other team members ideas
7. After the brainstorming phase was over, the team narrowed down the hundreds of ideas by ___voting__________ for those ideas that were not only “cool” but also _____build able____________ in a short period of time. What phase of the design process is this called?
Enlighten Trial and Error
8. IDEO believes that the ideas and efforts of a ____Team__________ will always be more successful than the planning of a lone genius.
9. Once the ideas were narrowed down and divided into categories, the group was split into four smaller teams. What phase(s) of the design process was each of these groups responsible for?
- Shopping
- Safety
- Check out
- Finding stuff you need
10. The leaders at IDEO believe that ______Playful______ behavior and a _Fun environment are two important reasons why their employees are able to think quickly and creatively to produce innovative results.
11. Sometimes, people come up with great solutions that work by trying their ideas first, and asking for _____Opinion____________ later.
12. Design is often a process of going too far and having to take a few steps back. What phase of the design process would the critique of the four mock-ups come under?
refinding and communicating there results
13. Upon critique of the four teams’ models, it was obvious that none of the teams had developed an optimum solution. However, the people at IDEO believe that it is important to fail often in order to _____succeed________ sooner.
14. What percentage of the entire week’s time did it take to fabricate the final prototype?
20% one day
15. Instead of showering his design team with a tremendous amount of praise, what did the boss require his employees to do with their new design?
Improve on there design
16. Of all the things that we are surrounded by every day, what has not been placed through the design process?
- Human Body
- Nature
1. What did you find to be the most impressive part of the team’s effort?
- There commitment to the team
- there commitment to the project
- there overall final product
2. What advantages are there to having a design team with members that have non-engineering backgrounds?
- Crazier ideas
- better enviorment
3. There was a point in the process where a self-appointed group of adults stepped up, stopped the ideas, and redirected the group to break up into teams. Why was this done?
to set the team back on course if they hadn't the team wouldn't meet the deadline or they would have rushed the project and done something wrong
4. At the end of the video, Dave Kelly states, “Look around. The only things that are not designed are the things we find in nature.” Can you think of anything that would contradict this statement?
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Energy Sources!
1. Describe one thing that surprised you about the energy source that you researched and presented.
- it was one of the cleanest energy sources
- accounted for 45% of the worlds green house gasses
- doesn't pollute water or ground
- by product of oil drilling
2. Describe one thing that surprised you about an energy source that another team presented.
- solar power is not used that widely
- hydro power was used very early on in the world
3. Describe and defend what you believe to be the most important technological need regarding energy.
- the most important is solar
- why?
- enviormentaly safe
- inexhaustible energy source
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
The 2nd Annual CHS Cardboard Canoe Challenge!
• Define the Problem and Brainstorm Solutions - State the problem you are designing a solution for. List at least 20 ideas you have regarding your solution
• Criteria & Constraints - List or reference the specified Criteria and Constraints you're designing for. List at least one implied criteria. List at least three implied contsraints.
Criteria• Build a watercraft that allows you to traverse the CHS swimming pool.
• Your "boat" must float at least one student through the course of the competition.
• Protect your workspace from damage!
Constraints• You may only use Cardboard and Duct Tape for this event.
• All Staples or other foreign material must be removed from your cardboard. If we trash the pool, we will not be invited back for other activities during the year (yes, we have other activities in mind for 2nd semester).
• Cardboard must meet our quality standard and be approved by the instructor (more info to follow)
• Each boat must have a minimum of a 3" tall "sidewall" (no completely flat designs).
• All exposed cardboard must be covered in duct tape (this will reduce cardboard disintigration in the pool).
• Each team will be provided one "versa table" cardboard box piece and two 60yrd rolls of duct tape. Any materials beyond this (likely need more cardboard) need to be resourced by your team
• Select an Approach - Generate feedback (+, change, ?, !) and make a decision matrix regarding your sketches/prototypes. Specify the approach you've chosen and justify your selection.
• Build It! - Build your watercraft. Document it with a presentable photo.
• The Early Bird Gets the Achievement - Awarded to the team with the fastest build.
are boat was finished a day before the due date
• The Farthest - Awarded to the team that can travel the furthest (laps)
are boat was the longest to stay afloat and did many more laps in the water
The Longest - Awarded to the team with the watercraft that floats the longest (multiple teams may be awarded this achievement if multiple boats remain afloat at the end of our competition period).
are boat was the longest
Balance Master - Awarded if you can have at least one person stand for 5 seconds in the boat (you must conduct this away from the edge of the pool so that non one falls over and hits their head)
joe lee stop in the boat for over 5 seconds
• Feedback - Generate ten items of feedback for your effort (from the design/build process and/or the actual product). Make sure you include at least one item of feedaback in each of our four feedback areas (+, change, ?, !)
• How Low Did You Go? - How low in the water did your canoe sit (roughly)? Was it suprising how little your boat went down in the water? What is the unit weight of water in pounds? How much did your pilot weigh (roughly)? Use math to help explain the depth that your boat sat in the water.
our boat went 3inches down
- build carboard canoe
• Criteria & Constraints - List or reference the specified Criteria and Constraints you're designing for. List at least one implied criteria. List at least three implied contsraints.
Criteria• Build a watercraft that allows you to traverse the CHS swimming pool.
• Your "boat" must float at least one student through the course of the competition.
• Protect your workspace from damage!
Constraints• You may only use Cardboard and Duct Tape for this event.
• All Staples or other foreign material must be removed from your cardboard. If we trash the pool, we will not be invited back for other activities during the year (yes, we have other activities in mind for 2nd semester).
• Cardboard must meet our quality standard and be approved by the instructor (more info to follow)
• Each boat must have a minimum of a 3" tall "sidewall" (no completely flat designs).
• All exposed cardboard must be covered in duct tape (this will reduce cardboard disintigration in the pool).
• Each team will be provided one "versa table" cardboard box piece and two 60yrd rolls of duct tape. Any materials beyond this (likely need more cardboard) need to be resourced by your team
• Select an Approach - Generate feedback (+, change, ?, !) and make a decision matrix regarding your sketches/prototypes. Specify the approach you've chosen and justify your selection.
+: · Was the longest to float · Very little water came in · Very stable · Watertight | ?: · Why was the Balance of the boat wobbley |
Delta: · Better oar · More duct tape in the inside of the boat | !: · Way of duct tape layering · Flat bottom · Angled front and back · High sides |
• Build It! - Build your watercraft. Document it with a presentable photo.
• The Early Bird Gets the Achievement - Awarded to the team with the fastest build.
are boat was finished a day before the due date
• The Farthest - Awarded to the team that can travel the furthest (laps)
are boat was the longest to stay afloat and did many more laps in the water
The Longest - Awarded to the team with the watercraft that floats the longest (multiple teams may be awarded this achievement if multiple boats remain afloat at the end of our competition period).
are boat was the longest
Balance Master - Awarded if you can have at least one person stand for 5 seconds in the boat (you must conduct this away from the edge of the pool so that non one falls over and hits their head)
joe lee stop in the boat for over 5 seconds
• Feedback - Generate ten items of feedback for your effort (from the design/build process and/or the actual product). Make sure you include at least one item of feedaback in each of our four feedback areas (+, change, ?, !)
+: · Was the longest to float · Very little water came in · Very stable · Watertight | ?: · Why was the Balance of the boat wobbley |
Delta: · Better oar · More duct tape in the inside of the boat | !: · Way of duct tape layering · Flat bottom · Angled front and back · High sides |
• How Low Did You Go? - How low in the water did your canoe sit (roughly)? Was it suprising how little your boat went down in the water? What is the unit weight of water in pounds? How much did your pilot weigh (roughly)? Use math to help explain the depth that your boat sat in the water.
our boat went 3inches down
Saturday, October 8, 2011
Rules of the Road
what Criteria (rules) would you add to the Mousetrap Racecar Challenge to help "level" the playing field?
- the use of rubber bands is either used by all the teams or none of the teams
- a specific number of parts is give to each team to create a car
- all cars have to go through a series of obstacles
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Simple Machine Challenge pt I - Mousetrap Racecars!
my team earned 7 achievements
Criteria:Design, build and compete with a Mousetrap Race car (A "car" uses at least two axles).
Maintain a clean workspace.
Constraints:
One mousetrap
No more than 12" of masking tape
Fischertechnique robotics parts
No more than 24" of string
You must work through the stages of the event (see Achievements below)
Additional materials by Instructor approval
Achievements (by stage):
Post your results for the Simple Machine Challenge pt I to your blog. Tally your total number of Achievements earned and justify each within the post. Your grade is the total number of Achievements you earn curved against the number of Achievements your classmates earn.
1)
Criteria:Design, build and compete with a Mousetrap Race car (A "car" uses at least two axles).
Maintain a clean workspace.
Constraints:
One mousetrap
No more than 12" of masking tape
Fischertechnique robotics parts
No more than 24" of string
You must work through the stages of the event (see Achievements below)
Additional materials by Instructor approval
Achievements (by stage):
Post your results for the Simple Machine Challenge pt I to your blog. Tally your total number of Achievements earned and justify each within the post. Your grade is the total number of Achievements you earn curved against the number of Achievements your classmates earn.
1)
Build:"Build It" - Build your design. Document it with a photo.
"The Price of Glory" - If each part you use costs $1, generate a total cost for your build (This info will be used to generate "cost" data to add a pricing element to the game next year).
- our car generated 25$ dollars
- had 25 parts
2)
Test (Compete):Each car will compete on its own. Everyone will take 3 turns and use their best result. Cars are evaluated on acceleration and total distance covered. Generate your design accordingly.
- our car went a total of three squares 1sqauer equals 30centimeters
- second try it went 20 squares equals 600 centimeters
- third try it went 21squares equals 630 centimeters
3)"Competitor" - Compete in the 2nd Annual Mousetrap Race car Challenge.
our final tally was 21 a grand total of 630cedntimeters
4)
Feedback" - Collect feedback (at least one each of +, change, ? and !) from yourself or your classmates.
- +: had the fastes acceleration time
- delta: less wight, more compact and more string
- !: axles need to be smaller
- ?: why did we have are body so low to the ground
5) Clean Up:"Leave It Cleaner Than You Found It" - Did you leave your workspace cleaner than you found it? Explain.
- cleaned up all parts
- broke down all parts
- left workspace as found
6)Reflection:"Design/Build" - What is a "Design/Build" process? How did your experience with this challenge relate to that? Why might you experience this in a career related to technical innovation?
- the 12 step process
- ideas
- designing
- prototype
- final product
- can be used in a technical inovation enviorment
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Emergency Preparedness!
Define the Problem
prepare for natural disaster or attacks
Examples:
Brainstorm
Generate a Solution
Solicit Feedback
+: had all the basic necessities for a natural disaster and all cost efficient
delta: needs more things that are used for all of the family
?: should the lighter be there instead of the matches or vis -versa
!: the water and canned food and water are necessities
Refine your Solution
prepare for natural disaster or attacks
Examples:
- tsunami
- wildfire
- earthquake
- biological attack
- terrorist attack
- epidemic
- flooding
- power outage
Brainstorm
- fire blanket
- flashlights
- batteries
- portable radio
- caned food
- water
- masks
- clothes
- first aid-kit
- medicine for allergies
- lighter
- hot pan
- generator
- matches
- tent
- sleeping bag
- guns
- toiletries
- knife
- emergency preparedness kit
- important papers
Generate a Solution
- matches
- clothes
- lighter
- knife
- toiletries
- papers
- first aid - kit
- flashlight
- radio
- batteries
- clothes
- water
- canned food
Solicit Feedback
+: had all the basic necessities for a natural disaster and all cost efficient
delta: needs more things that are used for all of the family
?: should the lighter be there instead of the matches or vis -versa
!: the water and canned food and water are necessities
Refine your Solution
- clothes
- lighter
- water
- can food
- flashlights
- batteries
- radio
- sleeping bag
- first aid-kit
- papers
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
my first blogpost
welcome to my blog!!!! 9/14/11
I belive that football is
the greatest sport in the world
the greatest sport in the world
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Bicycle rack final
- create a inside bicycle rack that fits in your house not taking up a lot of space
-Brainstorm Solutions (2pts)
- bike rack on the wall
- bike rack on the ceiling
- disassemble the bike and put in in a box
- put it on the balcony
- hang it in your closet on a rack
-Define Criteria and Constraints (2pts)
Constraints
- can not cause permanent damage to the home
- can not be to big
- can not be to complicated to build
Criteria
- bike storage
- easy to assemble
- easy to reach
- fast to get
-Generate Sketches (2pts)
adhesive blocks with hooks attached to hooks on the bike
sketch 2
closet hook attaches to closets hanger and on to front wheel of the bike
-Select an Approach: Use a Decision Matrix to justify your approach (2pts)
design matrix
-Model your solution with CAD software: Post an Isometric view of your assembly and a multiview drawing. (3pts)
-Use the 4 Quadrant Feedback technique to asses your model (3pts)
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Locker Design
lockers: dimensions 12.5- 17.5-10.5
Brainstorm:
- one whole part
- holds lunch and materials
- must fit in locker
- smaller compatrments for pens
Problem: disorganized lockers
sketches
sketch 1
sketch 2
sketch 3
Criteria: not flammable,holds 20lbs, fit in side locker, easy to install
Constraint: easy to fit in locker
model
my model
multiey view drawing
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