Dice Assembly Line Production (Class Project)

Our failed prototype. In the process of building a better one...documentation to come

Programming the motors

Ersi's Contribution
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(just kidding, she contributed much more)

Progress has been made!!!!! The dice cube can now move across the assembly line and get pushed off into the end stage.

More updates on our assembly line production to come

Race Car Challenge!

Our finished race car!! (I'm the driver :))

Lego NXT

Morgan helping program our robot:

Finished Robot!

Marble Sorting!

Organize it!: 
Marble Sorting!

Brainstorming: 
color coding; sort by size;
 magnets to attract metal marbles;
build boxes along the top, have marbles roll over each one and "sort themselves"

Documented Photos: 

This is the basic design for our marble sorter. We begin by placing the marbles at the top. The  heavier metal marbles will be attracted the the magnets and fall into the right box as shown. The wooden marbles are light enough that they will fall into the left box, also shown. Below the first video shows an example of this.

This is our finished Marble Sorter. It does not sort by color but by size. In the second video below the process is demonstrated.

Documented Videos: 

3.1.5 Variable Functions

3.1.4 Branch Functions

3.1.3 Basic Programming

3.1.1 Inputs and Outputs

the interface

connecting the potentiometer

the spinning motor

3.1.2 Flowcharting

3.1.2 Flowcharting

Manila Folder Bridge Design 2

This is our original bridge design, basically two poles but with spacers to keep them a certain length and more stable. The manila folder poles are also rolled tightly to maintain as much weight as possible.

Morgan with our bridge. Or maybe we should address him as King Morgan of The Bridge. 

Our bridge held 40 magazines!!!

2.1.7 Calculating Truss Forces

This is my work on the 2.1.7 Calculating Truss Forces activity, completed on 2/20/13

2.1.6 Step by Step Truss System

This is my work for 2.1.6 Step by Step Truss System

Moment Worksheet Completed!!

Here is my completed moment worksheet both front and back. Morgan was able to hold the 5 lb weight up to the 50cm mark!