Engineering H193 - Team Project Gateway Engineering Education Coalition Final Report – An Overview Week 4 Day 2

Engineering H193 - Team Project

Gateway Engineering Education Coalition

Final Report – An Overview

Week 4 Day 2

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Spring Quarter 2008 Gateway Engineering Education Coalition

Performance Test 2

• Performance Test 2 (This Friday) - Chassis w/ wheels and motor(s) must go up a ramp.

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Performance Test 2

Item Points

Inventor Drawing of Chassis 5

Chassis w/ wheels and drive train mounted

5

Chassis able to move under power (HB or battery)

5

Chassis able to drive up ramp so that the entire chassis is on next level

5

TOTAL 20

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FINAL REPORT

PURPOSE• Document what has been done so that:

• Boss/Customer/Peers can evaluate your work• Others can duplicate your work (w/ the project

notebook)

AUDIENCES:• Upper Manager (no details)• Responsible line manager• Technical people

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FINAL REPORT

SECTIONS OF REPORT

• Title Page• Executive Summary (one page or less)• Body of Report• Appendices

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FINAL REPORT -- CONTENTS

Executive Summary

Table of Contents

List of Figures & List of Tables

1. Introduction

2. Preliminary Concepts

3. Design Analysis

4. Preliminary Testing and Refinements

5. Individual Competition

6. Final Design

7. Final Competition

8. Summary and Conclusions

9. References

Appendices

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FINAL REPORT

TITLE PAGE

• Project Title• Team Number/Name• Team Members • Course #, Date, Section, Instructor

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FINAL REPORT

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY (typical contents)

• What was the problem• Why was it important to solve• What method was used to solve it• What was the final design• How well did the final design work• What should be done to improve the

performance next time

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FINAL REPORT

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Section Description Page

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FINAL REPORT

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure No. Figure Description Page

LIST OF TABLES

Table No. Table Description Page

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FINAL REPORT

– Statement of problem– Why is it important to solve problem– Organization of the report

INTRODUCTION

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FINAL REPORT

PRELIMINARY CONCEPTS• Introduction• Requirements and constraints• Brainstorming

• process• results

• Descriptions of preliminary concepts• words• sketches• mockup• link words, sketches, mockup(s)

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FINAL REPORT

ANALYSIS

• How you moved from preliminary concepts to final design – Indicate Decisions and why you made the decision

• Analysis and calculations done• Tests conducted (including preliminary

competition)• What was learned from the tests• How product was refined following tests

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FINAL REPORT

FINAL DESIGN• Description of final design

• Features and Strengths• Costs & timing (schedule)

• Drawings of robot• chassis• drive train (motor to wheels on the track)• electrical system & sensors• mechanisms for picking & picking up

objects• mechanism for depositing objects

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FINAL REPORT

FINAL COMPETITION

• Description of the competition• Strategy your team followed• Results of competition• Brief analysis of reasons for success or failure

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Final Report• Start putting the final report in document(s) now.• Put in the outline – Add more detail to the outline

provided on earlier slide. For example:– 2 – Preliminary Concepts

• 2.1 – Idea one– 2.1.1 – features– 2.1.2 – potential problems

• 2.2 – Idea two• 2.3 – Idea three• 2.4 – Mockup of Idea ?

• Put in a page for the Table of Contents• Put in a page(s) for the Lists of Figures and Tables• Put in a page that holds places for Appendices• Your outline is due Monday, Week 5

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Grade Sheet for Outline of Final Report

Item Points

Cover Page 1

Outline Format 6

Major Sections / Content 10

Clarity / Neatness 3

TOTAL 20

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Notes on Purchasing

• Special Orders must be approved by the faculty

• Criteria:

– What will it be used for?

– Why this part and not something in store?

– Produce a drawing showing the part(s) on the team’s design

• Things to note about special orders:

– No special orders can be restocked

• Teams must check with store – read whiteboard or ask store employee whether parts are in (true for both regular and special orders)

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Other Administrative Issues

• Open Lab Resources are limited – please share table space in Rooms 206, 208, 214, and 216

• During your regular class time, remain at bench in your class room – do not take a space in HI 208.

• At this time purchase only what you need for your robot now. Do not purchase spares or extras until 5th or 6th week.

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Tread Sets Component Part Numbers

• Old Tread Set – nylon/plastic w/ toothed belt – 20, 22, & 24 inch belts – WHL41, WHL42, & WHL43– 14 tooth pulley – WHL44 (0.25” ID)– 18 tooth pulley – WHL45 (0.25” ID)– 22 tooth pulley – WHL46 (0.25” ID)– Road/Idler Wheels – WHL47

• New Tread Set – wooden wheels/rubber belt– One belt length – 1 meter w/ sewing kit - WHL52– Three wheels sizes – 2.0” (WHL53), 1.5” (WHL54),

1.0” (WHL55)

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Shaft Adapters – Required for motors

• See Stores Information on shaft adapters to adapt diameter of shafts between:– Twin motor gearbox shaft to Erector Set shaft– Acroname output shaft to Erector Set shaft– Erector Set shaft to 1/4" shaft (tooth pulleys)

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Engineering H193 - Team Project Gateway Engineering Education Coalition Final Report – An Overview Week 4 Day 2