3.1.7 Machine Control Design Part 1

-This project asks us to make a machine of our choice. We chose the project where we are asked to make a machine that drops a chocolate chip onto a cookie.

We chose this because it had the lowest level of software difficulty and we understand our strengths and weaknesses and we are not good at programming. We are however, decent at building contraptions because of what we learned during the first semester.

-Team Members: As we are taking initiative and making up the project we failed to complete in class at home, our team members solely include Brittany Hallawell and Sarah Dobi. We are working on this project completely equally and both of us are each other's MVP. :)

-Here are our two brainstorming possible solution sketches and our programing flowcharts, one is for the dropper and the other is for the conveyor belt.

Conclusion

1. What was the most difficult part of the problem? The most difficult part of the problem was the construction of our ideas because we had to use our creativity to construct a project out of nothing but commonplace household items.

2. List and describe two features that were not part of the design problem that could be added to improve your design. One device we could add would put each cookie individually into the packaging. Another innovation we could add would make the dropping device more claw-like and therefore more precise.

ROBO Pro

In this program, the little green man starts the circuit which runs 5 cycles as shown by the A>4. The +1 with the hour glass makes it so the program runs slow enough so that the human eye can watch it with comprehension.

3.1.1

5. unchecked, 0, not present
6. checked, one, present
7. reverses conditions for 5 and 6
9. 38 to 5000
11. 1718
12. 1655
14. switch red and black wires
15. electromagnet turns reed switch on
16. normally closed
18. light shining=closed photoresistor
19. the more light the more resistance in the phototransistor
20. reverse programming
21. leave alone

Conclusion:

1. It displays the concepts of normally open and normally closed because the lines touch for one side and don't for each other.

2. A computer is able to understand analog signals because it uses A/D converter.

3. The molecules move faster and so there is less resistance as something gets warmer.

Super Advertising

This commercial is amazing, swan dive! It cost about $2.6 million dollars to make and was totally worth it. It got over 18 million hits on you tube alone and my man is now required to wear it. diamonds. ;)

Each bottle of Old Spice is approximately $4.00. This means that that about 650,000 bottles need to be sold to cover the cost of the ad. I believe that between the millions of viewers from the superbowl and the millions from youtube they will more that cover this and probably make a hefty profit.

Addressing Olson's comment: According to Old Spice, it costs less 25 cents to make a stick so that would make each bottle approximately a 3.50 profit and consequently they would have to sell more like 742,000 bottles, not much more.

A Picture is Worth 1000 Words

Happy Valentines Day!

Hustle and Flow (3.1.2)

PICK UP OBJECT

l

TEST WEIGHT

l

above 50/\below 50

PUT IN HEAVY PUT IN LIGHT

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REPEAT 3 TIMES

-How is flowcharting similar to using a map to plan a route for a trip? Flowcharting is similar to using a map in that as you go down your desired path you have to choose different paths to get to your desired destination.

-Describe a process you do everyday. Everyday process: When I am going to eat lunch I have to decide whether I have money or not, then what I want to eat. This tells me where to go (home, restaurant, friends house, stay at school....)

DO I HAVE MONEY

YES/\NO

GO OUT _____GO HOME