capstone project- marble sorting

Organize it!: Title your post and organize it by section in a logical manner.

Brainstorm!: Provide at least four of your team’s brainstorming ideas for the design solution. This should include brainstorming sketches. Each sketch should include labels and descriptions for communication.

MACHINE 1

MACHINE 2

MACHINE 3

MACHINE 4

CAD!:
Use our Inventor CAD software to model a prototype or your final design. Post screenshots of your model.

Enter the Matrix: Evaluate your solution ideas (4 minimum) using a decision matrix. Determine the best solution to the problem. Explain your rating system and share insight on why you rated your solutions as you did.

Design Solution( Machine 3 design): Create a detailed pictorial sketch or use 3D modeling software to document the best solution, based upon your team’s decision matrix. Your sketch or 3D model should include a rationale for the design selected as the final design solution. Each sketch should include labels and descriptions for communication.

"I've Made a Few Special Modifications...": Document modifications made to your design during implementation. Explain the reason for the modifications and describe how the new design solution will solve the problem. "Story" is the split between expectation and outcome. Tell us a story regarding what your plan was and how it actually came out! Use photos and sketches to call out three changes. (Nerd points if you know where the quote for this Achievement title comes from)
One of our main modifications was putin g magnets at the end of the ramp in order to get the metal marble with the magnet instead of the color sensor.
(Han Solo.)
Final Implementation: This section will showcase your final hardware and software solution. Include photos of your hardware and program. Call out atleast three key features of your design that were significant to its performance. Report how your solution performed in the challenge.

Final Implementation - Video!: Embed a video that showcases your solution in action!

Reflection: Adress the four feedback types that we use in our courses (+, -, ?, !). Solicit feedback from someone outside of your team as well.
Some questions to consider in this section: How well did you accomplish your objectives? What would your team do differently with your design solution and why? Do the results fulfill the problem statement? Provide a brief explanation of what you learned, the challenges of working in a design team, and the purpose of the design problem.
+: It is compact, and we probably used the least amount of parts. It has a simple design.
- : might take a long time to sort, needs to much programing.
? : Could making it bigger make it easier, could using pistons be easier than motors.
! : Make it bigger!!, use pistons for the sorting(faster).

Reference: Post a hotlink to material you referenced on the internet. Explain why this information is significant to your project.


Product Achievements:

Marble Sorting (some achievments scored multiple times):
Sort one marble (x1)
Sort two marbles (x1)
Sort three marbles (x1)
Sort four marbles (x1)
Sort four marbles (x2)
Sort five marbles (x1)
Sort five marbles (x2)
Sort five marbles (x3)


Sorting Speed (15 marbels total: 3ea of 5 types):
Process 15 marbles in less than 2:00 minutes.
Process 15 marbles in less than 1:45 minutes.
Process 15 marbles in less than 1:30 minutes.
Process 15 marbles in less than 1:15 minutes.
Process 15 marbles in less than 1:00 minute.
Process 15 marbles in less than 45 seconds.
Process 15 marbles in less than 30 seconds.


Marble Delivery (may use non-fischertechnik materials to create a "hopper" to drop marbles into for "Drop" achievements):
Drop marbles from 6" above machine
Drop marbles from 1' above machine
Drop marbles from 2' above machine
Drop marbles from 6' above machine



Systems (not including motor or piston used to charge your pressure vessel):
Use one piston
Use two pistons
Use pneumatics but less than three pistons

Use at least one motor

Soccer goal

For our goal to work, we put a set of lights attached to the left post of the goal, and a set of photoresistors on the other side so that when the ball went through the goal the photoresistor would detect the ball because of the lack of light. 



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)
The moneyball approach was basicaly to get players with a low value but high quantity. I think that it is both an art and a science because it is the science of geting all the data and the statistics, but also the art of applying them to the game of baseball. The single statistic that everything boiled down to was on base percentage.
2) What is the equation used to calculate OBP? (In class research/discussion)

• H- HITS
• BB- WALKS
• HBP- TIMES HIT BY PITCH
• AB- AT BATS
• SF- SACRIFICE FLIES

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 - Bean tries to define the problem while the other scouts try to skip onyo brainstorming.

2 - Higher Peter Brandt could be the refining step.

3 - Bean and Brandt put the team to the test.

5) What is “Leadership”? List the three aspects of leadership that we come up with in class. (In class research/discussion)

1 - Direction

2 -Alignment

3 - Commitment

6) Describe 3 circumstances from the story where a character exercised effective leadership:

1 - Fiered head scout

2 - Forced coach to play with money ball tactics

3 -Cut the younger Giambi.

7) According to the movie, what was the A’s record at the start of their winning streak? _68_ : _51__

8) What does this ratio simplify to (roughly)? __1.5_ : 1

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)

.0037%

11) Based on your calculation, do you think the A’s got lucky or was there something to the Moneyball approach?

I think that it was definetly the monryball tactic.

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.

I think that it is mostly the science, but Bean also applied some art to his efforts.One example when Bean broke his approach was when he fiered the younger Giambi.

Bonus Question (look into this if you’ve finished ahead of the class):

Money Ball was originally a book. What author wrote the book? What other books has this author written? Is there a theme to his writing?

• Author: Michael Lewis
• Other Books: Liar's pocket, the new thing, etc...
• Theme: Dont give up on your vision

It's "Oscar Season", will Moneyball win the Oscar for any of the categories it's up for?

NO

Open and closed loop 3.1.6

1.We built a support system and track.
2.We added motor and gearbox.
3.


4.No, it did not end in the middle because it traveled a greater distance when going to the left(forward).
5.It is an open loop.
6.At the end of the track.
7.It would be inefficient because it runs more one way than the other.

Variable functions

1-13

14. The light was on for about 1 second.(1 to 2)

15.



16.You just change the number from 2 to any other number.

17.They need to keep track of how many things they manufacture.

Branch Functions

1. It will continue in zero mode.


2.




3. The lamp will remain off

6.



7-11




Conclusion
1. It is important to add branches because it allows the program to act depending on your desicions.

2.Normally open: a light switch, or a doorbell

3.Normally closed: car or house alarm

Basic Programing

Conclussion question:
1.what is the best way to make sure that all of your devices are in correct ports of the interface and have been wiered corectly?
A: You can make sure by testing all of your devices before doing the actuall programing.

2. Explain the importance of labeling block functions within a flowchart
A: The importance of labeling blocks in a flowchart is that it helps you identify the start and end, as well as other functions in a flowchart.