Parking Space
Questions
1.State the assignment (problem/project) in your own words.
The purpose of this assignment was to build a robot that can travel within a range of 10 cm of the assigned parking spot.
2. What are your input factors? (What do you need to know or do before you can begin?) Include the research you did.
Before my group did the assignment, we needed to know how to make a line graph on Excel and how to program the robot correctly.
3. Describe the process in detail. Explain the steps you followed in order to complete the project.
First, my group and I had to discuss what the creation of the robot was. Next, we built the robot. Then, we programmed the robot and recorded the distance it traveled in centimeters within the certain amount of time in seconds on a line graph. Finally, my group and I programmed the robot to go 3.8 seconds to land around 120 cm. We figuered out how many seconds we should program the robot by using our data plotted on the graph.
4. Describe the final output / product in detail: (what are we looking at?)
What you are looking at is a simple 2 wheel robot that is programmed to travel 120 centimeters.
5. Describe feedback you received during the project (suggestions, comments, etc). From peers, instructor ect.. How did you use this feedback to correct issues with your project?
We didn't receive any feedback from our peers/teacher because it wasn't needed. This was a fairly easy project and it helped me get more familiar with constructing and programming.
6. What did you learn during the assignment such as tools, skills, design concepts, software, hardware, etc?
I learned how to create a line graph on Excel and how to calculate the circumference, diameter, and the radius of the wheel.
7. If you were to do the project again, what would you do differently and why? Provide reasons and examples
I wouldn't do anything differently. We successfully completed this project within the time frame.
The purpose of this assignment was to build a robot that can travel within a range of 10 cm of the assigned parking spot.
2. What are your input factors? (What do you need to know or do before you can begin?) Include the research you did.
Before my group did the assignment, we needed to know how to make a line graph on Excel and how to program the robot correctly.
3. Describe the process in detail. Explain the steps you followed in order to complete the project.
First, my group and I had to discuss what the creation of the robot was. Next, we built the robot. Then, we programmed the robot and recorded the distance it traveled in centimeters within the certain amount of time in seconds on a line graph. Finally, my group and I programmed the robot to go 3.8 seconds to land around 120 cm. We figuered out how many seconds we should program the robot by using our data plotted on the graph.
4. Describe the final output / product in detail: (what are we looking at?)
What you are looking at is a simple 2 wheel robot that is programmed to travel 120 centimeters.
5. Describe feedback you received during the project (suggestions, comments, etc). From peers, instructor ect.. How did you use this feedback to correct issues with your project?
We didn't receive any feedback from our peers/teacher because it wasn't needed. This was a fairly easy project and it helped me get more familiar with constructing and programming.
6. What did you learn during the assignment such as tools, skills, design concepts, software, hardware, etc?
I learned how to create a line graph on Excel and how to calculate the circumference, diameter, and the radius of the wheel.
7. If you were to do the project again, what would you do differently and why? Provide reasons and examples
I wouldn't do anything differently. We successfully completed this project within the time frame.
Graph
In this assignment my group recorded the distance the robot traveled in a certain amount of time. On the x-axis of the graph is the time/sec and the y-axis is distance (cm). My group had to figure out how much time it would take for our robot to go 120 centimeters in which would leave the robot in its parking spot. We decided to record data in .5 second intervals because it will be more accurate when our robot has to travel a certain amount of time at a specific speed for 120 cm. It takes 3.5 seconds to travel 112.4 cm and 4 seconds to travel 127.1 cm from the starting line. It was all about guess and check from here. My group needed to estimate between 3.5-4 seconds.
Video
This video above demenstrates the robot traveling 120 cm into my groups assigned parking spot. We programmed the robot to travel 3.8 seconds and the task was completed.
Equations Used To Find Wheel Measurements
Useful Equations
Pi = approx . 3.14
Circumference = Dia. * Pi
Diameter = Radius *2
1 rotation = 360 degrees
Pi = approx . 3.14
Circumference = Dia. * Pi
Diameter = Radius *2
1 rotation = 360 degrees