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Balsawood Bridge
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Balsawood Bridge
Jeremy, Anthony, Leo, Calvin, Isabella, Brian
Task
- Create a 4 ft long balsawood bridge
- Create a Vex Car that can travel across the bridge carrying 3 bricks either autonomously or by remote control
Task
Truss Bridge
- Forms triangular units
- Transfers load from one point to a wider area
Truss Bridge
Vex Car
- Built using Vex materials
- Programmed to be autonomous using ROBOTC
Vex Car
Branches of Engineering
Branches of Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
- Engineering, Physics, Materials Science
- Design, analyze, manufacture, and maintain mechanical systems
Industrial Engineering
- Eliminate waste of time, money, materials, man hours, machine time, energy that do not generate value
- Efficiency
Civil Engineering
- Build structures that meet function, cost, and reliability specifications
- Plan, design, and supervise construction of transportation systems, water systems, and communication networks
- Solve local and regional pollution or environmental issues
Design Process
Vex Car: Leo, Jeremy, Calvin
Bridge: Tony, Brian, Isabella, Calvin, Leo, Jeremy
Prezi/Web Portfolio: Jeremy, Isabella, Brian
Design Process
- Bridge Design
- Scale Drawing/Model
- Programming Vex Robot
- Building
- Testing
Scale Drawing and Model
Scale Drawing and Model
Simulation
Simulation
- https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/167475819/
- West Point Bridge Designer 2016
Programming
- Programmed to move forward, turn, then go back
- ROBOTC
Progress
Final Product
OBSTACLES
- Materials
- Car Parts
Obstacles and Improvement
IMPROVEMENTS
- Conserving materials
- Attention to detail
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