Design Step 6, 7, and 8
October 30 - December 17
These last three designs step went with each other, so they are combined on this page. Design Step 6 was creating a functioning prototype, Design Step 7 was creating a lab write-up on how we improved our design by testing the prototype, and Design Step 8 was a presentation and paper on our four month process and final design. Due to improper funding and not having access to proper equipment and labs, we were not able to create a functioning prototype or properly test it. Instead, we followed the methods and data of a lab conducted at the Georgia Institute of Technology that had a similar design and driving question. From observing their data, we were able to improve our design and create a lab report. We then stated our process and design methods in a final presentation and paper. All of this can be found at right. We have our prototype testing write-up that includes an introduction, method, result, discussion, and conclusion of the labs experiment. The next paper is our final lab report that contains our problem definition, design requirements, conceptuals designs, detailed designs of final product, performance evaluation, and lessons learned. Our Final Presentation includes an overview of each design step, our materials for each step, and our final product design. We also recorded an oral presentation to give to a jury in order to grade our process and execution of an engineering team.
Content Prototype- a preliminary model of a product from which other forms are developed or copied Lab Report- an analysis of a laboratory experiment that explores a scientific concept Final Product Design- consists in imagining and creating objects meant for mass production that encompasses the physical aspects as well as the functionalities Reflection This last step wrapped up our project in a very nice way. A peak was our time management. We were able to finish all of our reports and presentation a week early. Another peak was our communication. We were able to help each other and held multiple zoom meetings outside of school hours in order to get our project finished. A pit was in our prototype. If we were in school, we would have had access to our lab and create a prototype. I believe we did well despite this setback. Another pit was individual contribution. We have had a repeating problem of one member doing very little work and barely contributing. Overall, I greatly enjoyed this experience and I believe it prepared us well for a world in education and engineering. |
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