Material Sorter Design Challenge
Design Problem-Materials Sorter
Client Company: Sonoma County
Target Consumer: Sonoma County and Recycling Center workers
Problem Statement: The county is creating a recycling center to deal with fire damage materials and has asked your team to develop a solution to a growing problem of manpower shortages. While the import of materials has improved due to automated delivery trucks and a materials elevator, the recycling efforts still needs a device that will sort the recyclable material. This device must place an object into a specific bin based on its material.
Design Statement: In a team of two, design, model, and test a device that will separate different materials into removable bins.
Criteria:
Client Company: Sonoma County
Target Consumer: Sonoma County and Recycling Center workers
Problem Statement: The county is creating a recycling center to deal with fire damage materials and has asked your team to develop a solution to a growing problem of manpower shortages. While the import of materials has improved due to automated delivery trucks and a materials elevator, the recycling efforts still needs a device that will sort the recyclable material. This device must place an object into a specific bin based on its material.
Design Statement: In a team of two, design, model, and test a device that will separate different materials into removable bins.
Criteria:
- Will be able to separate materials as a fully automated process except a start button.
- Will be able to successfully separate a total of 12 material spheres consisting of at least 4 types of randomly mixed materials into individual holding bins.
- Will be able to separate ½ inch material spheres including - clear acrylic, opaque acrylic, steel, wood, and aluminum.
- Must integrate a minimum of one sensor and one motor.
- Must be constructed solely of VEX components EXCEPT for input hopper and final sorting bins.
- VEX limits: See list.
- Must be efficient – 2.5 minute max for completion of sorting process.
- Sorting Machines must be completed by
- VEX Limits:
- 393 Motors X 2
- Servo X 1
- 269 Motors X 1
- Sensors- one of each type
- Baseplate X 1
- All other materials are limited to the standard setup of the VEX boxes
Material Sorter Midway Report
Please document the following in your engineering notebook under the title "MIDWAY REPORT"
1) Take pictures of your machine showing the current construction. Annotate this picture to label the major parts.
2) Print out a copy of the current state of your code.
3) Complete a midway REFLECTION on your design and construction process by answering the following questions:
Reflection #1 - What percent of your machine is complete? Describe the tasks tat still remain. be specific.
Reflection #2 - What part of your machine do you consider to be your greatest success? (mechanical part or software) Explain.
Reflection #3 - What part of your design has been the greatest challenge? Explain.
* In addition to the Midway Report, your engineering notebook will be checked for the following sections:
- Design Brief
- Generating Concepts - including (1) Materials research, (2) Brainstorm (3) Idea Research (4) Decision Matrix
- Development of a Solution - including (1) Detailed drawing w/ labels (2) Code plan/flowchart (3) Vezino signature
Please document the following in your engineering notebook under the title "MIDWAY REPORT"
1) Take pictures of your machine showing the current construction. Annotate this picture to label the major parts.
2) Print out a copy of the current state of your code.
3) Complete a midway REFLECTION on your design and construction process by answering the following questions:
Reflection #1 - What percent of your machine is complete? Describe the tasks tat still remain. be specific.
Reflection #2 - What part of your machine do you consider to be your greatest success? (mechanical part or software) Explain.
Reflection #3 - What part of your design has been the greatest challenge? Explain.
* In addition to the Midway Report, your engineering notebook will be checked for the following sections:
- Design Brief
- Generating Concepts - including (1) Materials research, (2) Brainstorm (3) Idea Research (4) Decision Matrix
- Development of a Solution - including (1) Detailed drawing w/ labels (2) Code plan/flowchart (3) Vezino signature
Robot-C Packets
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