Somerset Berkley Regional High School

Robotics Engineering with LabView

1. Engineering Design
Central Concepts: Engineering design involves practical problem
solving, research, development, and invention/innovation, and requires
designing, drawing, building, testing, and redesigning. Students should
demonstrate the ability to use the engineering design process to solve a
problem or meet a challenge.
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1.1 Identify and explain the steps of the engineering design process: identify the
problem, research the problem, develop possible solutions, select the best possible
solution(s), construct prototypes and/or models, test and evaluate, communicate the
solutions, and redesign.
Identify the
problem

Research the
problem
Develop solutions
Select the best
solution
Construct a
prototype

Test and
evaluate

Communicate the
solutions
Redesign
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Step 1
Identify the
problem

Write down the original problem here.
Student - Design, build and program a
robot to:





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Step 2
Research the
problem
Explore other options via the internet
Student: List the internet sites that were
helpful.
Site 1_____________________
Site 2_____________________
Site 3 _____________________


What did you learn from your research?
A ______________________
B ______________________
C ______________________

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Step 3
Develop solutions
BRAINSTORM
COLLABORATION
Student : Share your ideas with your design team. List your ideas below.

1. ____________________________________

2. _____________________________________

3. ____________________________________-
Step 4
Select the best
Possible solution(s)
Design idea #1
Pro:
___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
Con:
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
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Design idea #2
Pro:
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
Con:
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________

Design idea #3
Pro:
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
Con:
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
Step 5
Construct a prototype
Student: Build a robot with your nxt lego kit
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Use the next slide(s) for your digital pictures of your prototypes.

If the robot fails the design must be modified and retested.
Step 6 Test and evaluate
If the robot fails the design must be modified and retested.
* picture of your 1
st
prototype*
Does it work?
Yes
Stop
No
Modify the robot
retest
Example
Step 6 Test and evaluate
If the robot fails the design must be modified and retested.
* picture of your 2nd prototype*
Does it work?
Yes
Stop
No
Modify the robot
retest
Example
Step 6 Test and evaluate
If the robot fails the design must be modified and retested.
* picture of your 3rd prototype*
Does it work?
Yes
Stop
No
Modify the robot
retest
Example
Step 7
Communicate the solution(s)

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Provide the YouTube link of your video that shows
how your robot meets the challenge.

YouTube video link :
Redesign
If you could do this over again what would you do differently?




What did you learn?
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