Monday, April 18, 2016

Ben's Individual Rube Goldberg #2

Individual Rube Goldberg #2

1. Provide an updated drawing of your set up.


2. Explain your setup.

Our Rube Goldberg project starts with an input voltage coming from the previous group into my part of the Rube Goldberg. The signal will trip a relay in my project and cause a motor to turn. The motor will shorten a string attached to it. As the string shortens it will turn a fan blade that has a stopping bar on it. As the blade turns the bar is raised allowing a Lego car to roll down a ramp and hit a marble. The marble will roll down a coarse and fall off the table into a basket, the basket will be attached to a block that will fall over onto a switch. The switch will be the beginning of Matt's set up.

3. Provide photos of the circuit and setup.

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4. Provide at least 2 new videos of your setup in action, one being a failed attempt.



5. What failures did you have? How did you overcome them?



6. Explain your group RG setup.



7. Video of a test run of your group RG.




6 comments:

  1. Ben, I like your use of Legos in your circuit. It adds a unique visual component. I think your circuit diagram is pretty good as well.

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    1. Thanks, I wanted to expand on the Lego stuff because I used to do this kind of thing with Legos a long time ago. I just keep wanting to add more to the Lego side of things but it is a circuit lab, I guess I should focus more on the electrical side of things.

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  2. I also really like the use of legos and the net it is a very creative way to control the mechanical setup. There doesnt seem to be any videos up, but I know its pretty rough trying to get everything up in time, cant wait to see it running.

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    1. I prefer working with actual Legos over the stuff that was provided. I feel like I can do more and I am not limited by the size or shapes of the pieces available. I know my videos are not up. These last couple of days have been busy and packed with things that need to get done. I will get them up, just not right yet.

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  3. I also really like the use of legos and the net it is a very creative way to control the mechanical setup. There doesnt seem to be any videos up, but I know its pretty rough trying to get everything up in time, cant wait to see it running.

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  4. Hey Ben, sorry for the late comment. I'm also a fan of using the legos, as it allows for some extra flair to the class setup as a whole. I can also appreciate the extra circuit components added from the previous week; hopefully you can make it work for you by tomorrow!

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