Lab HW5

This Week in Section:

This week students will meet in the computer lab (rm 239). Students will cover several Inventor tutorials and learn about 3D printing.

• Inventor Robot Assembly Tutorial

• 3D print tutorial

  • CAD of robot

    • CAD your concept hand sketch (completed as homework)

    • Use this time wisely! Collaborate with your teammates, ask questions to your tutor, etc..

    • Print out screenshot at the end of section.

  • Risk Reduction Review with Tutor

  • Individual Energy Analysis Proposal Review with Lead TA

  • CAD Concept Generation: while waiting for Tutor and TA to get to your group, teams will create CAD of their robot.

Section Preparation:

• Concept hand sketch: bring hardcopy!

• Updated Gantt Chart: bring printout to section to discuss

  • Example MAE3 Gantt Chart

• Risk Reduction Proposal: bring hardcopy to discuss

  • (review actual Risk Reduction Demo, which is during Lab HW6)

• Individual Energy Analysis Proposal

Required Reading:

• • Teamwork - McGourty and Meuse

• Force-Torque-Power-Energy Analysis

Assignments Due BEFORE the start of Section:

• Assignment 5

• Team Force-Torque-Power-Energy Analysis

  • Team works together, but each person must submit individually to Gradescope

    • Hints: some motors spin slow enough to measure speed by eye and others spin too fast and you must use the measurement setup.

    • Additional information found here

  • ReflectionW5: Spend a few minutes each week on this reflection form