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Precious Cargo Delivery Example
Tips:
Spend time analyzing and documenting the criteria and constraints in your engineering notebook - Some require you to fully understand the problem statement to implement correctly
Brainstorm individually, and then as a group - Develop multiple ideas before starting to evaluate which one you will accomplish
When evaluating potential solutions remember that simpler is always better than complex if they achieve the same results - Easier to complete and less areas for problems to occur
Test early, test often - I can write a pass for you to test your solution at the football stadium once you have exhausted all testing options in the classroom
Save the aesthetics for after you build your solution; It's much more time efficient to work around what you've built.
Overview:
In recent years the idea of using drones to complete deliveries in urban areas has been discussed by Amazon, UPS, and other companies. However, there are concerns regarding safety and privacy with drones landing on front porches or doorsteps. The Amazon MK30
Problem Statement:
Build a delivery container to safely bring the precious cargo from the drone to the ground with no damage.
Problem Description:
Working in teams of three or four, assigned by the teacher, apply the Engineering Design Process to design, build, and test a free fall delivery container that could be equipped onto a small UAS using common classroom and household materials. We will use the specifications from the A2Z RDS1 Drone (RDS1 — A2Z Drone Delivery), and must have a 1-2 inch diameter loop for attachment to the drone. We will simulate the concept of dropping from a drone by dropping our delivery container (held only by the loop) from the football field bleachers. Your “precious cargo” will be one egg.
Requirements:
1-2 inch diameter loop located on top of container for connection to drone
Meet all specifications per the spec sheet linked below
Materials:
1 egg per drop (provided by teacher)
Any classroom supplies or everyday household material
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