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A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away…
The rebel alliance is locked in their battle against the Galactic Empire. The rebels have secured a key win against the Empire, but their secret base was discovered in the process. The rebellion needs to find and establish a new base or their hopes of defeating the empire will be lost.
A group of rebels find a new planet named Coruscant to establish their new base. This new planet is dangerous and isolated. You and your team will need to work to explore the new planet and build the new secret base.
You are one of the rebels charged with exploring this new planet and setting up the new rebel base. Your team's job is to create mechanical machines that will help the rebellion complete these tasks.
Using the knowledge acquired while building the mechanical gears, design and build a model for each of the following tasks listed below. In order to beat the empire, your table/team will need to complete all four of the tasks below. You have a limited amount of time to complete all four tasks. The fate of the Galaxy depends on you. Good Luck!
Here is the engineering notebook template that will be provided by your teacher. Each team will need to complete all four tasks. Please have one person open the notebook and add the other team members.
TASK 1: Lift
The leaders of the rebellion need to establish a head command center for their new base. They need a machine to move all of their heavy equipment, at one time, from room to room. Some of these rooms are on the second floor, so the machine should be able to traverse both horizontally and vertically. One of the pieces of equipment is an old R2 Unit.
Requirements:
Must be large enough to move all of the equipment at once.
Must create a R2 Unit
The equipment is very heavy. The machine can move slowly, but it must be capable of carrying a lot of weight.
Note: You are building a model of the transport system that will be built inside of a room that moves equipment across the room and to a second floor. You are NOT building a car to transport items.
TASK 2: Sonar Dish
The rebellion needs a rotating sonar dish that will allow them to communicate with the rebel pilots taking off and landing at the base of the new planet. The sonar dish needs to be controlled from inside the building to protect the rebellion from the invasion of stormtroopers.
Requirements:
Needs to have a torque gear ratio since it is heavy and needs to move slow!
Must be controlled from inside the building while the sonar dish is outside of the building
Needs to be able to rotate in all directions.
Note: You are building a model to show how you can move the sonar dish from inside the building. A simulated wall will need to be built.
TASK 3: Jedi Training Facility
In order for the rebels to thrive on their new base and continue their fight vs. the Empire, they need a Jedi training facility. The Jedi training facility has only one input for power so all 3 training components must be connected together. One training unit must move up and down to improve the jumping skills of the Jedi. The second training unit is a controlled lightsaber station where Jedis practice a lightsaber slash with a downward chopping motion. The third training unit is a treadmill station to increase the speed and agility of the Jedi.
Requirements:
Must create one machine that will perform all three tasks.
Must have only one input to run all devices in order to save energy.
You may use a base plate, but the model must be no larger than 10 in. x 10 in.
TASK 4: Land Rover
The rebellion needs land rover to explore the new planet. It needs to take them over the rough terrain to search for a new location for the base and resources for survival.
Requirements:
Needs to travel over rough terrain.
Needs to have a differential hyperdrive shaft.
Must be four-wheel drive meaning that when one wheel turns, all four wheels are engaged and turning as well from the same input.
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