Detailed Design Experiments and Modeling
Design Step 4
Objectives:
i. Use Analysis, Experiments, and Models to help establish dimensions and proof of concept.
ii. Prepare detailed technical drawings...of the design concept you selected.
Introduction:
The goal of this step in the design process is to:
Specify the details of the design so that it can be manufactured, by following instructions. Those details are the dimensions and material composition of parts, as well as the methods used to join them.
Set up the experiments and Show the Analysis and Results of the experiments performed on your prototypes or parts of prototypes
Part 1: Detailed Experiments/Tests plan and set-up
Identify aspects of your design and its performance about which you are uncertain.
Associate the aspects in Design step 2 with one or more physical variables that can be varied by means of simple experiments.(YOU DON'T HAVE TO USE A COMPLETE BUILT PROTOTYPE OF YOUR PROJECT YET, YOU CAN TEST ASPECTS OF IT, WITH PARTIAL PROTOTYPES)
Plan the experiment by sketching up the experimental setup (listing the materials needed), Detailing the step by step procedures. (must be detailed)
Purpose of this Experiment:
The goal of this step in the design process is to specify the details of the design so that it can be manufactured, by following instructions. Those details are the dimensions and material composition of parts, as well as the methods used to join them. For this step, our goal was to set aside and test multiple different factors of our system, and test singular components to see what works best for our desired goal.
Experiment Overview
For this step of the Capstone Experiment Report, we created a table that showcases all of the factors we changed in our experiment. Our main goal was to test factors that, if changed, may or may not have results that could be essential to our final product. To test these different variables, we decided that the best way to go about this was to monitor the changes of each variable over a set period of time. The two main things that we wanted to test were Piping and Tank Exposure. Below is a chart of what variables were tested and a basic outline of the experiment.
Part 2: Experimentation and Lab Report
Carry out the experiments that will do the most to reduce risk of redesign within the available time frame.
Document the results in the form of graphs or tables and following the Weebly Updates rubric (The testing process will be included both in your personal portfolio and product's site).
IMPORTANT!!! You must perform at least 2 thorough experiments (that means at least 3 trials each experiment!). Begin by listing out design points that you are uncertain about. Design experiments that will answer your Experimental questions. Document everything.
Compile ONE Lab Report containing your 2 experiments.
Reflection
Overall Analysis:
The purpose of this lab was to test the variables and components of our Capstone Project. The goal of this step in the design process was to specify the details of the design so that it can be manufactured, by following instructions. Those details are the dimensions and material composition of parts, as well as the methods used to join them. It was also important for us to set up the experiments and Show the Analysis and Results of the experiments performed on your prototypes or parts of prototypes in order to assess the best parts to use for our hydroponics system.
Overall our experimentation process was relatively successful. We were able to identify aspects of our design and its performance which we were uncertain about. We did this by associating the aspects in Design step 2 with one or more physical variables that can be varied by means of simple experiments. Then we planned the experiment by sketching up the experimental setup, detailing the step by step procedures and any materials needed. After carrying out the experiments we concluded from the data the best components to use in our final prototype.