Monday (A)/ Wednesday (B)

• Objective:  Recap what we've learned so far this year.  Introduce our cumulative 4th Quarter Project.

• Classwork:

  • Recap quarters 1 through 3 (Structural, Mechanical, Electrical)

  • Introduce Q4 Project - Remote Controlled Car

    • What are the necessary componnents of a RC car?

• Homework:

  • TBA

Tuesday (ACT Testing Day - No School (except for Juniors))

Thursday (A)/ Friday (B)

• Objective:  Analyze the Electrical components of our car to better understand how we can control our motor.

• Classwork:

  • "Dissect" motor and describe its important characteristics (in notebook)  //  Motor Video

  • Introduce H-Bridge concept and L293D Motor Driver (datasheet)(pinout diagram)

  • IR Remote and Receiver Info (code example)

• Homework:

  • Fill out Project Google Form (see classroom)

Monday (A)/ Tuesday (B)

• Objective:  Research and analyze different steering mechanisms, power transfer systems, and wheel/ axle designs.

• Classwork:

  • Research different power transfer systems we could use for our car

    • How do we transfer the motors rotation to our drive axle?

  • Research steering mechanisms we could use for our car

    • Talk about servo motor (SM-S2309S) requirements 

    • How do we get our wheels (and car) to turn in the smoothest way possible?

  • Research wheels and axles

• Homework:

  • TBA

Wednesday (A)/ Thursday (B)

• Objective:  Analyze and understand different things that our Frame/ Chassis need to take into account.  Come up with an initial design drawing.

• Classwork:

  • Research our Power Supply - how do we provide the energy required for our car?  

    • What voltage, current, and capacity do we need/ want?

  • Research car chassis/ frames

    • How do we support our axles and our wheels, our steering mechanism, our motors?

    • How do we fit everything on our car?

  • Start initial design drawings/ ideas for your version of the car

• Homework:

  • Initial Design Sketches Assignment

Friday - No School - Start of Spring Break!

Monday (A)/ Tuesday (B)

• Objective:  Analyze your group members' initial design ideas to come up with a car design that you will  pursue.

• Classwork:

  • Groups Assigned! 

  • With Group, figure out what your car design will look like (based on your group's initial design sketches

  • Come up with group timeline for getting initial prototype done by April 25/26th

• Homework:

  • Group Timeline

Wednesday - School Closed due to Weather

Thursday (B)/ Friday (A)

• Objective:  Start working on your prototype model

• Classwork:

  • Begin prototyping

    • Structural or mechanical - prototype either digitally or with cardboard/ scrap wood

    • Electrical - prototype in tinkercad

• Homework:

  • TBA

Monday (A)/ Tuesday (B)

• Objective:  Continue working on your prototype model

• Classwork:

  • Week 1 Progress Check - in class (for last week's work)

    • Are you using your class time efficiently? Are you coming in to office hours if you're falling behind?

  • Continue prototyping

    • Structural or mechanical - prototype either digitally or with cardboard/ scrap wood

    • Electrical - prototype in tinkercad

  • Any 3d things to print or 2d things to laser cut need to be sent to me by the end of class to be received next class.

• Homework:

  • TBA

Wednesday (A)/ Thursday (B)

• Objective:  Continue working on your prototype model

• Classwork:

  • Continue prototyping

    • Structural or mechanical - prototype either digitally or with cardboard/ scrap wood

    • Electrical - prototype in tinkercad and/ or start building your physical arduino and breadboard

  • Any 3d things to print or 2d things to laser cut need to be sent to me by the end of class to be received next class.

• Homework:

  • TBA

Friday (B)

• Objective:  Continue working on your prototype model

• Classwork:

  • Continue prototyping

    • Structural or mechanical - prototype either digitally or with cardboard/ scrap wood

    • Electrical - prototype in tinkercad and/ or start building your physical arduino and breadboard

  • Any 3d things to print or 2d things to laser cut need to be sent to me by the end of class to be received next class.

• Homework:

  • TBA

Monday (A)

• Objective:  Continue working on your prototype model

• Classwork:

  • Continue prototyping

    • Structural or mechanical - prototype either digitally or with cardboard/ scrap wood

    • Electrical - prototype in tinkercad and/ or start building your physical arduino and breadboard

  • Any 3d things to print or 2d things to laser cut need to be sent to me by the end of class to be received next class.

• Homework:

  • TBA

Tuesday (B)/ Wednesday (A)

• Objective:  Continue working on your prototype model

• Classwork:

  • Continue prototyping

    • Structural or mechanical - prototype either digitally or with cardboard/ scrap wood

    • Electrical - prototype in tinkercad and/ or start building your physical arduino and breadboard

  • Any 3d things to print or 2d things to laser cut need to be sent to me by the end of class to be received next class.

• Homework:

  • TBA

Thursday (B)/ Friday (A)

• Objective:  Reflect on the parts of your prototype that work well and the parts that need improvement.

• Classwork:

  • Initial Prototype Due by end of class  //  Initial Prototype Reflection

  • Have Mr. Smith check your prototype before the end of class and before you begin your prototype reflection

• Homework:

  • Initial Prototype Reflection

Monday (A)/ Tuesday (B)

• Objective:  Apply your reflections from the prototype to actionable design changes for the final.

• Classwork:

  • Start working on final design

    • Structural and Mechanical - work on digital files for laser cutting and 3d printing (or construction of final parts)

    • Electrical - continue to refine code to make it as functional as possible

  • Any 3d things to print or 2d things to laser cut need to be sent to me by the end of class to be received next class.

• Homework:

  • TBA

Wednesday (A)/ Thursday (B)

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Friday (B) - Seniors Last Day

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Monday (A) - 1A and 2A Exams

Wednesday (A) - 3A and 4A Exams

Friday - Last Day of School - Special Schedule!