AUTOMOBlox enhancement project
introduction
In this project me and my partner had to use reverse engineering to make two improvements to the Automoblox T9 Truck. We did the exact definition of reverse engineering to the T9 truck; we took the body apart, examined all the parts, and decided a couple enhancements that would not only attract the customer, but also the child who will like this design much more than the original.
Reverse engineering is based on three main stages: Visual Analysis, Functional Analysis, and Structural Analysis. Visual is all about just looking at the object and analyzing all of its principles and elements to find out more about it. The next step is a functional analysis, in which you take apart the object to discover how every single part moves and functions. The final stage is a structural analysis, wher you have to go in furthur and find out what the each and every part is made of.
Reverse engineering is based on three main stages: Visual Analysis, Functional Analysis, and Structural Analysis. Visual is all about just looking at the object and analyzing all of its principles and elements to find out more about it. The next step is a functional analysis, in which you take apart the object to discover how every single part moves and functions. The final stage is a structural analysis, wher you have to go in furthur and find out what the each and every part is made of.
define a problem
group norms
1. Everyday enlisted on the gantt chart , each group member MUST contribute to the completion to the project in the way they are supposed to ( which is also listed on the gantt chart.)
2.No group member should ever get off task during class work together.
3. Group members must respect each other's opinion.
4. Group members must cooperate functionally.
5. Group members must communicate in a good manner in all regards to the project.
2.No group member should ever get off task during class work together.
3. Group members must respect each other's opinion.
4. Group members must cooperate functionally.
5. Group members must communicate in a good manner in all regards to the project.
Generating concepts
By now, we have finished defining the problem, and are on to generating concepts. We started off by a timed brainstorming period, in which we came up with quite a bit of ideas. With all of those ideas, we came up with our best 4 ideas in which we came up with out decision matrix. As we added up the total scores of the initial ideas, we came up with our two final enhancements that we were going to continue with on our project. Now since we got our final ideas, we sketched them out in our engineering notebooks.
develop a solution
construct and tet a prototype
evaluate the solution
I asked both of parents for their professional opinion of my new innovated T9 truck. My dad told me that we should've evened out the big wheels so that the truck would have a smooth ride. my mom said that we should have made the sunroof retractable so the child audience would treat it like the real thing.
present the soulution
This was one of the more easier projects that I have done for this class so far just because me and my partner communicated very well, did not get off task, and followed our group norms. Although I had a few problems with my Weebly, I think that me and my partner did extraordinary on Inventor and were able to use new tools, such as derive, to make things much easier than restarting and doing it the novice way. The design process was a major part in this project because it really helped me get organized ans helped me remember what to do next.