Robotics Club: February 15, 2019

Introductions

On February 15, 2019, the Robotics Club started by introducing new club members. Then we reviewed the lesson from our first meeting which included the first stages of the engineering design process (Define a Problem & Brainstorming) and the relationship between circumference and revolutions to distance moved. Then we applied this understanding by measuring the circumference differences between wheel sizes and how far they moved in one revolution. 

Related Vocabulary

circumference, speed, steering block, display block, revolutions, design, Applied Math, measure, wheel, motors, data wires, blocks, programming, control unit, distance, and commands

What did we cover & do?

• Define Problem
• Brainstorming
• Building

The main parts we focused on relating to the first problem were the control unit, large and medium motors, data wires, wheels, and the rest of the Lego building blocks. Next, the students brainstormed and worked on their first prototypes.

By the end of the meeting, all the students built EV3 robot prototypes that will meet the design specifications stated in our problem. 

Next Robotics Meeting

During our next meeting, on February 22, 2019, the students will be introduced to the programming environment as well as the internal workings of the large EV3 motors. We are also going to cover how to display objects on the control unit. 

If we have time, we may work on converting their circumference measurements to revolution commands for the large motors that will get them the required one meter of distance.

- Loren Marvin, Robotics Instructor

Prototypes-in-Progress