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Assignment Two
This is the page for Assignment Two, where I created potential strategies for my design, create a Gantt Chart for the project, and saw how much
power is needed to create my design. Check them out:
Problem Statement for Strategies: Make a design that is better able to help the process of washing a car
Specifications:
* The strategy must be large enough to contain a 2 cm diameter hose.
* The strategy must be able to get rid of suds after a person scrubs the car.
* The strategy must be able to be designed so that it can be easily controllable by a remote control.
* The strategy must be able to spray water in a continuous motion towards the car.
* The strategy must be able to maintain stability when water comes out of it.
Assumptions:
* The force of the water coming out of a regular hose is 0.5 Newtons.
* A car is about 6-8 meters long, 2 meters wide, and 3 meters tall.
* The angular rate range of a motor is about 0.04 rad/s to 100 rad/s.
* The volumetric flow rate of a hose is 150 cm^3/s
* The designs can run at 0.1 A and either 5 V or 10 V.
Designs:
Possible Strategies and Power Calculations (based on my own assumptions)
Strategies FRDPARRC charts
FRDPARRC for Assignment 2
Gantt Chart for the Project
Schedule of Activities for this project
Schedule of Activities
Lessons Learned
I have learned how to learn an FRDPARRC chart to document my thoughts while going through the project. I have also
learned the amount of time that goes in making strategies for my design. Finally, I have learned the difference between
strategical design, conceptual design, and modular design.
Advice to Advisees
John Fridy
* Add the amount of time you work with in your schedule, since the audience wouldn't know if you actually work between those times or not.
* Another formula you might take into account is the buoyant force (From Physics 1: Buoyant Force= density of fluid * Volume displaced * gravity). This formula may help you figure
out the maximum amount of weight and volume you can add to the boat by comparing the buoyant force to the weight (If Buoyant Force < weight, the kayak will float, otherwise it will sink).
* Finally, there are a couple of spelling mistakes and grammartical errors in your website. It is nothing too major right now but mack sure you check for it in the future
Matthew Gardner
* Change your Gantt Chart so that sub-tasks are in a different color than regular tasks. Otherwise it gets confusing which tasks are main ones
* References are for any resources that you used/will use in order to help create the parameter, show us designs/patents for the items described currently in the "Reference" list.
* Include labels to all of the Design Parameters in your drawings in the future, so that people can be able to tell where each design parameter is in relation to each other.