MARBLE SORTER

By: Bridger Gibbs & Fred Vann

Brief

• Mr. Green has given us the task of making a machine that sorts red, clear, and opaque marbles. With the option of extra credit for a smaller marble, larger marble, and a metal ball.

Brainstorming

Brainstorming

Hopper

• Material• Hiccups?• Improvements?

“THE SHOOT”

• Why its like this?• Hiccups?

ESCAPEMENT ARMS

• Why vertical arm?• How they operate?• Problems?

BINS

EXTRA CREDIT

We sorted the peach marbles with a bar to hit them off and funnel to catch them.

PROGRAMING LIGHT READS MARBLE SUBPROGRAM

2nd GATE OPENS SUBPROGRAM

What Was Successful?

Vertical Escapement Arm shoot/Peach sorter combo

What Would we Improved(AKA. What failed)

HOPPER BINS

How can they be different?

FINISHED

FIN