Rube Goldberg Project ENGG1015 1 st Semester, 2012 Dr. Hayden So Dr. Edmund Lam Dr. Kenneth Wong Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Project Highlights Goal: • Create the most creative and fun Rube Goldberg machine Task of the machine: • Pop a balloon Requirement: • Creative and Fun Technical Requirements: • Start with a button • End with popping a balloon • At least FIVE (5) steps 1st semester, 2012 2 ENGG1015 Project A Rube Goldberg Machine Step INPUT Sensor: Light, force, infrared Switches: mechanical switches Potentiometer OUTPUT Motor Fan Solenoid 1st semester, 2012 ENGG1015 Project 3 Process Output Input Physical World Physical World PROCESS Relay Logic? Two Required Steps LAB 4 Ball counting Tunnel LAB 8 Light Tracker 1st semester, 2012 ENGG1015 Project 4
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Rube Goldberg Project
ENGG1015 1st Semester, 2012
Dr. Hayden So
Dr. Edmund Lam Dr. Kenneth Wong
Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Project Highlights n Goal: • Create the most creative and fun Rube
Goldberg machine n Task of the machine: • Pop a balloon
n Requirement: • Creative and Fun
n Technical Requirements: • Start with a button • End with popping a balloon • At least FIVE (5) steps
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A Rube Goldberg Machine Step
INPUT n Sensor: Light,
force, infrared
n Switches: mechanical switches
n Potentiometer
OUTPUT n Motor n Fan
n Solenoid
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Process Output Input Physical World
Physical World
PROCESS n Relay n Logic?
Two Required Steps
LAB 4 n Ball counting Tunnel
LAB 8 n Light Tracker
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Other Project Requirements n Limited virtual budget n You may use materials not provided by us
if and only if they are free / reusable. n Example: • a used water bottle – ok • Your own mobile phone – ok • A brand new mobile phone – not ok
n (Of course, we cannot verify the cost of any extra material. But solving the problem by money is not the most creative solution we can imagine)
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Grading Criteria n Functionality
• It must be able to pop a balloon at the end • We’d rather have a simple but functional solution
than a very complicated/fancy/elaborated design that does not work.
n Creativity • Once you have a functional design, we differentiate the
good from the best based on creativity • Subjective measurement • Fun factors count
n Team work • We will talk to each group during the final presentation
to see how the project has worked as a team
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Bonus Points n There will be a final project presentation +
competition
n Winning on competition add bonus points to your project
n Competition items: • Time preciseness – The team that can have
the balloon pop in exactly 1 minute wins. • Most number of stages • User’s choice – The favorite among spectators
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Rough Schedule n Before Nov 12, 23:55pm • Form group, submit group name and group
member list online
n Before Nov 13, 5pm • Put in your 1st equipment request
n Nov 14 – Dec 4 • 2-6 pm lab open for project construction
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Working on the Project
n The lab will be opened from 2pm to 5pm every weekday
n You may work on the project any time you want during that period
n Safety goes first
n NO water/fire/chemical !!!
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Getting Help – Consultation Time n TAs will be presented in LG205 during
usual office hours to answer any questions
n Additional office hour planned
n See Piazza n Email the TA on duty AHEAD to book a 15
minutes slot
n Otherwise, try your luck with walk-in • But remember, TA will always help students
who have emailed them FIRST
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Final Project Presentation n Dec 5 (Wed) • 9am – 12pm
