Team Norms: My partners responsibility is to make the body of the automata and constrain it to the box we made. On the other hand my job, is to make the head gantt chart, the head, constrain to the follower, and some of the idw's.
Generate Concepts
Some existing automata machines include:
A few Toy safety regulations:
- third party testing and certification are required for toys designed or intended primarily for children 12 and under
- must use a CPSC-accepted laboratory to perform testing to show that the product complies with the toy standard
- review the toy safety standard and to consider which sections of the standard may apply to your product
- all small parts must be tested for total lead and eight soluble heavy elements
- test methods to prevent injuries from choking, sharp edges and other potential hazards test methods to prevent injuries from choking, sharp edges and other potential hazards
PARTS NECESSARY TO DEMONSTRATE THE DESIGN:
-Tweety bird head
-Tweety bird body
-Tweety bird wings
-follower
-cam
-assembled box sides
-assembled crank
-axle
-Tweety bird head
-Tweety bird body
-Tweety bird wings
-follower
-cam
-assembled box sides
-assembled crank
-axle
In order for the proper design and function of our Automata. My partner and I edited the dimension of the cam by going into 'Fx Parameters' and changed 'd' from 2 inches to 1 inch.
Construct and Test Prototype
Evaluate Solution
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The 2 adults I requested feedback from provided similar responses. They said it looked 'cool' and fairly practical. Both enjoyed the playful, fun, light design of the Automata. When it comes to changed I would change much. I'd maybe make it a bit more simpler to design but other than that, I'm pleased with the machine. Working with my partner had both its high and lows. He had many creative and helpful ideas. Although was difficult to contact outside of school. This limited the amount of this I could work on regarding the project out of class. Other than the negatives this project was fun. I feel like it allowed us students to experiment with the skills we have learned this year. As well as explore our creative ideas into a simple working Automata!