Building Our Mousetrap Vehicle

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Building Our Mousetrap Vehicle

• Team 10.2
• Jeff Collins
• Richard Herseim
• Clint Sade
• John Stevenson

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Assignment Layout

• For this project our team will design and build a
  mousetrap vehicle for a controlled situation
  meaning it will be required to go an estimated
  distance carrying a given load.

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Assignment Specifications

• The energy required to power the device must be
  derived from a single mousetrap provided by the
  instructors.
• The maximum dimensions of the device are 1 foot
  in each direction.
• The device must have a place to hold a standard
  soda can partially filled with sand.
• The cost of the device must be less than 5.00.

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Assignment Specifications(cont.)

• The device must travel at least one meter or will
  be disqualified
• The device in no way may harm the floor.
• Use only items found in the Cost Model.
• Create a model that will predict how far the
  device will travel.
• No gas or chemical reactions.
• The device must be self-contained.

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Team GoalsL5a

• What do each of us want to accomplish?
• What does the team want to accomplish as a whole?
• Are there any obstacles?
• Do we all have the same goals?
• Are there any conflicts?

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Project PlanL5b

• Plan the activities to accomplish our goals.
• Create a schedule to map out the time to complete
  each task.
• Decide which models to possibly pursue.
• Create a KT Situation Analysis, to decide which
  tasks to pursue first
• Create an initial KT PPA for any problems that we
  have had so far.

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Project DevelopmentL5c

• Complete tasks according to time set out by
  schedule.
• Decide which model to pursue, by deciding which
  is cheaper and more effective.
• Keep focused on meeting deadlines, while making
  effective products.

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Project EvaluationL5d

• Continue project development
• Create an oral presentation to present to another
  team to evaluate our progress as well as we will
  evaluate theirs.

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Cost ModelL5e

• Use an excel spreadsheet to design a cost model
  to be sure the total is under 5.00
• Finish Total Project to present at the End of
  Semester Celebration.

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Design

• The design is very basic, it consists of a small
  plank of wood, two axles, CDs for wheels, and, of
  course, places to hold the mousetrap and soda can
  with the load.

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Design (cont.)
CDs
Mousetrap
Wood
Fishing String
Soda Can
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Design (cont.)

• There was a new element introduced in the
  drawing, fishing string. This will be used to
  stop the vehicle at a given distance with any
  load, so the prediction will always be accurate.

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Progress/Schedule
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Progress/Schedule (cont.)
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Evaluation Checklist

• Use problem solving techniques?
• KTSA and KTPPA Tables
• Is our design consistent with the original
  specifications?
• Meets all requirements
• Is the team on task to complete the project by
  the Semester end celebration?
• Current status is on task (See schedule)

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Mousetrap Vehicle

• Questions or Comments?