User:Mderrick4950/enes100/Rubberband gun2

Link to team page Rubberman

Give instructor top 3 project choice list
I was assigned to the Rubber Band Gun project.

Write problem statement
Our mission is to create a rubber band gatling gun somewhat similar to the one in the video on the page.

Assign Task1
We are each supposed to do some research and decide what design we will use.

Compare actual work done to Task1
The same, no differences to rationalize.

Week1 Narrative
I researched designs for rubber band guns. Found mostly designs, tutorials, and examples for single shot guns. Some were "bolt-action" and others were regular single shot. I found one design that was a machine gun, but was not a gattling gun. I did extensive research on this gun which used a "free wheel" design to fire multiple shots quickly without reloading after each.

Week1 Peer Review
Go to each team mates weekly summary wiki page. Read their activities and narrative. Then go the associated discussion page. Say something positive on this page. Try some constructive criticism. Add your name and a signature ~ by entering four tildes in a row to create a time and date stamp. Create a new category if another team mate has already commented here.

Assign Task2
Record what you are planning on doing for the team during the weekend between week1 and week2 of the project here.

Compare actual work done to Task2
Rationalize differences

Week2 Narrative
Upload photos to wikimedia. Upload video to youtube. Convert all spreadsheets, documents, and presentations to wiki format and create wiki subpage of your page for each of them. Link to them here in a narrative that tells a story. High light the problems (engineering problems) you had and how you solved them.

Week2 Peer Review
Go to each team mates weekly summary wiki page. Read their activities and narrative. Then go the associated discussion page. Say something positive on this page. Try some constructive criticism. Add your name and a signature ~ by entering four tildes in a row to create a time and date stamp. Create a new category if another team mate has already commented here.

Assign Task3
Record what you are planning on doing for the team during the weekend between week2 and week3 of the project here.

Compare actual work done to Task3
Rationalize differences

Week3 Narrative
Upload photos to wikimedia. Upload video to youtube. Convert all spreadsheets, documents, and presentations to wiki format and create wiki subpage of your page for each of them. Link to them here in a narrative that tells a story. High light the problems (engineering problems) you had and how you solved them.

Week3 Peer Review
Go to each team mates weekly summary wiki page. Read their activities and narrative. Then go the associated discussion page. Say something positive on this page. Try some constructive criticism. Add your name and a signature ~ by entering four tildes in a row to create a time and date stamp. Create a new category if another team mate has already commented here.

Assign Task4
Record what you are planning on doing for the team during the weekend between week3 and week4 of the project here.

Compare actual work done to Task4
Rationalize differences

Week4 Narrative
Upload photos to wikimedia. Upload video to youtube. Convert all spreadsheets, documents, and presentations to wiki format and create wiki subpage of your page for each of them. Link to them here in a narrative that tells a story. High light the problems (engineering problems) you had and how you solved them.

Week4 Peer Review
Go to each team mates weekly summary wiki page. Read their activities and narrative. Then go the associated discussion page. Say something positive on this page. Try some constructive criticism. Add your name and a signature ~ by entering four tildes in a row to create a time and date stamp. Create a new category if another team mate has already commented here.

Complete Project Page
Follow the "project done" format.

Start Next Project Week0 activities
During this week you will perform the week0 activities of the next project.

Give instructor top 3 project choice list
We were allowed to remain as the same group on the same project with the addition of Corey.

Write problem statement
We need to perfect the firing mechanism of the gun. If that can be done, assembling the gun will not be an issue.

Assign Task5
Research designs for the firing mechanism and be able to make an informed opinion about what kind is best.

Compare actual work done to Task5
No differences in what was assigned and what was done.

Week5 Narrative
I researched designs for rubber band guns. Found mostly designs, tutorials, and examples for single shot guns. Some were "bolt-action" and others were regular single shot. I found one design that was a machine gun, but was not a gattling gun. I did extensive research on this gun which used a "free wheel" design to fire multiple shots quickly without reloading after each.

Week5 Peer Review
done

Assign Task6
Draw multiple designs and figure out what I think will work best for the gun. This will include researching and drawing and thinking critically about the firing mechanism.

Compare actual work done to Task6
I made numerous drawings of the mechanisms involved in the rubber band gun. Firing mechanism sketches are on pages 39, 45, and 47 in my Engineering Notebook. Trigger/ releasing mechanism sketches are on pages 39, 41, and 45 in my Engineering Notebook. Firing mechanism casing sketches are on pages 49 and 53 in my Engineering Notebook. Full assemble sketches are on pages 41, 45, and 47 in my Engineering Notebook. These sketches are made with enough detail to really start to put the whole project together. (This is exactly what I said I would do, so there are no differences to rationalize between what I decided to do, and what I actually did.)

Week6 Narrative
To serve as something to base my sketches off of, I had to use the research that I have done in the previous weeks and more. I have really had to focus on the details of the mechanics of these rubber band guns. I will post links to some of the most inspirational parts of my research. Some links will be to videos, and others will be to pictures. Also, I will copy information from other sources and paste it below to show some other ideas. I will give a brief title and/or description for each line item.

This is what the main project is based on. This is probably the best video of it because it shows it in use and up close enough to see details.

Rubber Band Gatling Gun

This is what the last session of this project was based on. We tried to get this idea to work, but it never came about. This does evidence that our ideas would have worked eventually. Also, there are a few details gleaned from this (and that previous session) carried over to this session.

Original Idea

This is an example of a machine gun that is not a gatling gun (gatling guns need to have a spinning barrel).

Machine Gun

This is an example of a locking mechanism on a free wheel driven rubber band gun. We are using this design because the rubber band is the force that drives the free wheel forward when the locking mechanism is not holding it in place (in other words, when it is free).

Free Wheel Principle

Week6 Peer Review
done

Assign Task7
The group will make an effort to actually begin the building process of this gun in the Engineering Lab during the allotted time and also at other meeting times throughout the week so we will still have to time to troubleshoot any issues we find with it once building begins.

Compare actual work done to Task7
Rationalize differences

Week7 Narrative
Upload photos to wikimedia. Upload video to youtube. Convert all spreadsheets, documents, and presentations to wiki format and create wiki subpage of your page for each of them. Link to them here in a narrative that tells a story. High light the problems (engineering problems) you had and how you solved them.

Week7 Peer Review
Mderrick has shown many designs and helped develop the firing chamber used with the 10-count trigger set. These designs are coming to fruition with the wood I've purchased. He has truly helped this project progress from the spool-style to the trigger-style gatling rubber band gun. We need to see more actual development in the manufacturing of a rubber band gun though. Also, he has not updated his wikiversity project page in some time. CFurby 05:07, 4 December 2011 (UTC)

Assign Task8
Record what you are planning on doing for the team during the weekend between week3 and week4 of the project here.

Compare actual work done to Task8
Rationalize differences

Week8 Narrative
Upload photos to wikimedia. Upload video to youtube. Convert all spreadsheets, documents, and presentations to wiki format and create wiki subpage of your page for each of them. Link to them here in a narrative that tells a story. High light the problems (engineering problems) you had and how you solved them.

Week8 Peer Review
Go to each team mates weekly summary wiki page. Read their activities and narrative. Then go the associated discussion page. Say something positive on this page. Try some constructive criticism. Add your name and a signature ~ by entering four tildes in a row to create a time and date stamp. Create a new category if another team mate has already commented here.

Complete Project Page
Follow the "project done" format.

Start Next Project Week0 activities
During this week you will perform the week0 activities of the next project.