User:Rakintuj6805/enes100/project1/individualwork

Write problem/project Goal
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The overall project goal is to create a Rube Goldberg device which involves different aspects of engineering, including electrical, computer, chemical, and civil/mechanical engineering. This machine will be used to attract prospective club members to the Engineering Club, by next Club Rush.

My First Task
What are you going to do for the team this first weekend?

My first task is to figure out how to implement one or two specific types of engineering to the Rube Goldberg, and to also figure out what would be a good way to set up this piece of the Rube Goldberg so that it reacts well with the other parts of the machine.

Summary of actual work over first weekend
How is what you did different than what you planned?

I considered doing something with chemical, fire and protection, or bioengineering. While thinking of these fields, I found that I wanted to implement some aspect of chemical engineering into the Rube Goldberg, and I spent time brainstorming how I could do this.

Week1 Narrative
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I brainstormed about 3 types of engineering to put into the machine, but found that each had their own problems when it came to implementation. I found I was interested in putting chemical engineering into Rube Goldberg, so I brainstormed about ways to put this into the machine. I found that showing some sort of chemical reaction would be an interesting thing to add to the Rube Goldberg. I figured that a simple reaction, like baking soda and vinegar, would be simple and eye-catching enough to attract new club members.

My Second Task
Record what you are planning on doing for the team during the second weekend.

I plan to figure out how to make the Rube Goldberg cause baking soda and vinegar to mix, resulting in a reaction.

Summary of actual work over second weekend
How is what you did different than what you planned?

I thought of ways to get the baking soda and vinegar to react in the Rube Goldberg machine. So far I have decided on having a flask attached to to some kind of net, and a weighted object, most likely a ball, will fall on the net, resulting in the flask tipping into a waiting bowl of baking soda.

Week2 Narrative
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After consideration from my team, I found that my chemical engineering section of the machine will be on the second level of the Rube Goldberg. The first level will have two balls go through some pipes, and the balls will find their way to the second part of the machine. I figured that one of these balls could fall onto something holding up a flask, resulting in the flask tipping its contents onto the reactant in a basket under the flask. At first, I thought that the flask should be held in place by a string, and then the ball could be positioned to fall on the string and tip the flask. However, I later decided on switching to something larger than a net, in order to limit the chance of the ball not hitting whatever is holding the flask in place. I then thought of a way to connect the chemical engineering part of the Rube Goldberg to the next part of the machine. I found that the container holding the baking soda could move up and down based on the weight of its contents. If the container was pushed down into the next level of the machine after being weighed down by the vinegar, that could help with the next part of the Rube Goldberg.

My Third task
Record what you are planning on doing for the team during the third weekend.

Come up with some sketches of where I want to go with the ideas I came up with this week, and then prepare to build the structure which will hold the Rube Goldberg parts, focusing especially on the second level of it, where the chemical engineering part will be.

Summary of actual work over third weekend
How is what you did different than what you planned?

I tried to sketch some ideas concerning which direction I wanted to go with my level of the Rube Goldberg, but it proved very difficult to use Google Sketchup. I also worked with my team to figure out how to build the structure.

Week3 Narrative
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With my team, I built the Rube Goldberg structure, paying attention to my level of the Rube Goldberg machine, which has been decided to be the third level. I helped add supports under each level of the Rube Goldberg machine, and plan to use the supports in putting together my level of the machine, possibly for holding the liquid for the reaction.

My Fourth task
''Record what you are planning on doing for the team during the final weekend of project work. ''

I will gather materials for my level of the Rube Goldberg machine, so that the next group can have materials for the chemical engineering aspect of the Rube Goldberg.

Summary of actual work over fourth weekend
How is what you did different than what you planned?

When gathering materials, I considered different options for what msterials would work best for the third level of the machine.

Week4 Narrative
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I found that my original design for the third level of the machine would work better with some kind of spring to make sure that the empty container springs back after it has been emptied, so I gathered different types of springs, containers, and blocks to be used for testing by the next group.

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