User:RyanPak/enes100/StrandBeest

Link to strandbeest team page.

Week0 Activities
Research Strandbeest concepts.

Write problem statement
Create a Strandbeest out of easily obtained materials. The strandbeest will be able to function and walk on its own.

Assign Task1
Determine materials for Strandsbeest project, create basic design and research designs for Strandbeest. Gather materials for Strandbeest. The materials agreed upon were: plastic for frames (LEGO or K'nex pieces) and 1 or 2 motor engines for movement.

Compare actual work done to Task1
Rationalize differences

Week1 Peer Review

 * Add your name and 1sfoerster 13:32, 28 August 2011 (UTC) to create a time and date stamp. Create a new category if another team mate has already commented here.
 * Ryan helped a lot when it came to the arrangement of the lego designs and also offered to seek out the missing required parts so as to push the project forward.qchi

Assign Task2
Study strandbeest designs and concepts. Begin general design ideas and learn concepts for strandbeest.

Compare actual work done to Task2
Found out the common designs for strandbeest. Found out LEGO piece placement. Found spare LEGO parts that could possibly be useful for construction.

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 1sfoerster 13:32, 28 August 2011 (UTC) to create a time and date stamp. Create a new category if another team mate has already commented here.

Assign Task3
Begin strandbeest construction, order LEGO battery as a power source for the strandbeest.

Week3 Activities
Constructed the 3rd Strandbeest leg set. Basic project design completed, now we need a power source and to make a few adjustments where needed.

Compare actual work done to Task3
We completed the base design for the Strandbeest. Not only has construction begun, it is nearly complete.

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 1sfoerster 13:33, 28 August 2011 (UTC) 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
Completed the Strandbeest complete with movement to both legs. The only thing missing was the motor, due to the weight added by the motor.

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 1sfoerster 13:33, 28 August 2011 (UTC) to create a time and date stamp. Create a new category if another team mate has already commented here.

Materials

 * LEGO parts + motor
 * Glues
 * Tapes (replaced after the glue)

Story
The Strandbeest was a concept created by Jordan Hansen and it has amazed many people. It is moving, living art. We were assigned the task to attempt and create a similar creature based off of Jordan Hansen's designs. We cam relatively close to completing the strandbeest with maximum mobility.

Decision List
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4
 * Determine materials and designs for Strandbeest.
 * Study more Strandbeest designs, improve design.
 * Started Strandbeest construction. Almost completed the whole base.
 * Finished Strandbeest design with mobility. The motor was unable to be attached due to its weight.

Time
This project required about 6 hours of work per week from each team-member. This includes research, ordering parts, construction, and planning.

Next Steps
The next step would be to increase the stability of the Strandbeest's base support so the motor could be easily attached without decreasing the functionality of the Strandbeest's movement.

Repeatablitly
This project is very repeatable. The design concept was fairly simple and allows for easy design modification due to the simple materials list.

Integrity
We designed the legs of the Strandbeest ourselves and worked hard to constantly improve the design.

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