PUZZLE CUBE PROJECT
Define a Problem
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Generate Concepts
Explanation of Measurements:
I measured each cube, using a dial caliper, to make sure that each one was close to .75 in. if the mean wasn't .75 or close to it, it meant i had too many cubes not very close .75, meaning my cube wouldn't fit very well together. The Range also had to be very close to 0, which it was, or it meant i had outlying cubes that were too far from .75.
I measured each cube, using a dial caliper, to make sure that each one was close to .75 in. if the mean wasn't .75 or close to it, it meant i had too many cubes not very close .75, meaning my cube wouldn't fit very well together. The Range also had to be very close to 0, which it was, or it meant i had outlying cubes that were too far from .75.
Develop a Solution
Final Sketch Flip book
Multi-view Hand Drawings
Technical Drawings
Construct and Test Prototype
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When Creating the Assembly, I had to make sure there were no degrees of freedom with any piece of my Puzzle cube. This meant making sure every piece was connected to other pieces, and flushing and mating the faces and edges to make smooth surfaces and create one cube with 0 degrees of freedom.
Evaluate the Solution
Of the 5 students in my IED class i timed to solve my cube, all 5 solved it in over 2 minutes. Although this means my cube is challenging, I might want to make it a little more simple for younger ages.
Present the Solution
The Puzzle Cube project was challenging, but quite fun. The more challenging parts were finishing this website and the design process, due to having to take the time to make sure I have everything I need and uploading it to my weebly. Also, not having very much time made it more difficult, having to do a lot of it at home. Although, I thoroughly enjoyed the inventor part, thinking it was fun, cool, and interesting how the software works and how it sees things in my project that I can’t (ex. Degrees of freedom). I have worked in a software similar to Inventor, called Solidworks, and it was quite interesting to spot the differences in the softwares, but also how many similarities there are in the two. I felt quite indifferent towards the Excel work, because it was easy but was kind of boring and not fun. Although, I do see the importance of finding the measures of central tendency and creating a histogram, and its value to the design process. All in all, this project was, for the most part, fun and challenging. It’s much better than taking notes and doing essays, and I enjoyed the hands on aspect.