Sketch a Mechanical Device
Every device that we use in our lives has some basic functions and would be of no use to us if it could not perform those basic functions. For example, while a car may be a variety of shapes, sizes, or colors and come sound systems and dvd players, the basic function of a car is to drive passengers from one place to another.
Every device is also designed considering some constraints. Your car might be designed one way to drive on the highway, but another to drive through a dirt road, and yet another to race on tracks like the Indy 500.
In order to achieve their basic functions under specific constraints, every device features some critical components that enable it to succeed. A car must feature an engine or motor, a transmission, axles and wheels.
In order to complete Objective 2
STEP 1: Consider the following prompt:
“What is the most important device or machine in your life?”
STEP 2: Figure out your device or machine’s basic function.
STEP 3: Sketch a model of your machine on the graph paper.
1. Include, draw and clearly label only five (5) critical components.
a. Make sure these are the most critical components!
b. Your machine must be able to perform its basic functions with only the parts you’ve shown;
c. A component can be a collection of things; wheels can count as a component, so can buttons.
2. Indicate the approximate sizes of your whole machine and each component:
a. What is your scale?
b. Be specific, use units like inches or feet.
3. You must draw more than one perspective:
Draw it from above, below, the side, the front, the inside, etc
Every device is also designed considering some constraints. Your car might be designed one way to drive on the highway, but another to drive through a dirt road, and yet another to race on tracks like the Indy 500.
In order to achieve their basic functions under specific constraints, every device features some critical components that enable it to succeed. A car must feature an engine or motor, a transmission, axles and wheels.
In order to complete Objective 2
STEP 1: Consider the following prompt:
“What is the most important device or machine in your life?”
STEP 2: Figure out your device or machine’s basic function.
STEP 3: Sketch a model of your machine on the graph paper.
1. Include, draw and clearly label only five (5) critical components.
a. Make sure these are the most critical components!
b. Your machine must be able to perform its basic functions with only the parts you’ve shown;
c. A component can be a collection of things; wheels can count as a component, so can buttons.
2. Indicate the approximate sizes of your whole machine and each component:
a. What is your scale?
b. Be specific, use units like inches or feet.
3. You must draw more than one perspective:
Draw it from above, below, the side, the front, the inside, etc