The Design Process
The first step in the design process
What is identifying a problem?
The combination of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education to form an engaging field of study.
What is STEM?
Detects the color of objects
This allows you to gain full control of your robot
What is the Vex IQ Controller?
Trial app or software
What is BETA version?
Step 2 is to _____________ many solutions
What is brainstorm?
The use of pratical and scientific knowledge to create solutions for identified problems.
What is Engineering?
Gives your robot the sense of touch
What is the bumper switch?
What is the robot brain?
When something is sent to a computer
What is input?
A preliminary model of something
What is a prototype?
Any man-made machine that can perform work or other actions normally performed by humans.
Outputs color and inputs touch
What is the Touch LED?
Connect sensors to the Robot brain
What is smart cables?
a sequence of instruction s that is continually repeated until a certain condition is reached.
What is a loop?
To improve your solution is to ____________
What is iterate?
Robots that can be operated by themselves.
What are autonomous?
Enables wireless communication
What is the smart radio?
Available in plastic or metal- these connect connectors, pins, and standoffs
What are beams or shafts (both acceptable).
a particular order in which related events, movements, or things follow each other.
What is sequence?
The final step of all design processes
What is communicate the results?
These are the five basic types of engineering
What is Chemical, Civil, Electrical, Mechanical, and Specialized Engineering
Measures turn rate and calculates direction
What is the Gyro Sensor?
Does more than just make your wheels spin or arm move. The built in processor, quadrature encoder and current monitor allow for advanced control and feedback through the Robot Brain
What is the Smart Motor?
a process or set of rules to be followed in calculations or other problem-solving operations, especially by a computer.
What is an algorithm.