Week Seven

By Week Seven, the group realized that the project was a bit behind schedule. Because of this, some of the lab time was spent organizing and seeing what still needed to be done. It was decided that by the next week, the following things should be finished:

• The box will be put together
• All components of the Arduino will be purchased and most of it will be assembled
• The gears will be cut
• A budget will be put on the website
• The gameplay manual will be at least partially designed

These tasks were split up among the group.

The box was put together according to the final design, seen below from various angles:

As seen in the pictures above, the previous design has been altered very slightly. The main alteration is that instead of having the acrylic sheet with axle holes being set into the box with another acrylic sheet on top, the holed sheet is now on top. This allows more space underneath for storage of gears as well as the essential components of the game (Arduino, motor, etc.).

Another alteration that has been made to the game is how the sensor works. To give the player more freedom of design, the sensor is no longer attached to just one fixed gear. Instead, the sensor will have a handheld component so that the player can measure the speed of a gear of any size in any final location they chose.

The group met before the start of Week Eight to put components of the game together. This included gluing the axles into each gear using Elmer's rubber cement as well as completing the Arduino so that the game could be tested.

In addition, the objectives for the game were decided upon, to be printed on card stock and included with the game. The objectives are as follows:

1. Make the final gear move clockwise at 50 RPM.
2. Make the final gear move counterclockwise at 50 RPM.
3. Make the final gear move clockwise at 100 RPM.
4. Make the final gear move counterclockwise at 100 RPM.
5. Make the final gear move clockwise at 150 RPM.
6. Make the final gear move counterclockwise at 150 RPM.
7. Make the final gear move clockwise using only the medium-sized gear.
8. Make the final gear move counterclockwise using only the medium-sized gear.
9. Make the final gear move clockwise using zero of the largest gear.
10. Make the final gear move counterclockwise using zero of the largest gear.
11. Make the final gear move clockwise using zero of the smallest gear.
12. Make the final gear move counterclockwise using zero of the smallest gear.