Friday, February 25, 2011

Flowchart




So our flowchart is used to find out if an object is heavier or lighter than fifty pounds. It then sorts the objects and puts them into bins depending on the weight.

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

RoboPro





Then we have the second, more advanced, robopro command.


First basic Robopro program












Thursday, February 17, 2011

Final Creation


This is the follow up to my last post.
Here are our final creations, our machine and what controls it.




Robotic Maneuvering



What my group had to do to complete this project was to create a device that could move back and forth in a specific area and be able to transport materials along with it. The device must be controlled by a potentiometer.


We did this because we were put into a hypothetical situation of having to transport waste to and from a work site.

The who:

David: Was the one who designed all of our coding for our actual machine
Tom: Helped design and put together the hardware that David coded
Rafe and Henry did all of our drawings and took screenshots of the code.
I took all of our pictures and also helped with putting together the hardware

I believe we all made an equal contribution though it was obvious David had the toughtest job.


Here is a work in progress before we finished our final product above.





The conclusion:
Describe why it is important to have branches in programs.
It is important to have switches in the program so that you can account for different changes in the scenario.

Describe an everyday application of a normally closed switch that has not been given as an example.
A main use for open switches in everyday life is for alarms. The magnets cause theswitches to go off in multiple ways to provide for the greatest security possible.


Describe an everyday application of a normally open switch that has not been given as an example.
A great example of this is a doorbell, when you press the switch, the bell rings.

FisherTechnik switches


5. unchecked; 0; not present
6. checked; 1; present

7. It reversed the condition

9. 37; 5,000

11. 1321

12. 1267

14. Possible to switch the wires into other inputs

15. When the Reed switch is in contact with the contact, the value is open

16. It is normally closed

18. The light shining on it = closed photoresistor

20. Reversing the programming

21. Leaving it normally will allow it to be utilized



Partner with Austin Von Pohle

Friday, February 4, 2011

One hobby in my life that I devote a decent amount of time to is video games, and more importantly fighting games. I have been around them ever since I was in kindergarten when my dad would take me to the arcades and we would play Street Fighter together, he always won. And as my life has progressed this hobby has gotten more and more socially accepted and it has gotten to the point where it is accepted in the mainstream media.

Street Fighter, as a competitive "sport", has been on the rise ever since the early 2000's, when the B series of tournaments started. From that point on it has been getting bigger and bigger, and with the release of SF4 in 2008 its exposure blew up. It was featured as the main event in the Evolution tournament series and drew viewers from all over the world with its stream live on the internet.

Street Fighter isn't the only thing that has taken off though in the world of fighting games, yet it is the one that has most benefited from the internet. Other games made themselves big through word of mouth, the Vs series of games.

Since its huge exposure SF has gotten many blogs from different people in the communities; top players, arcade owners, even people who work at Capcom. Players keep updates that tell you what events they are participating in. Arcade owners tell you when they are getting new editions of the games or what events they are holding. Then people in Capcom talk about changes be