Format for Weekly Lab Reports: Lab reports in 182 should be considered project progress
reports.� Each report will have a cover
page, a one-page description of the work done, and as many pages of sketches
and/or schematics as necessary to fully describe the system as it has been
built. (In the case of Lab 1, your report will describe the system as it is
planned.)
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Team
Name:� your table, day and section, e.g.
A/Mon./9:30 and your chosen team name (required) and logo (if you have one)
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Names
of team members
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DATE
� this is the date the assignment is due
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Title
of assignment, e.g. Lab 2 - Assemble Frame, Rollers, and Belt
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Course
number and title
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Objective
of the lab activity
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Description
of what was accomplished
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Discussion
of any problems encountered and how they were solved.
Quality of Lab Reports: As always, write clearly and
concisely. Your sketches will be graded based on their accuracy and neatness �
in other words, on how well and easily someone else could construct the system
using the sketches. Some notes can be easily printed on the sketches to aid in
construction. Each sketch must be labeled with the team name, date, and name of
the person who made the sketch � in case the sketch would need to be separated
from the report.
Descriptions of Weekly Lab Reports: Keep in mind that all lab reports
should be treated as progress reports.�
Therefore, the following descriptions are only meant as guides to
milestones you should reach per lab.� If
you have not completed all the tasks listed below, simply describe those that
your group has a chance to complete.�
The Lab 1 assignment is for teams to discuss options for sorting the
recyclable objects and to describe and sketch at least 3 different options. The
assignments made in Labs 2- 5 are to construct and/or demonstrate the operation
of some part of the conveyor/sorter system and to prepare sketches and/or
schematics of the system. The sketches and/or schematics should be detailed
enough to allow another team to build a system that looks and operates like the
one the team has prepared. The instructional team will check the construction
and offer advice as needed.
Description of Weekly Lab Reports:
Lab 1.
Brainstorm on sorter mechanism design. Discuss many ways your team could sort
the recyclable objects. Select your three best ideas. In the lab report briefly
describe those three ideas and make a sketch of each idea. The sketches must be
detailed enough to allow someone to understand how your design would work. You
may want to put some notes on the sketch to aid understanding.
Due:��� At the beginning of Lab 2
Lab 2.
Assemble and disassemble the conveyor belt. Make a detailed sketch of the
system as it is assembled. Your sketch should contain enough detail that
another person would be able to be reproduce the work done in lab.� Prepare report on this lab.
Due:��� At the beginning of Lab 3
Lab 3.� Introduction to Circuits: Learn about sensors
that could be used to count the number of objects in bin 1.� You will work with a breadboard and sensors
to assemble three simple circuits from schematics. The lab report will describe
the circuits, their intended use, the team�s preliminary selection of a sensor
for counting, and include sketches of the three circuits (their physical
layouts) and the related schematics.
Due:��� At the beginning of Lab 4
Lab 4.�� Continue work on circuits.
Due:��� At the beginning of Lab 5
Lab 5.
Finish any circuit work. Install the sorter system on your conveyor; add the
counter for bin 1 to the system; test the system; and sketch the entire system.
Sketches to be submitted with this week�s lab report should show the system as
it was built this week.
Due:
At the beginning of Lab 6
Consult the syllabus for dates associated with drafts of the final
written report.� These drafts are to
contain anything that you would expect to see in the final version of the
written report.