Project introduction
Reverse engineering is to take an object apart to see how it works and analyse it. We first realized we would like to add a trunk because we saw the open space in the back. The to make the car look more interesting and create more activities to do with the car we added the hitch. We needed to improve the design just a little bit to make it more appealing for the age group that we selected. That is when we added the design to the treads and the pattern on the side.
Summarize
Define a problem
Our group norms were we must split the work up between us evenly one person shouldn't be stuck with all the work. Also we knew what we were good at so we divided the jobs up to match our skills so that we could finish the project fast as we could. You can see above how the jobs were divided up and that we did most of the work together to ensure successes.
Generate concepts
Brainstorming ideas
Trunk
Opening doors
Different tire treads
Truck hitch
Design indented in the wood
Hub caps
Opening doors
Different tire treads
Truck hitch
Design indented in the wood
Hub caps
Develop a solution
Construct and test prototype
Evaluate solution
I showed my dad and my step mom the project and they were both amazed on what work i was doing in engineering. They couldn't believe the stuff what i was doing at such a young age. They agreed with my changes and thought that they were very clever and they said if they could do what i did those would be the same changes that they would make. My step mom thought that i should of targeted little girls but my dad agreed with me and said boys were the best way to go.
Present solution
Overall i had a fun short and productive time with my partner i was glad that i was paired up with her and hope that we become partners again. We used a lot of team work because most of our work was done together. We first didn't know what are target age should be but we figured it out after choosing the modification for the car. She was really good with creating the parts but when it came to constraining that's where my work came in and we finished our parts and car very quickly. When it come to changing or enhancing a design you must consider, does the change somehow improve the product or make it easier to use or easier to understand. Also do the design meet basic concepts to the requirements you must match. It is important to document the brainstorming process primarily to ensure that no good ideas are forgotten and therefore lost.The purpose of sketching your ideas is to help you think as many ideas as possible in order to dicard the bad ones, leaving you with a couple of good ideas that could use in a design.