Mechanical Toy Stages

MECHANICAL TOY Steven 8.2

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Investigation

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Situation:

Introduction

People often find mechanical devices amusing. Automata are mechanical devices that perform movements automatically.

They go through a routine designed to be amusing. There is a growing market for ‘Automata’ as toys.

Client? MR BLOGGS Task I am required to design and manufacture a prototype ‘automata’ with two attractive moving parts. The automata will be for a client of your own choice.

Unit Question: How

mechanical toy?

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can motion be used in a

AOI Areas of Interaction

Human Ingenuity I chose Human Ingenuity because I will be making a mechanical toy. When we’re building this toy, we will need creativity on how we construct things and make things work. I think human ingenuity is all about creativity and how human work/process.

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TYPES OF MOTION

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Linear Motion Linear motion is a motion that goes in a straight line.

Linear motion is the most basic motion.

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Rotary Motion Rotary Motion is motion that turns round in a circle. Rotary motion spins around. The examples of rotary motion could be a turning wheel and a ferris wheel.

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Oscillating Motion Oscillating is a motion that moves front and backward. The motion swings like a pendulum.

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Case Study 1

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Case Study Sources

Source 1

Source 2

Source 3

Aesthetics

Colorful(Green, Blue, Red, Yellow), Nice ducks, Good Quality

Creative Caterpillars, neat, good quality

Nice colored fish and cat, neat, good quality

Cost

$6.40

$11.29

$12.30

Customer Environment Monday, March 2, 2011

Kids, because they will be Kids, because the Kids, It would most likely most entertained by how would just push and entertain kids on how the the fish went to the cats pull the toy and the mouse after the toy is wind worm moves. ducks move up.

This would probably made out of plastic so it would destroy the environment because it is hard to be decomposed.

The material was made out of plywood, It was made out of that is easy to grow. It will be cheap plywood, so it would be and since it grows fast it will be more friendly to nature. But then the paint safer to the nature. The fish would be acid so the won’t be good for tank will be bad because it the environment. is made out of plastic.

Case Study 2 Sources

Source 1

Source 2

Source 3

Safety

It is very safe, because the ducks will roll smoothly, perfect for children

Source 2 would be safe if the box doesn’t have any sharp edges

Source 3 would also be safe if the box doesn’t have any sharp edges

Size

The size will have to be big for children to pull.

The size is good enough

The size is good enough

Function

To entertain people To entertain people To entertain people with new cool toys. with new cool toys. with new cool toys.

Material

Plastic, so it has nice color and hard to brake

Manufacture

Workshop, it’s effective because there ill be so many machines in the workshop

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Plywood, because it’s Plywood, because it’s cheaper and easy to cheaper and easy to manufacture manufacture Workshop, it’s effective because there ill be so many machines in the workshop

Workshop, it’s effective because there ill be so many machines in the workshop

Specification Title Aesthetics

Cost Customer Environment Monday, March 2, 2011

Specification and Why

Testing

The product will look have to look What does the product look like? good and neat so they could attract Why does the product look like people to buy the product this?

The cost would be less than $4 because the machine is already there in the DT Lab. The wood we use will be wood that is recycled. The money will be on;y for the electricity bill we used to make the product

How does the product cost?

Why does the product cost this much?

The customer would be Who is the customer? people that is amused by my Why does the product appeal to them? toy.

The material was made out of plywood, that is easy to grow. It will be cheap and since it grows fast it will be more friendly to nature. But the paint would be bad if we use an oil paint/solvent-based paint.

They could cause an hazardous emissions that would aect the atmosphere.

How does the product aect the environment when in use and how?

Specification 2 Safety

I will not make the product unsafe. I could prevent it by not having any sharp edges and a nontoxic finish in my product.

Does the product have any safety risks?

How can these risks be eliminated?

Size

The size of the product will probably be around 200mm*100mm.

How big is the product and why?

Can the size be changed?

Function

To entertain my client wit the two different series of movements.

What is the main functions of the product?

Can it perform any other functions?

Material

The material I will be using is plywood because it’s strong and cheap

What material is the product made from?

Why is it made from this material?

Manufacture Monday, March 2, 2011

The product will be manufactured How was the product in the DT lab because he DT lab manufactured? had so many machines that we Is this the most effective method? could use.

Types Of Motion Linear Motion Images: "Google Images." Google. Web. 05 Sept. 2011. <http://www.google.co.id/imgres?imgurl=http://www.fi.edu/time/ Journey/Time/Escapements/rackpinion.gif>.

Bibliography

"Google Images." Google. Web. 05 Sept. 2011. <http://www.google.co.id/imgres?imgurl=http://www.cncroutersource.com/images/linearbearing1.jpg >.

"Google Images." Google. Web. 05 Sept. 2011. <http://www.google.co.id/imgres?imgurl=http://www.automate-your-factory.com/image-files/linear-motion-system-9.gif>.

Rotary Motion Images:

"KnowledgePublications - Learning a Little More Every Day." Books on Solar, Hydrogen, Fuel Cell, Wind Energy, Biomass Energy, All DIY and How To and More.. Web. 05 Sept. 2011. <http://knowledgepublications.com/history/mechanical_movements_detail.htm>.

Name, Last. "Ferris Wheel Spinning Fast Photographic Print at Art.com." Art.com - Posters, Art Prints, and Framed Art Leader. Web. 05 Sept. 2011. <http://www.art.com/ products/p14411087-sa-i2883767/ferris-wheel-spinning-fast.htm>.

Oscillating Motion Images: http://www.7now.com/Reciprocating%20motion.htm

Case Study Source 1: "A Mechanical Toy." A Design and Technology Site. Web. 08 Sept. 2011. <http://www.technologystudent.com/joints/ mecty1.htm>.

Source 2:"Automata & Model Kits Resources by Focus Educational Software." Welcome To Focus Educational. Web. 08 Sept. 2011. <http://www.focuseducational.com/category/automata-model-kits/7>.

Source 3: http://www.mechanical-toys.com/

Fonts baskerville Bikerbones Monday, March 2, 2011

Hoefler Text

Comic sams MS

Gang Of three EDO Times New Roman

Cooper Black

Gill sans

Design

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6 Designs

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Evaluate Against Specification Design Ideas

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Customer - does the client like it

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Environment

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Safety

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Size

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Material

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Total

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Working Drawing

PLAN Monday, March 2, 2011

FRONT

SIDE

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Plan

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Gantt Chart

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Evaluation of The Plan I think the planning I made was detailed enough , so that people could just follow my plan when they are making another mechanical toy. I think my plan is helpful, especially for the gantt chart because it tells the specific time I will be using for each of the manufacturing I do. The step by step would also help to know what we will be doing in a simpler way.

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Create Documented Evidence

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On the Design stage, I made a design of a horse riding mechanical toy. On this design stage, I will be making a documented evidence of how I am going to manufacture this mechanical toy. I will be following the step-by-step plan and the gantt chart so that I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t waste much time on doing something.

The design I made: Horse riding

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Week 1 1 pair

I chose 2 PAIRS of plywood.

1 pair of plywood will need to be the same size.

1 pair

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I am a Sander

We TAPE the wood together. We will be using these pile of wood to make the MACHINERY BOX of the mechanical toy.

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We SMOOTH each of the wood with the sand paper/ SANDER

IN ANOTHER PIECE OF WOOD...

I draw the BODY of the horse...

Then the HEAD of the horse...

After that, the LEGS of the horse...

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Week 2 continuing to draw IN ANOTHER PIECE OF WOOD...

I draw the BODY & HEAD of the horse rider...

Last but not least, the LEGS & HANDS of the horse rider...

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I cut each of the pieces with the fret saw. I NEED to where the glasses while cutting it with the fret saw for SAFETY.

I am a fret saw

The BLOWER will help me GET RID of the dust that is covering the LINE that I should cut.

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I am a blower

Week 3 Mechanism time !

Then I smooth those three pieces of wood...

I chose three blocks. Two with the same size, and one with a longer side.

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I used the sander

I drill the hole on to the pieces of wood.

I am a Drill

Addition (+): There are three kinds of drill in the DT LAB (Small, Medium, Large) . You would want to drill the two same sized wood with the MEDIUM SIZED drill.

And the longer sized block with the BIG SIZED drill.

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It will end up like this...

One hole of the large sized two holes of the medium sized

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Pick three sticks. One short, and two longer with the same size...

Hit the stick with a hammer onto the blocks

I am a HAMMER. I am My job is toaplace thehammer sticks in the wood.

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But the other stick was too small to put in the block. So, Mr. Julian told me I could use the GLUE. This will make it stick in the block.

I am a GLUE and I will glue this stick together to the block.

Mr. Julian said that it will be strong in 24 hours. So I let it dry...

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Week 4

I drilled a large sized drill onto the wood that is for the mechanical box.

I drilled it in the centre

For the horse, I started drilling a small sized hole through the bottom Monday, March 2, 2011

and another small sized hole through the mechanism It will end up like this...

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Working on the horse !

Firstly, I drilled a hole through under the head of the horse, and the upper end of the horseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; body.

Then, I sticked a thin strip of wood between the head and body of the horse. This will become the neck of the horse.

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Firstly, I drilled a hole through under the person and on top of the horseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s body. With a Small sized drill.

Also, I place another thin strip of wood between the person and the horse.

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Then I painted the person white And the horse black

I also painted the wood for the mechanism box

I painted it brown because itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the color of wood.

I leave all the painted wood dry, for next week!

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Week 5 I start putting things together

and also sticking the hand of the guy with the glue gun.

Nail up the feet of the guy together Monday, March 2, 2011

Same thing with the horse. I paint it black

Nail those feet into the horse

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I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t forget the eyes too!

I cut it, smooth it and paint it!

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TA-DAAAHH~~~

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Week 6

MAKE IT SHINY! Ingredients: Water+Glue

First, put the paint brush into the bowl of “Water+Glue”

Second, Wipe them off to the whole body to make it shinier

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Spot the diďŹ&#x20AC;erence?

Before

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After

Evaluation Monday, March 2, 2011

1. Evaluating My Performance at Each Stage of the Design Cycle Investigation

The Investigation was the longest part of this process since we need to do the AOI, the Case Study, Design Speci=ication, etc.

I think the hardest part on this stage is to make the case study because I will have to criticize three designs. I think I already improved much from last year and doesn’t need further improvements.

Design For this stage, I think this stage was the hardest stage in the design cycle. I would need to brainstorm creative ideas and choose one among 6.

But the hardest I found most, was the designing in which I had used google sketch up. I think I would need further improvements at google sketch up, so I wouldn’t be wasting much time on it.

Plan The plan stage is the 3rd stage in the design cycle and is the easiest since I only need to do my Gantt chart and the evaluation towards my step-­‐ by-­‐step plan. This stage is an important stage because all we need to do is follow the Gantt chart. The Gantt chart also tells us how much time should we waste for doing a job so that we won’t waste time focusing in one job. I think I wouldn’t need any improvement for this stage.

Create The create stage was the 2nd hardest stage but it wasn’t also that hard because it was the funnest stage of all. In this stage, we had made our =inal product of mechanical toy. Although, this stage was a really long process. So, we would need the documented evidence about our long process of manufacturing. Since it was a long process, I would also need to improve on saving time. I had also learned a lot of new machines that could be used to manufacture in the DT lab.

Evaluation I think this re=lection process is kind of long, and the most boring stage in the design cycle. While evaluating, we have to tell everything that we had done in the design cycle and I think this re=lection is really useful to re=lect ourself through the project.

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