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**Title and Author**

Fluid Power/Robotics

Technology Education
Grade:  High School

Name: Daniel Muller
School: High Point Regional High School
District: High Point
County: Sussex
**Objectives** **Standard**

Students will use the Technological Method (Design Loop) to:

  1. Conduct, document and apply research to solve a problem.
  2. Design and sketch solutions
  3. Apply scientific principles and mathematical analysis.
  4. Construct an arm to be used in competitions.
  5. Participate in the competitions and present your design concepts to the class.

Content Area

Standard

Grade

Strand

CPI

Language Arts

3.1
3.1
3.1
3.1
3.1
3.2

3.5

3.3

9-12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12

D
E
F
G
H
A
B
C
D
A
C
A
B
D

3
1
3
1,9,10
1,3
1-5,7
4,7
1,4,7
2
3
1,3
1-4
1-7
1-6
Mathematics

4.1
4.2

8
12
12
12
12
12

B
A
B
C
D
E

1-5
1-4
1-4
1-2
1-2
1-2
Science 5.1 12 A
B
C
 1-4
1-2
1

Technological Literacy

 8.1
8.2
 12
12
 A
A
B
C
 1,3,5,8,9
1-3
1-6
1-3

Career Education and Consumer, Family, Life Skills

 9.1
9.2
 12
12
12
 Further Study
A
B
C
D
E
F
 2,3

1,3,4
2
2
5
8
4,5

**Activity**

At Newton Memorial Hospital, personnel need a sterile area to transfer organs from a donor or a cooler with a donated organ to the operating room. Robotic systems often can be sterile and move items with speed and accuracy. The facility is 15' by 22'. There needs to be two rooms and a system designed to get the organ from one room to the other with no human contact. Take a look at the floor layout for ideas the hospital has developed. The robot system must work smoothly in order to provide the highest level of cleanliness and accuracy.

** Limitations and Requirements**

  • No more then 3 sets actuators (2 actuators and hose per set). Provided
  • Found materials for the body, gripper, base, etc. Student
  • The robot arm must start within a 12"x12" square that is marked on the table.
  • Students will not be able to touch any part of the robot arm while testing, except the actuator used to power the robot.
  • The robot arm must be powered by pneumatics (air) and nothing else. NO WATER!
  • Optional fasteners hot glue, epoxy, wood glue, rubber cement, nails, screws, etc.

**Assessment** (must “match” objectives!; include rubric if possible).


Grading Rubric

  • Documentation 50%
  • Model 25%
  • Craftsmanship 25%

**Additional Info**

In this activity, students will apply principles of robotic and fluid power systems to design and build fluid power controlled robots to solve the above problem. This activity takes nine weeks to complete with extensive investigation and design work. Students are taught and then practice teamwork skills. A thorough documentation packet is developed along with the project using the Technological Method (Design Loop). This project is designed for our introductory course Engineering and Design Technology.