Thursday, March 3, 2011


-Kody and I did the first project which was the start/finish line. We attempted to create a machine that would record the time it would take the "runner" to go from start to finish and beep once he crossed the finish line. Once the "runner" crossed the wires to the bar would send an electrical current from the creation of a circuit and causing the beeper to go off. We had some initial designs and other graphics but I lost them and don't remember how they were drawn out.

1. What was the most difficult part of the problem?

2. List and describe two features that were not part of the design problem that could be added to improve your design.

1. The most difficult part of the problem was figuring out how to set up the wiring for the electronics that we were using.

2. We could have added a multiply stop watch counter so that we could have more than two "runners" at a time and it would count the time it would take for each one instead of just the first. Also, we could have added a camera that would automatically flash when the connection was made to catch who made the beep first, if it was a close race.

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