Step 3: Creating a Scaled Version
Step 3: Creating a Scaled Version
In your engineering notebook, create a scaled version of the area you sketched using your recorded measurements. Before starting, decide the scale at which you would like to recreate the area in meters. For example, 20 millimeters on the sketch may be 1 meter in the area you have available for your race course, like in the example above.
You should consider the size of your sketch when choosing the scale. Too large of a scale may not fit on the paper that you are using.
Add a scaled version of the VEX V5 Speedbot to your sketch to help visualize its scaled size in comparison to the scaled area you have created.
Respond to the questions below in your engineering notebook:
- How did you determine the scale to you use in your sketch?
- How did the dimensions of your robot influence your scale?