Challenge
In this challenge, you will compete in a mini-competition! The goal of the competition is to sort as many ‘shipments’ as possible in a 5-minute round. A shipment is a collection of six disks: two red, two green, and two blue.
Follow these steps to complete the challenge:
- Ensure all team members understand the rules and scoring of the competition.
- Create a new project or open an existing project.
- Select ‘File’ then ‘Save As’ to rename the project ‘Lab 12 - Competition.’
- Using the skills developed in previous Labs, edit the project. Your VEXcode V5 project should accomplish the following:
- Use a {When timer} block and set the parameter to 300 seconds. Attach an [Activate emergency stop] block to the {When timer} block. This will stop the Workcell after a 5-minute round.
- Sort as many shipments as possible in 5 minutes.
- A shipment includes:
- Two green disks are to be placed on the left side of the delivery zone.
- Two red disks are to be placed on the right side of the delivery zone.
- Two blue disks are to be diverted off of the Workcell completely via the exit conveyor.
- Use a {When timer} block and set the parameter to 300 seconds. Attach an [Activate emergency stop] block to the {When timer} block. This will stop the Workcell after a 5-minute round.
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Keep track of your score using the Scoring Sheet.
Teacher Tips
- The Rules Sheet as well as the Scoring Sheet are Google Docs. A copy of them can be made in order to edit them to best fit the needs of your classroom. This can be printed or distributed electronically via Google Classroom or other CMS.
- Ensure students have their mastering values readily available from Lab 1.
- Ensure the students change the [Set tool] block to ‘electromagnet.’ If this is missed, the arm mounted on the VEX V5 Workcell may not move as intended.
- Remind students that the z-coordinate value should raise the arm mounted on the V5 Workcell up enough to not collide with any standoffs, especially when transporting a disk.
- Encourage students to use [Comment] blocks while planning and creating and outlining their projects.
Teacher Toolbox
Solutions may vary. The following is an example of a partially filled out Scoring Sheet.
