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      • What is a Request For Proposal (RFP)?
      • Engineering Notebooks
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      • Object Manipulation
    • Apply
      • Fields of Engineering
      • Designing a Competition Robot
    • Rethink
      • Prepare for the Varied Object Challenge
      • Design Your Build
      • Varied Object Challenge RFP
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      • Review
    • Appendix
      • Scoop Manipulators
      • Plow Manipulators
      • Friction Grabber Manipulators
      • Magazine Accumulators
      • Conveyor Belt Accumulator
      • Dumping Hopper Accumulators
      • Reversible Hopper Accumulator
      • Using the 1 Post Hex Nut Retainer w/ Bearing Flat
      • Using the 4 Post Hex Nut Retainer
      • Using the 1 Post Hex Nut Retainer
A
  • Accumulators:
    A robot mechanism designed to pick up a large number of similar objects.
E
  • Engineering:
    The application of practical and scientific knowledge to a methodical problem solving process.
  • Engineering Notebook:
    This is a type of journal that the students will use to record their designs, ideas, and reflections as they move through the STEM Lab.
  • Engineering Notebook:
    A type of journal that the students will use to record their designs, ideas, and reflections as they move through the STEM Lab.
F
  • Flowcharts:
    Is the relationship between the numbers of teeth on two meshing gears used to transmit motion. It reflects the change in mechanical advantage resulting from the gears.
I
  • Iterative Design:
    The process of repeatedly testing, evaluating, and redesigning a solution until the best possible solution is achieved.
M
  • Manipulators:
    Components that provide the robot with the ability to interact with its environment. One example would be a gripper.
P
  • Proof of Concept:
    A method of mechanical power transmission. There are many different types of gears, and they are found very commonly in the world.
  • Pseudocode:
    An outline of a program that is written in plain language. Engineers often create pseudocode before they begin coding.
R
  • Request for Proposal:
    A measure of how fast an object is moving. It describes a change in position with time, or more simply put, how far an object will travel over a given period of time. This measure is given in units of distance per time, such as miles per hour or feet per second.
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