I really enjoyed the Anomation Domination project. I think I enjoyed it the most because it was my own and I didn't have to rely on other's work for a good grade. I am really happy with my final product, I feel like I worked hard and it paid off. My toy operates when you turn the handle all the mechanism connected to the handle moves pushing the follower up with the ball and the ball rolls down the ramps and back up when the handle gets to the top. The input motion is turning the handle and the output motion is the ball and follower getting to the top. Some skills I used in this project are planning out before doing, working with tools, connecting every piece to form a big piece and taking my time to do it the right way the first time.
Some definitions
simple machines: a machine that consists of very few or no moveable parts that make moving an object easier ex: pulley, lever, gear, wheel and axle, wedge, inclined plane and screw
mechanism: the movement of which you turn one thing and everything moves, like a team
rotary motion: movement in a circle
reciprocating motion: movement going up or down
cam: a cam in a cylinder, spherical shape that is normally in rotary motion that pushes a follower in reciprocating motion; a cam has two parts to it, cam profile and follower
Some definitions
simple machines: a machine that consists of very few or no moveable parts that make moving an object easier ex: pulley, lever, gear, wheel and axle, wedge, inclined plane and screw
mechanism: the movement of which you turn one thing and everything moves, like a team
rotary motion: movement in a circle
reciprocating motion: movement going up or down
cam: a cam in a cylinder, spherical shape that is normally in rotary motion that pushes a follower in reciprocating motion; a cam has two parts to it, cam profile and follower