I was
sick and unable to attend class this week and therefore I am unable to provide
my experience, however I did go over the slides and look up the constraints and
pieces and cost of the pieces and I feel that I have a fair understanding of what
happened without being there.
The K’NEX
will be more restrictive, there is only one material, and there are predesigned
lengths and thicknesses, where on WPBD this could be customized. Similarities
are obviously they will both test designs and help analyze information; WPBD
will give values where as the K’NEX will only tell us that it broke here therefore
it needs to be strengthened. WPBD is under perfect conditions and is only a
simulation but K’NEX will be a real prototype and will not work perfectly,
there will be many small factor that affect each individual piece as each piece
is different. I feel that unexpected results may occur with the K’NEX due to
all the small factors and the lack of full customization. The K’NEX design will
be much more challenging due to the constraints and predetermined lengths and
it will much harder to lower cost as you would have to change the design and shape
rather than the material thickness and type. Overall I find the two to be
fairly different, they both test bridges but have very different styles of
design and testing.
Next week
we will begin using the K’NEX and start with our individual designs which will
be tested and then what we individually gathered will come together in the end
to form one final team bridge.
-
Kyle
Hayes
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