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Students will apply the skills they have learned so far by designing and engineering an R.C. Car.
Class Code For Spring, 2024: BDS-TK9-1MG
Tinkercad Ruler: Please watch the following video that will show you how to use the Tinkercad Ruler tool. It will save you a tremendous amount of time and increase the accuracy of the measurements. You will no longer have to count the squares on the Work Plane grid: (Mobile) (YouTube)
R.C. Car Video
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1. Base Plate
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Students will Build the Base Plate that support the vehicle. |
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| 2. Battery Mount |
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Students will design and build a mount to hold the battery in place. |
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| 3. Servo Mount |
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Students will design and build a mount to hold the Servo Motor, which will allow them to steer the front wheels. |
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| 4. Transformer Mount |
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Students will design and build a mount to hold the Transformer in place. |
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| 5. Wheels |
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Students will design and build the axles and wheels for their car. |
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| 6. Steering Rack |
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Students will design and build the Steering Rack, which connects the two Steering Columns. |
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| 7. Lower Steering Column |
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Students will design and build the lower Steering Column for their car. |
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| 8. Upper Steering Column |
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Note: you do not need to create a Draft for the Upper Steering Column. The Upper and Lower Steering Column are the same design...but are flipped. Just copy/paste your Lower Steering Column into a new file and then select the "Mirror" button to the right of the "UnGroup" button. View Instruction #4 in the Lower Steering Column Instructions (above). |
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| 9. Motor Mount |
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Students will build the mount that supports the motor that turns the gear that spins the axle and the wheels. |
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| 10. Assembly |
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Students will assemble and test their Radio Controlled Car. |
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| 11. Connect Transmitter & Receiver |
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Students will connect the Radio Controller |
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