3.1.7 Machine Control Design

For  3.1.7 We opted to build a motor driven cart that included safety switches and controlled by a potentiometer.





This is the first attempt at creating a Program for our motor driven cart.
didnt work too well due to their not being anypotentiometer requirements and there was no way to stop the cart.




This was our end product.
Obviously had a little to many commands than necessary but this program created a endless loop in which the cart could run with or without using the potentiometer.
















These are our brainstorm sketchesto the cart problem.




We opted for the Top design due to its more concise design.






Lastly here is our actual build

Conclusions:
1.The most difficult part of the problem would have to be the writing of the actual program.
 Because
-Utilizing potentiometer.
-getting program to work non-stop
-Organizing inputs and outputs
-finding icons of parts we need.

2. Two features not included in the design that could be incorporated to better the design could be a
A.- Longer rail or curved rails so that the cart could travel over longer distances and be used more efficently.
B.-Larger  Cart so that more objects could be carried by the cart over the distance.