The integration of Geometry with Applied Robotics

Robotics: Fred Urquhart, University HS, Orange City, FL

Geometry: Michael Chase, Deltona HS, Deltona, FL

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W h en is a circle a lin e?

Students will demonstrate a working knowledge of the correlation between the size of a robots wheels and the distance the robot

will travel when the wheels are rotated.

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Simple Machines

There are six simple machines that can be used to make things move.

The lever, inclined plane, wheel and axle, screw, wedge, and pulley.

They each have varying amounts of force required to make them effective.

We will be discussing the aspects of a wheel and axle with our focus on the wheel.

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There are 3 different sized foam wheels and a flexible fabric measuring tape as part of your kit.

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You should measure the circumference of each wheel and record that on your worksheet.

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Smallest wheel

Middle wheel

Largest wheel

1 Circumference equals

Distance Line

2 Diameter(edge to edge)

3 Radius(center to edge)

4 1 degree equals what linear distance at the

circumference?(circumference/360)

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Using your recorded data you should be able to predict

how far the robot will travel with 1 rotation or

revolution of the drive wheels.

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For every 360 degrees of wheel rotation the robot travels 1 circumference of the robot’s drive wheels.