I got this article from : http://www.rafaa.ch/rafaa/rio_de_janeiro.html

It sums up a green energy project in Rio for the 2016 Olympic Games.

Concept

The aim of this project is to ask how the classic concept of a landmark can be reconsidered. It is less about an expressive, iconic architectural form; rather, it is a return to content and actual, real challenges for the imminent post-oil-era. This project represents a message of a society facing the future; thus, it is the representation of an inner attitude. Our project, standing in the tradition of “a

building/city as a machine”, shall provide energy both to the city of Rio de Janeiro and its citizens while using natural resources. We hope to attain an international Olympic message with a political appeal. After hosting the United Nation’s Earth Summit in 1992, Rio de Janeiro will once again be the starting point for a global green movement and for a sustainable development of urban structures. It will perhaps even become a symbol for the first zero carbon footprint Olympic Games.

Approach

The project consists of a solar power plant that by day produces energy for the city respectively the Olympic village. Excessive energy will be pumped as seawater into a tower. By night, the water can be released again; with the help of turbines, it generates electricity for the night. The electricity produced can be used for the lighting of the tower or for the city. On special occasions, this “machine

building” turns into an impressive wonder of nature: an urban waterfall, a symbol for the forces of nature. At the same time, it will be the representation of a collective awareness of the city towards its great surrounding landscape. Via

an urban plaza located 60 meters over sea level you gain access to the building. Through the amphitheatre, you reach the entrance situated on the ground floor.

Organisation

Both entrance area and amphitheatre can serve as a place for social gatherings and events. The public spaces are also accessible from this point on. The cafeteria and the shop are situated beneath the waterfall and offer a breathtaking view. The public elevator takes the visitor to the observation decks and the urban balcony. The administration offices can be reached directly from the foyer. Its inner circulation is organised by an own entrance and the elevator. The semi-public spaces are located in the back area of the building; thus, they can be used separately. A retractable platform for bungee jumping is located on level +90.5. Long distance observation can be done from the observation deck on level +98.0. The urban balcony is situated at the top of the tower 105 meters above sea level. Here the visitor has a 360° view of the landscape and can experience the waterfall while walking over the glass sky walk.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Organize it!: Title your post and organize it by section in a logical manner.

Brainstorm!: Provide at least four of your team’s brainstorming ideas for the design solution. This should include brainstorming sketches. Each sketch should include labels and descriptions for communication.

MACHINE 1

MACHINE 2

MACHINE 3

MACHINE 4

Enter the Matrix: Evaluate your solution ideas (4 minimum) using a decision matrix. Determine the best solution to the problem. Explain your rating system and share insight on why you rated your solutions as you did.

Design Solution( Machine 3 design): Create a detailed pictorial sketch or use 3D modeling software to document the best solution, based upon your team’s decision matrix. Your sketch or 3D model should include a rationale for the design selected as the final design solution. Each sketch should include labels and descriptions for communication.

"I've Made a Few Special Modifications...": Document modifications made to your design during implementation. Explain the reason for the modifications and describe how the new design solution will solve the problem. "Story" is the split between expectation and outcome. Tell us a story regarding what your plan was and how it actually came out! Use photos and sketches to call out three changes. (Nerd points if you know where the quote for this Achievement title comes from)

One of our main modifications was puting magnets at the end of the ramp in order to get the metal marble with the magnet instead of the color sensor. This allowed us to use light to sort wood as metal and wood both let 0 light by.
(Han Solo.)

Final Implementation - Video!: Embed a video that showcases your solution in action!

Reflection: Adress the four feedback types that we use in our courses (+, -, ?, !). Solicit feedback from someone outside of your team as well.
Some questions to consider in this section: How well did you accomplish your objectives? What would your team do differently with your design solution and why? Do the results fulfill the problem statement? Provide a brief explanation of what you learned, the challenges of working in a design team, and the purpose of the design problem.
+: It is compact, and we probably used the least amount of parts. It has a simple design.
- : might take a long time to sort, needs to much programing.
? : Could making it bigger make it easier, could using pistons be easier than motors.
! : Make it bigger!!, use pistons for the sorting(faster).

Reference: Post a hotlink to material you referenced on the internet. Explain why this information is significant to your project.


Product Achievements:

Marble Sorting (some achievments scored multiple times):
Sort one marble (x1)
Sort two marbles (x1)
Sort three marbles (x1)
Sort four marbles (x1)


Marble Delivery (may use non-fischertechnik materials to create a "hopper" to drop marbles into for "Drop" achievements):
Drop marbles from 6" above machine
Drop marbles from 1' above machine
Drop marbles from 2' above machine
Drop marbles from 6' above machine



Systems (not including motor or piston used to charge your pressure vessel):
Use one piston
Use two pistons
Use pneumatics but less than three pistons

Use at least one motor

Flow Charting

 

Here are some questions and answers about flowcharting:

1. How is flowcharting similar to using a map to plan a route for a trip?

It shows you how to get around obsacles.

2. Describe a process that you perform every day. Develop a flowchart that illustrates the process

Choosing what to wear when getting ready for school.

Variable Loops

Conclusion questions:

1. Describe how you might modify the Plus command so that it can reset a variable block to 0 within a program.

The Plus command so that the variable block would reset to zero by changing the Plus command to a Minus command, and change the variable so that the variable would deplete to 0 once the variable reaches the minus step.

2. What might an industrial or manufacturing engineering need to count or keep track of? Describe one example.

Industrial or manufacturing engineering needs to keep track of is the amount of products produced in the end and during the process. Variable loops are necessary to keep track of product amount without having the need to count each seperate product.

Open and Closed Loop Systems

Open and Closed Loop Systems

Conclusion questions:
1. Describe an open loop system that has not already been given as an example. Could the system benefit from feedback? Justify your answer.

A microwave, because the appliance has a program that starts and stops at the time given to it. This system could benefit from feedback becasue if the system has something like a heat sensor, then the microwave oven will be able to sence when the object has heated up to a certain degree of temperature.

2. Describe a closed loop system that has not already been given as an example. Describe the feedback utilized, and describe why that type of feedback is utilized.

A light sensor. The feedback utilized for the light sensor is that it turns on when motion is detected, and when there is no motion for a while then it turns off. The reason why the type of feedback is utilized is to save money for keeping the lights on, helps to conserve power, and for the convenience of the people that are in the room at the moment.

Moneyball

1) What was the “Moneyball”approach that Billy Beane and Peter Brandt applied to the Oakland Athletics 2002 season? Was it an “art” or a “science”? What single statistic did they boil their value consideration down to? (In class research/discussion)

A mixture of both. He picked players based on their on base percentage. He cut one player because of attitued problems even though that player  had a good on base percentage.

2) What is the equation used to calculate OBP? (In class research/discussion)

Where

• H = Hits
• BB = Bases on Balls (Walks)
• HBP = times Hit By a Pitch
• AB = At bats
• SF = Sacrifice Flies

3) What is design? (In class research/discussion)

Forming a vision based on your limitations.

4) Describe 3 situations where movie characters (intentionally or not) applied a step from the PLTW 12 Step Design Process. Explain both the (a) situation as well as (b) how the step is relevant:

1 -  Billy Bean refocused his team on the problem of rich teams buying his players.

2 -  Peter Brandt  reaserched new players.

3 - They tested the team out.

5) What is “Leadership”? List the three aspects of leadership that we come up with in class. (In class research/discussion)

1 - Direction

2 - Allighment

3 -  Commitment
6) Describe 3 circumstances from the story where a character exercised effective leadership:

1 - Billy Bean firing his head scout. 

2 - Billy Bean forcing his coach to play the team on money ball tactics.

3 - Billy Bean cutting the yonger Giambi.


7) According to the movie, what was the A’s record at the start of their winning streak? 76: 51
8) What does this ratio simplify to (roughly)? 160: 1
9) How long was the A’s record setting winning streak? 20 games won.

10) Given the A’s win/loss ratio at the start of the streak (listed two questions above), what are the odds of winning 20 games in a row? Run the numbers. (In class research/discussion)
.00037 %
11) Based on your calculation, do you think the A’s got lucky or was there something to the Moneyball approach?

Definitly something to do with Moneyball Taticts

12) Did Billy Beane strictly apply the “science” of Moneyball to his management approach? Was there an “art” to his efforts as well? Describe a circumstance where he broke from the Moneyball approach to make a positive change for the team.
Mostly science. He used art when he cut the younger giambi when he felt that that player was bad for the team.

Bonus Question (look into this if you’ve finished ahead of the class):
Money Ball was originally a book. What author wrote the book? What other books has this author written? Is there a theme to his writing?
Michael Lewis. He also wrote The Blind Side. He typically writes books with insparational story lines.
It's "Oscar Season", will Moneyball win the Oscar for any of the categories it's up for?

No.