About this project & what I learned:
The goal of this project was to show an example of a simple machine using VEX material, and how to calculate the IMA/AMA of that machine. My group was given the screw as a simple machine to demonstrate. To the right is a sketch of our project, and the calculations. For this project we had over thought the goal, and ended up not having a great quality machine to show a screw. We learned that it is important to not skip the generate concepts step in the design process found on my home page. If I were to do this project again I would make sure to think through my design and sketch before I start to build the project.