Mechatronics Engineering Google Site (Pinned Post)

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Where to start:  -  Mechatronics Engineering Google Site

How can you help my Mechatronics Engineering class?

• "How You Can Help Options" - Help a Teacher, Feel Good!!!

Special Announcements: 

• New Students or Old Students who need a reminder

Tuesday March 19, 2019 - Shell Scripts in Python

Entry Ticket - Dive into chatbots- a beginner hands on workshop

Challenge - Extra Credit -  using linux command line or Python code can you copy a file from your Raspberry Pi to your google drive?  Can you copy one from your google drive to your Raspbeery Pi?

 Instructables - Photo Booth

• Lecture/Presentation - Duration: 40 Min
• Link: https://www.instructables.com/class/Raspberry-Pi-Class/
• Instructions & Expectations: Listen and take notes in your Interactive Lab Book. If needed review the posted slide presentation
• Dig Deeper: 
• https://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=109587
• https://variax.wordpress.com/2017/03/23/save-files-to-google-drive-from-raspberry-pi/
• https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/copy-data-raspberry-pi-pc/
•  

See - https://www.raspberrypi-spy.co.uk/2012/06/simple-guide-to-the-rpi-gpio-header-and-pins/

See Lesson 4 for Setting up the Video
https://www.instructables.com/lesson/Navigate-the-Raspberry-Pis-Software-Part-2/
run

 sudo apt-get update

 sudo apt-get install imagemagick

run the nano text editor

 nano helloMe.sh 

in the editor type

  #!/bin/sh

  raspistill -w 800 -h 600 -t 10000 -tl 2000 -o image%02d.jpg
  convert -delay 10 -loop 0 image*.jpg animateMe.gif 

See lesson 5 for Setting up the Audio
https://www.instructables.com/lesson/Intro-to-Sonic-Pi-and-Playing-Media/

in the command shell run

  amixer cset numid=3 1

then run 

 sudo apt-get install mpg321 -y

to paly a mp3 file run

  mpg321 fileName.mp3

See lesson 6 for Scripting
 https://www.instructables.com/lesson/Intro-to-Python/

The GPIO.BOARD option specifies that you are referring to the pins by the number of the pin the the plug - i.e the numbers printed on the board (e.g. P1) and in the middle of the diagrams below.

The GPIO.BCM option means that you are referring to the pins by the "Broadcom SOC channel" number, these are the numbers after "GPIO" in the green rectangles around the outside of the below diagrams:

Unfortunately the BCM numbers changed between versions of the Pi1 Model B, and you'll need to work out which one you have guide here. So it may be safer to use the BOARD numbers if you are going to use more than one Raspberry Pi in a project.

#GPIO
# 3.3v = 1,17, 5.0v =2,4 GND = 6,9,14,20,25,30,34,39
# my LED is on Pin 3 and Ground is on Pin 6
import RPi.GPIO as GPIO
from time import sleep # import time library 
GPIO.setmode(GPIO.BOARD)
myOutLED = 3
myInputSwitch = 5
GPIO.setup(myOutLED, GPIO.OUT)
GPIO.setup(myInputSwitch, GPIO.IN)
while True :
    inputState = GPIO.input(myInputSwitch)
    print(inputState)
    if inputState == False:
        print('button pressed')
        photoCounter=4
        while (photoCounter > 0):
            GPIO.output(myOutLED, True)
            print('  LED ON')
            sleep(1)
            GPIO.output(myOutLED, False)
            print('  LED OFF')
            sleep(1)
            photoCounter=photoCounter-1

GPIO.cleanup()

Open LAB  and/or Robot Club 

• LAB - Duration: 60 Min
• Link: Robot Club Google Sites
• Instructions & Expectations: Connect with your Robot Club Team.  You will either be working on your Robot Project or an Open Lab Project.  
• You will need to account for your time. You will need to convince me by your form submission that you worked given the time allotted. 
• If  you or your Robot Club Team worked on the Robot Club project, you will make sure your Robot Project Status Google docs are updated.  
• If you worked on an Open Lab Project, you will also need to tell me about what you accomplished and what you are planning next.
• How to Submit Assignment:   Each Student needs to account for your time.  
• Every One Do The Following: Turn in an Open Lab Blog Post
• If you also worked on your Robot Club Project, also UPDATE your Robot Project Status Google docs.  
• Dig Deeper: Open Lab:
• Robot Club Google Sites
• Guest LED Lesson
• Printers - Work on taking the printers apart
• TinkerCAD
• Udemy - My Courses (specifically the Arduino Workshop and Electronics Engineering Technology class)

Clean Up

• Assignment - Duration: 2-10 Min
• Instructions & Expectations: Desk cleanup, put away all projects, find your assigned job
• How to Submit Assignment: When Complete, check yourself off on Sign Out Sheet - 2 Points

Wednesday March 13, 2019 - More Slefies

Instructables - Photo Booth

• Lecture/Presentation - Duration: 40 Min
• Link: https://www.instructables.com/class/Raspberry-Pi-Class/
• Instructions & Expectations: Listen and take notes in your Interactive Lab Book. If needed review the posted slide presentation
• Dig Deeper: Look here to learn more...

Open LAB  and/or Robot Club 

• LAB - Duration: 60 Min
• Link: Robot Club Google Sites
• Instructions & Expectations: Connect with your Robot Club Team.  You will either be working on your Robot Project or an Open Lab Project.  
• You will need to account for your time. You will need to convince me by your form submission that you worked given the time allotted. 
• If  you or your Robot Club Team worked on the Robot Club project, you will make sure your Robot Project Status Google docs are updated.  
• If you worked on an Open Lab Project, you will also need to tell me about what you accomplished and what you are planning next.
• How to Submit Assignment:   Each Student needs to account for your time.  
• Every One Do The Following: Turn in an Open Lab Blog Post
• If you also worked on your Robot Club Project, also UPDATE your Robot Project Status Google docs.  
• Dig Deeper: Open Lab:
• Robot Club Google Sites
• Guest LED Lesson
• Printers - Work on taking the printers apart
• TinkerCAD
• Udemy - My Courses (specifically the Arduino Workshop and Electronics Engineering Technology class)

Clean Up

• Assignment - Duration: 2-10 Min
• Instructions & Expectations: Desk cleanup, put away all projects, find your assigned job
• How to Submit Assignment: When Complete, check yourself off on Sign Out Sheet - 2 Points

Friday March 8, 2019 - Writing .txt files in python

Entry Ticket - House Keeping

• LinkedIn - Job and Internship Opportunities
• Message me on LinkedIn if you would want to hear about Job or Internship opportunities
• Donors Choose - Pools and Batteries

Mechatronics Engineering Plan For Today: Entry Ticket  Python - Reading Files Open Lab Clean Up

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Python - Files

Python - Files

• LAB - Duration: 60 Min
• Link: Pythonlearn-07-Files
• Python  Files
• Open the mbox-short
• find all the emails
• write them to a file
• the out put should just be a list of emails one each line:

stephen.marquard@uct.ac.za
postmaster@collab.sakaiproject.org
200801051412.m05ECIaH010327@nakamura.uits.iupui.edu
source@collab.sakaiproject.org
source@collab.sakaiproject.org
source@collab.sakaiproject.org

Open LAB  and/or Robot Club 

• LAB - Duration: 40 Min
• Link: Robot Club Google Sites
• Instructions & Expectations: Connect with your Robot Club Team.  You will either be working on your Robot Project or an Open Lab Project.  
• You will need to account for your time. You will need to convince me by your form submission that you worked given the time allotted. 
• If  you or your Robot Club Team worked on the Robot Club project, you will make sure your Robot Project Status Google docs are updated.  
• If you worked on an Open Lab Project, you will also need to tell me about what you accomplished and what you are planning next.
• How to Submit Assignment:   Each Student needs to account for your time.  
• Every One Do The Following: Turn in an Open Lab Blog Post
• If you also worked on your Robot Club Project, also UPDATE your Robot Project Status Google docs.  
• Dig Deeper: Open Lab:
• Robot Club Google Sites
• Guest LED Lesson
• Printers - Work on taking the printers apart
• TinkerCAD
• Udemy - My Courses (specifically the Arduino Workshop and Electronics Engineering Technology class)

Clean Up

• Assignment - Duration: 2-10 Min
• Instructions & Expectations: Desk cleanup, put away all projects, find your assigned job
• How to Submit Assignment: When Complete, check yourself off on Sign Out Sheet - 2 Points

Tuesday March 5, 2019 - IC and More Python Files

Mechatronics Engineering Google Site
Special Instructions:

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Entry Ticket - I can access Infinite Campus and check my grade

• Link: IC Quiz
• Instructions & Expectations: Do the following:
• can you log into Infinite Campus and check your grade.  IC Login

Mechatronics Engineering Plan For Today: Entry Ticket  Python - Reading Files Open Lab Clean Up

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Python - Files

• LAB - Duration: 60 Min
• Link: Pythonlearn-07-Files
• PythonLab Reading Files
• Instructions & Expectations:

Open LAB  and/or Robot Club 

• LAB - Duration: 40 Min
• Link: Robot Club Google Sites
• Instructions & Expectations: Connect with your Robot Club Team.  You will either be working on your Robot Project or an Open Lab Project.  
• You will need to account for your time. You will need to convince me by your form submission that you worked given the time allotted. 
• If  you or your Robot Club Team worked on the Robot Club project, you will make sure your Robot Project Status Google docs are updated.  
• If you worked on an Open Lab Project, you will also need to tell me about what you accomplished and what you are planning next.
• How to Submit Assignment:   Each Student needs to account for your time.  
• Every One Do The Following: Turn in an Open Lab Blog Post
• If you also worked on your Robot Club Project, also UPDATE your Robot Project Status Google docs.  
• Dig Deeper: Open Lab:
• Robot Club Google Sites
• Guest LED Lesson
• Printers - Work on taking the printers apart
• TinkerCAD
• Udemy - My Courses (specifically the Arduino Workshop and Electronics Engineering Technology class)

Clean Up

• Assignment - Duration: 2-10 Min
• Instructions & Expectations: Desk cleanup, put away all projects, find your assigned job
• How to Submit Assignment: When Complete, check yourself off on Sign Out Sheet - 2 Points

Monday February 25, 2019 - Welcome Back

Mechatronics Engineering Google Site
Special Instructions:

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Entry Ticket - What Robot Club Team Are You On?

• Assignment - Duration: 10 Min
• Link: See the  Mechatronics Engineering google classroom and check the STREAM
• Instructions & Expectations: Do the following
• How to Submit Assignment: Go to our Mechatronics Engineering google classroom and check the STREAM for current Entry Ticket Assignments & Questions. - 10 Points
• Dig Deeper: Look here to learn more...

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Mechatronics Engineering Plan For Today: Entry Ticket  Python Open Lab Clean Up

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Python

• Lecture/Presentation - Duration: 40 Min
• Link: Python List
• https://www.py4e.com/lessons/lists
• https://www.py4e.com/lectures3/Pythonlearn-08-Lists.pptx
• 
  
• Link: Python Dictionaries
• https://www.py4e.com/html3/09-dictionaries
• http://www.steamclown.org/mechatronics/units/Unit-6-Programming/RaspberryPi-Python/Lesson-13-Python-Dictionaries/Pythonlearn-09-Dictionaries.pdf
• Instructions & Expectations: Listen and take notes in your Interactive Lab Book. If needed review the posted slide presentation.  
• How to Submit Assignment: See the lab demo and write your code, but there will probably be a Mechatronics Engineering google classroom assignment found on the STREAM
• Dig Deeper: solve the prime number lab

Open LAB  and/or Robot Club 

• LAB - Duration: 60 Min
• Link: Robot Club Google Sites
• Instructions & Expectations: Connect with your Robot Club Team.  You will either be working on your Robot Project or an Open Lab Project.  
• You will need to account for your time. You will need to convince me by your form submission that you worked given the time allotted. 
• If  you or your Robot Club Team worked on the Robot Club project, you will make sure your Robot Project Status Google docs are updated.  
• If you worked on an Open Lab Project, you will also need to tell me about what you accomplished and what you are planning next.
• How to Submit Assignment:   Each Student needs to account for your time.  
• Every One Do The Following: Turn in an Open Lab Blog Post
• If you also worked on your Robot Club Project, also UPDATE your Robot Project Status Google docs.  
• Dig Deeper: Open Lab:
• Robot Club Google Sites
• Guest LED Lesson
• Printers - Work on taking the printers apart
• TinkerCAD
• Udemy - My Courses (specifically the Arduino Workshop and Electronics Engineering Technology class)

Clean Up

• Assignment - Duration: 2-10 Min
• Instructions & Expectations: Desk cleanup, put away all projects, find your assigned job
• How to Submit Assignment: When Complete, check yourself off on Sign Out Sheet - 2 Points

Tuesday February 12, 2019 - Python Top Down

Mechatronics Engineering Plan For Today:

Python Open Lab Clean Up

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Python

• Lecture/Presentation - Duration: 40 Min
• Link: Python TOP Down Design
• Instructions & Expectations: Listen and take notes in your Interactive Lab Book. If needed review the posted slide presentation.  
• How to Submit Assignment: See the lab demo and write your code, but there will probably be a Mechatronics Engineering google classroom assignment found on the STREAM
• Dig Deeper: solve the prime number lab

Robot Club and/or Open LAB 

• LAB - Duration: 40 Min
• Link: Robot Club Google Sites
• Instructions & Expectations: Connect with your Robot Club Team.  You will either be working on your Robot Project or an Open Lab Project.  
• You will need to account for your time. You will need to convince me by your form submission that you worked given the time allotted. 
• If  you or your Robot Club Team worked on the Robot Club project, you will make sure your Robot Project Status Google docs are updated.  
• If you worked on an Open Lab Project, you will also need to tell me about what you accomplished and what you are planning next.
• How to Submit Assignment:   Each Student needs to account for your time.  
• Every One Do The Following: Turn in a Google Project/Time Status Form
• If you also worked on your Robot Club Project, also UPDATE your Robot Project Status Google docs.  
• Dig Deeper: Open Lab:
• Robot Club Google Sites
• Guest LED Lesson
• Printers - Work on taking the printers apart
• TinkerCAD
• Udemy - My Courses (specifically the Arduino Workshop and Electronics Engineering Technology class)

Clean Up

• Assignment - Duration: 2-10 Min
• Instructions & Expectations: Desk cleanup, put away all projects, find your assigned job
• How to Submit Assignment: When Complete, check yourself off on Sign Out Sheet - 2 Points

Tuesday January 29, 2019 - Python and College Career Planning

Mechatronics Engineering Google Site
Special Instructions:
https://www.cacareerzone.org/ip/

EVC - http://www.evc.edu/
Spring Class Schedule - List

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Mechatronics Engineering Plan For Today: Python - Functions Open Lab Evergreen College  Clean Up

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Python

• Lecture/Presentation - Duration: 30 Min
• Link: Python Functions
• Instructions & Expectations: Listen and take notes in your Interactive Lab Book. If needed review the posted slide presentation.  
• How to Submit Assignment: See the lecture slides, but there will probably be a Mechatronics Engineering google classroom assignment found on the STREAM
• Dig Deeper: Look here to learn more...

Robot Club and/or Open LAB 

• LAB - Duration: 20 Min
• Link: Robot Club Google Sites
• Instructions & Expectations: Connect with your Robot Club Team.  You will either be working on your Robot Project or an Open Lab Project.  
• You will need to account for your time. You will need to convince me by your form submission that you worked given the time allotted. 
• If  you or your Robot Club Team worked on the Robot Club project, you will make sure your Robot Project Status Google docs are updated.  
• If you worked on an Open Lab Project, you will also need to tell me about what you accomplished and what you are planning next.
• How to Submit Assignment:   Each Student needs to account for your time.  
• Every One Do The Following: Turn in a Google Project/Time Status Form
• If you also worked on your Robot Club Project, also UPDATE your Robot Project Status Google docs.  
• Dig Deeper: Open Lab:
• Robot Club Google Sites
• Guest LED Lesson
• Printers - Work on taking the printers apart
• TinkerCAD
• Udemy - My Courses (specifically the Arduino Workshop and Electronics Engineering Technology class)

Evergreen Valley College - Career Planning

Guest Speaker Christoper Jones

• 1) Career assessment
• 2) reading a college schedule
• 3) brief education plan

Clean Up

• Assignment - Duration: 2-10 Min
• Instructions & Expectations: Desk cleanup, put away all projects, find your assigned job
• How to Submit Assignment: When Complete, check yourself off on Sign Out Sheet - 2 Points

Monday January 28, 2019 - Python Functions

Mechatronics Engineering Google Site
Special Instructions:

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Mechatronics Engineering Plan For Today: Python - Functions ExploraVision Open Lab Clean Up

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Python

• Lecture/Presentation - Duration: 40 Min
• Link: Python Functions
• Instructions & Expectations: Listen and take notes in your Interactive Lab Book. If needed review the posted slide presentation.  
• How to Submit Assignment: See the lecture slides, but there will probably be a Mechatronics Engineering google classroom assignment found on the STREAM
• Dig Deeper: Look here to learn more...

ExploraVision

• LAB - Duration: 30 Min
• Link: Project Format
• Instructions & Expectations: Work in your teams to start completing the following:
• Present Technology*: An overview of the present form of the technology including scientific principles involved in its functioning. A problem definition or limitation of this present technology that you address in your ExploraVision project.
• History: Research and description of the history of the technology from its inception.
• Future Technology: Description of the team's vision for what this technology would be like in 20 years, including scientific principles involved in developing the technology.
• Breakthroughs*: Research and description of breakthroughs that are necessary to make the future technology design a reality. Description of why this future technology doesn't exist today. (Choose one of your required breakthroughs and describe an investigation that would have to be planned and carried out to test your ExploraVision project. If possible, include the kind of data or measurements that would be collected in the investigation.)
• Design Process*: Description of three alternative ideas of features the team considered for their project. The ideas and features should be directly related to the project. Describe why the team rejected each feature and idea in favor of the ones in the submitted technology. Describe how your future technology feature is better than the rejected design feature.
• Consequences*: Description of recognition that all technologies have positive and negative consequences including the potential positive and negative consequences of the new technology on society.
• Bibliography; A list of all sources and references used in researching the chosen technology. Sources must be clearly labeled and include title, author, publisher, and copyright date.
• How to Submit Assignment: Cut and Paste your work (probably part of a shared doc) into the Google Class ExploraVision Assignment.  Go to our Mechatronics Engineering google classroom and check the STREAM - 20 Points

Robot Club and/or Open LAB 

• LAB - Duration: 30 Min
• Link: Robot Club Google Sites
• Instructions & Expectations: Connect with your Robot Club Team.  You will either be working on your Robot Project or an Open Lab Project.  
• You will need to account for your time. You will need to convince me by your form submission that you worked given the time allotted. 
• If  you or your Robot Club Team worked on the Robot Club project, you will make sure your Robot Project Status Google docs are updated.  
• If you worked on an Open Lab Project, you will also need to tell me about what you accomplished and what you are planning next.
• How to Submit Assignment:   Each Student needs to account for your time.  
• Every One Do The Following: Turn in a Google Project/Time Status Form
• If you also worked on your Robot Club Project, also UPDATE your Robot Project Status Google docs.  
• Dig Deeper: Open Lab:
• Robot Club Google Sites
• Guest LED Lesson
• Printers - Work on taking the printers apart
• TinkerCAD
• Udemy - My Courses (specifically the Arduino Workshop and Electronics Engineering Technology class)

Clean Up

• Assignment - Duration: 2-10 Min
• Instructions & Expectations: Desk cleanup, put away all projects, find your assigned job
• How to Submit Assignment: When Complete, check yourself off on Sign Out Sheet - 2 Points

Friday January 18, 2019 - Python & Maker Friday

Mechatronics Engineering Google Site
Special Instructions:

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Mechatronics Engineering Plan For Today: Entry Ticket - Flying - Hey Annie, I'm a Hawk...  Python Shell Open Lab Clean Up

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Python Shell

• Lecture/Presentation - Duration: 40 Min
• Link: Python Shell - Runtime Interpreter Link
• Instructions & Expectations: Listen and take notes in your Interactive Lab Book. If needed review the posted slide presentation.  See the lecture slides, but there will probably be a Mechatronics Engineering google classroom assignment found on the STREAM
• Dig Deeper: How does the Python Runtime actually work?

Robot Club and/or Open LAB 

• LAB - Duration: 60 Min
• Link: Robot Club Google Sites
• Instructions & Expectations: Connect with your Robot Club Team.  You will either be working on your Robot Project or an Open Lab Project.  
• You will need to account for your time. You will need to convince me by your form submission that you worked given the time allotted. 
• If  you or your Robot Club Team worked on the Robot Club project, you will make sure your Robot Project Status Google docs are updated.  
• If you worked on an Open Lab Project, you will also need to tell me about what you accomplished and what you are planning next.
• How to Submit Assignment:   Each Student needs to account for your time.  
• Every One Do The Following: Turn in a Google Project/Time Status Form
• If you also worked on your Robot Club Project, also UPDATE your Robot Project Status Google docs.  
• Dig Deeper: Open Lab:
• Robot Club Google Sites
• Guest LED Lesson
• Printers - Work on taking the printers apart
• TinkerCAD
• Udemy - My Courses (specifically the Arduino Workshop and Electronics Engineering Technology class)

Clean Up

• Assignment - Duration: 2-10 Min
• Instructions & Expectations: Desk cleanup, put away all projects, find your assigned job
• How to Submit Assignment: When Complete, check yourself off on Sign Out Sheet - 2 Points

Thursday January 17, 2019 - Python Shell

Mechatronics Engineering Google Site
Special Instructions:

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Entry Ticket - 7 Innovations from CES 2019 That Will Make the World Better

• Assignment - Duration: 15 Min
• Link: 7 Innovations from CES 2019 That Will Make the World Better
• Instructions & Expectations: Take some time to click through the link.   Summarize in 100-200 words.  The format should be a short set of paragraphs.  Answer the following questions:
  • 1) What innovation do you think will have the best impact at making the world better?
  • 2) What ideas do you have that might make the world better?
  • 3) What is CES and why do people go?
• How to Submit Assignment: Go to our Mechatronics Engineering google classroom and check the STREAM for current Entry Ticket Assignments & Questions. - 10 Points
• Dig Deeper: Find out more about CES - Google...

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Mechatronics Engineering Plan For Today: Entry Ticket - 7 Innovations That Will Make The World Better  Python Shell ExploraVision Clean Up

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Python Shell

• Lecture/Presentation - Duration: 40 Min
• Link: Python Shell - Runtime Interpreter Link
• Instructions & Expectations: Listen and take notes in your Interactive Lab Book. If needed review the posted slide presentation
• Dig Deeper: How does the Python Runtime actually work?

ExploraVision

• LAB - Duration: 30 Min
• Link: Project Format
• Instructions & Expectations: Work in your teams to start completing the following:
• Present Technology*: An overview of the present form of the technology including scientific principles involved in its functioning. A problem definition or limitation of this present technology that you address in your ExploraVision project.
• History: Research and description of the history of the technology from its inception.
• Future Technology: Description of the team's vision for what this technology would be like in 20 years, including scientific principles involved in developing the technology.
• Breakthroughs*: Research and description of breakthroughs that are necessary to make the future technology design a reality. Description of why this future technology doesn't exist today. (Choose one of your required breakthroughs and describe an investigation that would have to be planned and carried out to test your ExploraVision project. If possible, include the kind of data or measurements that would be collected in the investigation.)
• Design Process*: Description of three alternative ideas of features the team considered for their project. The ideas and features should be directly related to the project. Describe why the team rejected each feature and idea in favor of the ones in the submitted technology. Describe how your future technology feature is better than the rejected design feature.
• Consequences*: Description of recognition that all technologies have positive and negative consequences including the potential positive and negative consequences of the new technology on society.
• Bibliography; A list of all sources and references used in researching the chosen technology. Sources must be clearly labeled and include title, author, publisher, and copyright date.
• How to Submit Assignment: Cut and Paste your work (probably part of a shared doc) into the Google Class ExploraVision Assignment.  Go to our Mechatronics Engineering google classroom and check the STREAM - 20 Points

Clean Up

• Assignment - Duration: 2-10 Min
• Instructions & Expectations: Desk cleanup, put away all projects, find your assigned job
• How to Submit Assignment: When Complete, check yourself off on Sign Out Sheet - 2 Points