The Smokey Sorter

Along with our short programming section, we launched ourselves into the capstone project, Marble Sorters! I worked with Kyler Smith, Israel Dedina, Wes Ahrens, and Chase Fischer. We worked a long time on this and eventually came up with a working model that sorted 3 marbles.

We Earned 20 Achievements.

Our Sketches

Organize it!

Brainstorm!

Enter the Matrix

Data Matrix

Design Solution

"I've Made a Few Special Modifications..."

Final Implementation

Final Implementation - Video!

Reflection
+: We successfully sorted 3 marbles
     We sorted the marbles very quickly
      It was efficient
-: We only were able to sort 3 marbles
   Our funnel/hopper didn't work completely, had to adjust it
    We were unable to drop the marbles from 6 feet
?: Make a larger funnel
    Try to sort more marbles
    Use more fischertecniq products
!: Attempt to use the light sorters
   Make more of an upward facing hopper
   Add a more definite wood/metal marble sorter

Reference:
Our prototype was based off a trash sorter, shown here: reference


--------------------------------------Product Achievements------------------------------------------

Sorting Speed (15 marbles total: at least 3 different types):
Process 15 marbles in less than 2:00 minutes. 
Process 15 marbles in less than 1:45 minutes.
Process 15 marbles in less than 1:30 minutes.
Process 15 marbles in less than 1:15 minutes.
Process 15 marbles in less than 1:00 minute.
Process 15 marbles in less than 45 seconds.
Process 15 marbles in less than 30 seconds.

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

Systems (not including motor or piston used to charge your pressure vessel):
Use at least one motor