1. Cybot and OSCAR Elementary School Tutorial Dec02-03 December 10, 2002 Client: Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Advisors: Dr. Lamont, Dr. Patterson, and Dr. Genalo Team Members: Jenny Golder, Waqas Nazir, Joshua Sloan, Jasmine Staggers

2. Outline  Problem Statement  Design Objectives  Intended Use & Uses  Technical Problem  Design Constraints  End of Product Description  Assumptions  Limitations

3. Outline  Risks and Concerns  Technical Approach  Evaluation of Project Success  Recommendations for Further Work  Human and Financial Budgets  Lessons Learned

4. Problem Statement  Since engineers are in high demand it is necessary to educate more people in the field of engineering. By introducing science and engineering to young students, particularly grades three through six, they will gain a better appreciation for necessary scientific skills. Therefore by creating software and the necessary tutorials to accompany Cybot and/or OSCAR, students will gain more knowledge and interest in pursuing an engineering related field.

5. Design Objectives – Functionality  Interactive Software  Introduction  Tutorials  Teacher Materials

6. Intended Use & Users  Students grades 4-6  The end project will be a room-to-room experiment

7. Design Constraints  Platforms  Ease of Operation  Video

8. End of Product Description  What is Engineering?  Tutorials  Software  Teacher Materials

9. Assumptions  Users have necessary knowledge  Robots will Function Correctly  Suitable Hardware  Awareness of students capabilities

10. Limitations  Attention span or lack of interest students might have  Power consumption  Availability of working robots

11. Risks and Concerns  Wall  Wireless Technologies  3 rd through 6 th grade students.  Environment  Cybot & OSCAR

12. Technical Approach Phase I: Project Definition Phase II: Interactive Software Phase III: Introduction Phase IV: Tutorials & Teacher Materials Phase V: Test

13. Evaluation of Project Success  Assessment from elementary school teachers  Assessment from elementary students (as assessed by teachers)  Assessment from Client

14. Test Group

15. Recommendations for Further Work  Web-based Interaction  OSCAR and/or Cybot’s arm(s)  Control of the robot(s)  Sensors  Lesson Plans

16. Financial Budget ItemOriginal Estimated Cost Printing (Posters) (Tutorials) $200 Total estimated cost $200 Cost to Date $50

17. Human Budget

18. Lessons Learned  Keep Notebooks up to Date  Have a Backup Plan  Running External Process in Java  Not Quite C  Lego Robots  Capabilities of 3-6 graders

19. Closing Summary  Allows young students to experience the joys of engineering

20. Questions?