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Design Questions

These questions are meant to combine and apply area-specific skills together to build larger systems.

  • Describe how you would build a lawn mower
    • Construction: What materials would you use? How would you design it?
      • Wheels
      • Chassis
      • Mentioning CAD tools and industrial manufacturing processes is a plus
    • Electrical: components that are powered
      • Do you need a motor for your lawn mower?
      • What type of "brain" do you want for your lawn mower?
      • Do you need sensory devices for your lawn mower?
      • Do you need a power source to keep it going? Which kind? Is it enough for the components?
    • What type of terrain would your lawn mower support?
    • Where would your lawn mower put the trash?
    • How would you design a UI to make it easily usable by people?
    • How would you make it autonomous?
    • How do you make your lawn mower safe?
  • Build an Autonomous Car
  • Build an Elevator