Q1: 5 seconds
Q2: you can change +1 to -1 or +(-1)
Q3: the number of times a manufactured item has been made (stock/inventory
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
3.1.5 Variable Functions
Q1: 5 seconds
Q2: you can change +1 to -1 or +(-1)
Q3: the number of times a manufactured item has been made (stock/inventory
Project 3.1.7 Machine Control Design
Team Members: Isabel, Daniel, Carley
Problem 1: Start / Finish Line (Hardware Level 1 | Software Level 4)
The Olympic committee would like your team to invent a control system for use with track and field running events. They want this device to automatically record the time and beep when the first runner crosses the start / finish line.
[INSERT IMAGE OF TWO POTENTIAL PHYSICAL SKETCHES]
[INSERT IMAGE OF FINAL PHYSICAL SKETCH]
Program Sketch
Final Program
CONCLUSION QUESTIONS
1. What was the most difficult part of the problem?
The most difficult part of the problem was wiring the switches to coincide perfectly and properly with the program already set in place - the mix up and the innumerable pieces of wire were really hard to operate around as well, and figuring out and keeping track of the inputs and outputs made things even more difficult.
2. List and describe two features that were not part of the design problem that could be added to improve your design.
Better sensors would have been nice - perhaps color sensors pre-programmed to sense the colors of the contestants in the Olympics to differentiate and provide proper statistics for the record. When we went to record the time on the program, it would have also been more convenient to have it continue going, but stop as each person crossed the line. However, given the time limit, such a feat could not be achieved.
Problem 1: Start / Finish Line (Hardware Level 1 | Software Level 4)
The Olympic committee would like your team to invent a control system for use with track and field running events. They want this device to automatically record the time and beep when the first runner crosses the start / finish line.
[INSERT IMAGE OF TWO POTENTIAL PHYSICAL SKETCHES]
[INSERT IMAGE OF FINAL PHYSICAL SKETCH]
Program Sketch
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CONCLUSION QUESTIONS
1. What was the most difficult part of the problem?
The most difficult part of the problem was wiring the switches to coincide perfectly and properly with the program already set in place - the mix up and the innumerable pieces of wire were really hard to operate around as well, and figuring out and keeping track of the inputs and outputs made things even more difficult.
2. List and describe two features that were not part of the design problem that could be added to improve your design.
Better sensors would have been nice - perhaps color sensors pre-programmed to sense the colors of the contestants in the Olympics to differentiate and provide proper statistics for the record. When we went to record the time on the program, it would have also been more convenient to have it continue going, but stop as each person crossed the line. However, given the time limit, such a feat could not be achieved.
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Friday, January 6, 2012
The Smartest Machine on Earth
What is "machine learning"?
Learning from examples.
How did the IBM team employ that concept in the development of Watson's AI? What advantage did that provide over previous attempts at "intelligence"?
By having the machine learn from examples it can create patterns that will help it figure out things out for themselvs. This facilitates the IBM teams job because somethings are to difficult to explain like "what is the letter A" it's easier to show it many examples of a letter "a".
I've often mentioned the term "Empirical Scepticism". What does that mean? How does that relate to the concept of Machine Learning? How does this relate to your life?
Empirical Scepticism is questioning beliefs on the basis of scientific understanding. You learn off of trial and error and it seems that machine learning is learning from examples and everytime watson has a mistake he corrects it and tests it.
Learning from examples.
How did the IBM team employ that concept in the development of Watson's AI? What advantage did that provide over previous attempts at "intelligence"?
By having the machine learn from examples it can create patterns that will help it figure out things out for themselvs. This facilitates the IBM teams job because somethings are to difficult to explain like "what is the letter A" it's easier to show it many examples of a letter "a".
I've often mentioned the term "Empirical Scepticism". What does that mean? How does that relate to the concept of Machine Learning? How does this relate to your life?
Empirical Scepticism is questioning beliefs on the basis of scientific understanding. You learn off of trial and error and it seems that machine learning is learning from examples and everytime watson has a mistake he corrects it and tests it.
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Ground Zero
Happy New Year!
Ground Zero:
What different "trades" (types of construction work) are featured in this video? Name at least three.
Steal work, glass work, bronze memorial plate work.
What aspect of the project is most interesting to you? Why is that?
The aspect that was most interesting to me was how they had to have all the materials tested to make sure that it could support the building. For example, testing creating the cement and testing it on site, and making the glass and testing it.
Ground Zero:
What different "trades" (types of construction work) are featured in this video? Name at least three.
Steal work, glass work, bronze memorial plate work.
What aspect of the project is most interesting to you? Why is that?
The aspect that was most interesting to me was how they had to have all the materials tested to make sure that it could support the building. For example, testing creating the cement and testing it on site, and making the glass and testing it.
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