STEM Outreach Camp Involving Additive Manufacturing and Swimming Robots, Years 3-5
Abstract
Building upon the summer of 2021?s successful program, researchers at The University of New Orleanspropose to introduce middle schoo,l and/or high school students to various STEM topics through arobotics-based summer camp. The proposed summer camp will involve desi,gning, building and testing aneel like robot. This camp will introduce students to various engineering topics including: 3D modeling,,additive manufacturing (3D printing), robot construction, electrical design/wiring, programming andhydrodynamics. For the summers,of 2022 through 2024, UNO researchers are proposing to hold a one-week long campsession. This camp will be dedicated to 15-20 middle, school and/or high school students who will bedivided up into groups of approximately 3 to 4 to design and build an eel like robot., The curriculum of thecamp will involve an introduction to 3D modeling and 3D printing. The UNO researchers will guide thestudents i,n making minor design modifications to existing 3D models of robot components. Once the 3Ddesign is completed the students will 3D p,rint a select number of components using various 3D printers.The researchers will then guide the students in the building and wiring, of the robot. A brief lesson onrobot dynamics, electrical design and powering will be completed during this time.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Sep 03, 2022
- Source ID
- N000142212563
Entities
People
- Brandon Taravella
Organizations
- Office of Naval Research
- United States Navy
- University of New Orleans