Marble Sorter Challenge

The Marble Sorter Project (officially known as the Capstone Project) was a challenge in which several teams competed to construct a more effective marble sorter than the other teams. The minimum number of marbles that could be sorted (to earn points) was three.

My groups' marble sorter sorted three marble types and had a two foot drop height (it can actually do six, but we decided to drop from two feet). There were four members in my group: Michael Hardy, Ezekiel Jimenez, Jesse Gross, and myself. I am pleased with our final design.

Achievements:

1) Organize it!

2) I've Made a Few Special Modifications...

    * Added a fan to push wooden marbles

    * Constructed a new hopper

    * Disassembled sorter and rebuilt it with many support improvements

3) Reflection

    + : Creative solutions, results fulfill problem statement

    - : Teamwork, only a couple of our members were constantly working (together)

    ? : Next time we need to improve our teamwork, and procrastinate less (and work on focus)

    ! : Why not have the entire class as one group and make them sort ten different kinds of marbles?

4) Process 15 marbles in less than 30 seconds. (6 to 10 seconds)

5) Marble Delivery

6) Drop marbles from 2 feet above machine

7) Used at least one motor

Here is a picture of our marble sorter: