Uses of Robotics Technology for Chemical Hazards

TOPIC: ROBOTIC TECHNOLOGY AND HOMELAND SECURITY APPLICATIONS Focus: Using Robots to diffuse hazards of dangerous chemicals, chemical spills or explosives

Students will explore the concepts of Robotics subsystems and understand the engineering concepts of designing robotic prototypes. Students will design robots and build robots to meet specific obstacle tasks that would allow robots to response to chemical hazards and potential chemical explosives

ENGAGEMENT: Capture of Student Interest. Students will review a series of short video clips on Robots used in military applications and law enforcements that includes removal of threats of chemical hazards.

Mission Robot to Diffuse Threats

Explain why robots would be resource to provide defensive and offensive tactics to prevent harm to people from potential chemical hazardous situation. List examples of the challenges that scientist and engineers would have in developing idealist robots that meet the engineering specifications to offset the harms of chemical hazardous. Elaborate on the cost factors on engineering robotic endeavors

Students will be challenged to work in engineering to design and build robots.

GENERAL SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS Students must be at the proper developmental level and possess adequate motor skills for individual use of laboratory materials and tools as well as be able to follow the safety rules. Lab safety rules should be clear, simply written, and posted in the classroom.

Process 1. Braining Storming 2. Engineering 3. Design Review

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Scheduling Master Schedule Teamwork

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Expectation 5.1 The student will know and apply the laws of mechanics to explain the behavior of the physical world. Indicator 5.1.1 The student will use analytical techniques appropriate to the study of physics. distinguish between scalar and vector quantities (e.g. speed v. velocity; distance v. displacement) symbolically represent vector quantities (angle for direction, length for magnitude) add vectors (same and opposite directions and at right angles)

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5.1.3 The student will analyze and explain how Newtons Laws describe changes in an objects motion. Assessment limits: the effect of balanced forces (fnet = 0) (quantitative and qualitative) the effect of unbalanced forces (fnet 0) (quantitative and qualitative) inertia (application) (qualitative only) relationship among force, mass and acceleration (describe qualitative relationships and calculate) action/reaction (application)

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5.1.2 The student will use algebraic and geometric concepts to qualitatively and quantitatively describe an objects motion. Assessment limits: motion with a constant velocity motion with a constant acceleration linear frames of reference

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Indicator 5.2.3 The student will qualitatively describe the applications of electromagnetic induction. Assessment limits: Electromagnetic induction (definition) Motors (energy transformations) Generators (energy transformations)