🔨Prototyping 101

Three types

• Iterative

• Parallel

• Rapid

Iterative Prototyping

• Repetition of the cycle of prototyping

• Expensive

• Progressive

• slow

Parallel prototyping

• Creating multiple prototypes to achieve the same goal

• Expensive

• Quick

Rapid prototyping

• Uses CAD to create and test designs

• Utilizes 3D renders, and 3D printing

• Cheap

• Relatively fast

When prototyping you want to test designs not build the final product!!!

Rapid is the best for FRC

• Not too expensive

• Create fast prototypes in build season

• Easy to solve problems with the robot later in the season

• Resource efficient

Engineering design process

1. Find the problem

2. Research the problem

3. Imagine solutions

4. Plan your solution

5. Build a prototype

6. Test the prototype

7. Improve the design

8. Repeat #7 until you have a final product