Hands-on 3D Printed Dynamics Activities

The advancement of 3D printing has allowed everyday individuals to rapid prototype and manufacture in a more efficient, cost-effective, and timely manner. This has paved the way for a more adaptable educational model, by allowing instructors to easily access alternative instruments for teaching. By providing students with tangible tools, they will better be able to grasp complex principles. Dynamics professors need a way in which they can easily access these academic tools, transport them to and from class, and teach multiple dynamics principles through variations of a single 3D printed kit. Interviews with professors and students were conducted to gain a more wholistic understanding of our target demographic needs. Research regarding product competition and relevant patent intellectual property was also organized to make sure that what we plan to develop does not infringe on any previously conceived ideas. Using this information, along with our own ideation, we have created six activities as well as testing to measure those activities.The activities we are working with include the following: Mass-Moment of Inertia (Rollers), Friction (Spool), Rigid Body Kinematics, Coriolis Effect, Angular Impact-Momentum, and Relative Motion (Mass-Pulley). This Final Design Review (FDR) presents our final designs as well as the justifications for any changes