To test the solution time for our puzzle cube, we gathered 10 subjects to try to solve our cube. The subjects each solved the puzzle cube 3 times, as we timed each trial. This is the data we gathered:
Mean: 696.9
Median: 384
Mode: None
Range:1930
Median: 384
Mode: None
Range:1930
ConClusion questions
1. Why is it important to model an idea before making a final prototype.
Because that way you can see if everything fits and will work right, and you don't wast materials making a final prototype and realize that it's not right.
2. Which assembly constraint(s) did you use to constrain the parts of the puzzle to the assembly such that it did not move? Describe each of the constraint types used and explain the degrees of freedom that are removed when each is applied between two parts.
I used the flush constraint to keep the puzzle pieces together. It basically put the faces of the puzzle pieces together without any spaces in between. I never grounded (doesn't let the piece move at all) any of my pieces, but none of pieces moved unless I manually move it.
3 .Based on your experiences during the completion of the Puzzle Design Challenge, what is meant when someone says, " I used a design process to solve the problem at hand"? Explain your answer using the work that you completed for this project.
It means that the person figured out the problem, brainstormed ideas on how to solve the problem, generated ideas, identified criteria and constraints, figured out possibilities that fit the criteria and constraints, selected an approach, design the idea, created a prototype, tested the prototype, made it better, and communicated there results (in this case through table and graph).
4. How does the gender of the puzzle solver affect solution time? Be specific and provide evidence to support your answer.
The males solved the puzzle cube faster, one male (47) solved it in 1172 seconds on their first try, but it took 1956 seconds for a female(1956) to solve the puzzle on their first try.
5. How does the age of the puzzle solver affect solution time?
a. As the age of the puzzle solver increases, the time needed to solve the puzzle decreased. The 5M solved the puzzle in 1683 seconds, and the 47M solved the puzzle in 1172 seconds.
b. y=.27x+1683
c. How long would it take a 3 year old to solve the puzzle cube?
y= .27(3)+1683
y= 1684 seconds
d.How long would it take a 95 year old to solve the puzzle cube?
y=.27(95)+1683
y= 1708 seconds
e. Do these predictions make sense?
No they do not, they are theoretical predictions, not realistic predictions. It would take a 3 year old at least 40 minutes to maybe solve the puzzle cube.
f. What is a realistic domain for the function?
x>0
Because that way you can see if everything fits and will work right, and you don't wast materials making a final prototype and realize that it's not right.
2. Which assembly constraint(s) did you use to constrain the parts of the puzzle to the assembly such that it did not move? Describe each of the constraint types used and explain the degrees of freedom that are removed when each is applied between two parts.
I used the flush constraint to keep the puzzle pieces together. It basically put the faces of the puzzle pieces together without any spaces in between. I never grounded (doesn't let the piece move at all) any of my pieces, but none of pieces moved unless I manually move it.
3 .Based on your experiences during the completion of the Puzzle Design Challenge, what is meant when someone says, " I used a design process to solve the problem at hand"? Explain your answer using the work that you completed for this project.
It means that the person figured out the problem, brainstormed ideas on how to solve the problem, generated ideas, identified criteria and constraints, figured out possibilities that fit the criteria and constraints, selected an approach, design the idea, created a prototype, tested the prototype, made it better, and communicated there results (in this case through table and graph).
4. How does the gender of the puzzle solver affect solution time? Be specific and provide evidence to support your answer.
The males solved the puzzle cube faster, one male (47) solved it in 1172 seconds on their first try, but it took 1956 seconds for a female(1956) to solve the puzzle on their first try.
5. How does the age of the puzzle solver affect solution time?
a. As the age of the puzzle solver increases, the time needed to solve the puzzle decreased. The 5M solved the puzzle in 1683 seconds, and the 47M solved the puzzle in 1172 seconds.
b. y=.27x+1683
c. How long would it take a 3 year old to solve the puzzle cube?
y= .27(3)+1683
y= 1684 seconds
d.How long would it take a 95 year old to solve the puzzle cube?
y=.27(95)+1683
y= 1708 seconds
e. Do these predictions make sense?
No they do not, they are theoretical predictions, not realistic predictions. It would take a 3 year old at least 40 minutes to maybe solve the puzzle cube.
f. What is a realistic domain for the function?
x>0