To reach my final idea of creating a motorboat I first thought about different Ideas on how to utilize a motor to make an interactive and interesting toy for a younger audience. Then using different ideas I sorted through them to find which ones would be suitable considering the amount of time for this project as well as the purpose and targets of this project. Once I finalized my product, I used design skills by starting with a simple sketch and adding measurements. Then I would evaluate my sketch and see how I could improve and add more details. Then I continued this process until I was happy with the outcome as well as the design of the product.
- Cut out the pieces of the boat
- Glue the pieces together to form the boat
- Make adjustments to the shape of the boat
- Connect the motor wires and battery
- Attach the motor to the boat using blue-tac
- Make the paddle wheels using popsicle sticks and bottle caps
- Glue the wheels to the metal skewer
- Find a good position for the wheels and motor
- test the spinnability of the paddles
- make the fishing rod using a skewer and rope
- make the fish using magnets, hot glue, and tape
- test the float ability of the boat
When the boat can float and move I would consider the project a success but if we are able to make the magnet fishing function work as well, it would then meet my expectations and my goals. If the boat also looked nice and was made with very clean cuts, then it would be a very good product and would be very successful. However, my main criteria was for the energy conversion to work, and allow the boat to float and move.