13.
Ferris wheel
1.Focus
Do you have been to an amusement
park?
What is your favorite amusement park
facility?
However,the Ferris wheel is the most
popular ride in amusement parks.
Because it is safer, and suitable for all
ages.
1.Focus
The earliest Ferris wheel was
designed by American-- George
Washington Ferris for the
Columbus Memorial Exposition in
Chicago in 1893, in order to
compete with the Eiffel Tower built
in Paris at the 1889 Exposition.
And now,the world's largest and tallest Ferris wheel is called the "Dubai Eye", which
is 250 meters in diameter . It can carry up to 1,750 passengers at a time, and it takes
38 minutes to make a full circle.
1.Focus
1.What does a Ferris wheel look like?
There is a large disc with many small "houses"
hanging from the disc. Of course, it must also have a
base and a stand, just as legs.
2.How do you feel when you sit in a Ferris wheel?
We can feel the slow turn, overlooking the distance,
feel very exciting and interesting...
2.Explore
Task 1:
How to make a disc with our equipment? Maybe we can make a hexagon.
2.Explore
Task 2: Task 3:
How do we power the Ferris wheel? How can we make the machine run very slowly?
Motor can spins the Ferris wheel. We can control the motor rotation speed by
And controller can provide energy for motor. adjusting the program.
3.Create
Now,let's start making a Ferris wheel.
Please recall, what structure does the Ferris wheel have? Base, disc, drive system, cable.
base disc & seat of Ferris drive
cables wheel system
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4.Code
Task 1: Let the Ferris wheel rotate at a constant speed, stop when it
reaches the highest point, and let out a cheer.
4.Code
Task 2: On the basis of task 1, when the Ferris wheel makes one
turn, it turns in the opposite direction, and finally returns to the initial
position
5.Evaluation
How do we control the direction of rotation of the Ferris
wheel?
Reference: The motor power is set to a negative value, and
the Ferris wheel rotates clockwise. The motor power is set
to a positive value and rotates counterclockwise
控制器上的接口除了传递信息还具有什么作用？
5.Evaluation
Can you try making three more seats shapes with the
remaining material?
控制器上的接口除了传递信息还具有什么作用？
6.Show
Project summary: Today, we successfully built a simple robot. By programming and downloading the program to
the controller, we can control the rotation of single motor and double motor, and make sound with the controller.
Let's program it to keep the Ferris wheel spinning ！
