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game Objectives
Test your skills by solving a simple airplane design problem
Demonstrate the challenges of meeting customer requirements
Understand the limitations of a typical design strategy
- Realise the cost and time implications without using set-based design (and the impact on ROI!)
- Appreciate the need for a better way
the rules
In teams of 2-4 players, you must:
- Design a profitable plane that meets 5 customer requirements and associated technical requirements (provided below)
- Divide and build the four parts: body, wings, tail and cockpit, each with their own Lego bricks (& colours)
- Work as a team, with 1 design lead to manage the Lego (online builder), and everyone responsible for a part
- Once you have a solution you are confident in, present it to the ‘Customer’ for testing
You win when you provide a solution that meets the requirements!
airplane geometry
Customer requirements
Parameters
Points on body: pb = no. of points on the body
Number of Passengers: P = number of points on body * 3
Weight of airplane: wa = total no. of points (pb + pwtc) * 100
Weight of passengers: wp = P * 60 (assuming 60kg/passenger)
Total weight: (W) = weight of airplane (wa) + weight of passengers (wp)
Technical requirements
A plane must be able to fly! Although you may have a mathematical solution for the customer requirements, you also need to consider these technical requirements:
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Wingspan: 2/3 L ≤ sw < L
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Tail: lt ≤ lw
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Weight ratio: RW < 1.25
Points on body: pb = no. of points on the body
Points on the rest: pwtc: no. of points on the wings, tail & cockpit
Weight ratio: RW = pb / pwtc
