Time & Budget

         The group worked on the project ten weeks by the following time frame for each task. Every week group has to complete the task which was scheduled during that time to be able to finish the project on the due date. The hardest task was on week eight when the group was faced with difficulties in getting the legs to compress and had to adjust quickly to find a solution. 

                                                      Project Timeline

                        TASK                                                 WEEKS   

Task	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
1. Conceptual Design	x	x
2. Sketches and Project Modeling			x	x	x	x
3. Building spring powered legs and frame					x	x	x
4. Assembling Hopper Prototype						x	x	x
5. Testing						x	x	x
6. Evaluation							x	x	x
7. Adjustments								x	x
8. Final report preparation								x	x	x

1. Conceptual design - come up with an idea what kind mechanism to build and have it should look like.
2. Modeling -simple  drawing of the project
3. Building Device - building the part that needs to jump
4. Building Prototype - building the whole  body of the mechanism.
5. Testing - a test of mechanisms.
6. Evaluation - evaluate the machine if it ready for presentation.
7. Adjustment - add changes that needed to make.
8. Final Report Preparation - to summarize the whole work that  have done on the paper.

                                             Project Budget 

       The project has estimated the budget to be $120. Of that, the group has used $96 as is detailed in a budget pie chart. 

                                                                   Budget Table 

Category	Projected Cost
2 LEGO XL motors	$26.00
Lego parts 4  Springs	$61.00 $4.00
Battery ( 9Volt)	$5.00
TOTAL	$120.00

 The parts that group has bought for the project

                                  On this image is shown the whole description of the parts that was used

1. LEGO's XL Motor; 2. The leg;  3. Zip ties;  4. Streak line; 5&15. Gears big and small 6. Spring 7. Weight to make a balance; 8. The long sticks, which help to keep a balance during the jump;  9&10. The wire which connected to the battery; 11. 12. 13.The short LEGO's parts 14. The long LEGO's parts; 16. LEGO's connectors;  17. The short sticks that keep legs at same position;

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            LEGO XL -MOTOR                                                    

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                   The LEGO battery that group using for the project

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