Emily Pearson
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Bear Spray Light Final Part 1

Emily Pearson
2017 - new, Student Work
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My dad is one of the brightest and most creative people I’ve ever met and ever since I was a little girl, we have always been thinking of new products to develop, whether it is for our outdoor recreation business or just for convenience. When thinking about a main project, I decided that I wanted…

Bear Spray Light Final Report Part 2

Emily Pearson
Student Work
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After completing my second prototype, which was my first 3D printed part, I realized that I needed to change the design to fit the 9V battery I am using for this project. I also wanted to go back and add a hole for a button that was already pre-measured instead of guessing after the fact.…

Final Stretch Progress: Bear Spray Light

Emily Pearson
Student Work
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This past week, I was able to finalize the solidworks design and 3D print the design. Although the 3D print didn’t have the finish I was hoping for due to its complexity, it does fit the bear spray bottle curvature. Next steps, now that I have time, will be to start thinking about the circuitry…

Construction Timeline: Bear Spray Light

Emily Pearson
Student Work
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Fortunately, I have already flushed out a good amount of the solidworks for this project. I must say that did take much longer than I expected so I can see how the rule of 7 applies! After making my first prototype, I realized I would want me bear spray light smaller. The next step I…

Design Review: Bear Spray Light

Emily Pearson
Student Work
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My dad and I have always been thinking of new products to develop, whether it is for our outdoor recreation business or just for convenience. When thinking about a main project, I decided that I wanted to try and kill two birds with one stone and develop a product that we could use in the…

Top 5 Constraints – Bear Spray Light

Emily Pearson
Student Work
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My bear spray light is a project can be designed many different ways, which is why I want to define 5 constraints to help hone in this project. One of my five constraints for my final project will be the aesthetics. I want to incorporate Art Deco and Organic aesthetics of design for the lights.…

Main Project Inspirations – Bear Spray

Emily Pearson
Student Work
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My dad and I have always been thinking of new products to develop, whether it is for our outdoor recreation business or just for convenience. When thinking about a main project, I decided that I wanted to try and kill two birds with one stone and develop a product that we could use in the…

Skill Sets and Personal Aspirations

Emily Pearson
2017 - new, Student Work
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I come into this class having a Solidwork’s and 3D printing background. I also have woodworking and minimal welding experience. My personal aspirations are to become more comfortable welding and machining given it’s been a while since I have machined. My overall aspirations are to first, graduate, then I plan on moving out to Kansas…

Upcycling Final Report: Candles

Emily Pearson
2017 - new, Student Work
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  Project Vision My overall vision for the project was to take remnants of candle wax, shown in Figure 1 below, and make a single aesthetically intricate candle with triangular designs in it. This vision was based off a picture found on Google and is shown in Figure 2. A part of this vision was to…

Design Loop Reality: Candles

Emily Pearson
2017 - new, Student Work
2 Comments
For my upcycling project, I am melting the leftover waxes from other candles and putting them into one big glass vase for aesthetic appeal. Although this will obviously be an aesthetic project, I hope to also make it functional by adding string to the middle of the molten wax so that I can light the…

Upcycle Update: Candles

Emily Pearson
2017 - new, Student Work
2 Comments
For me, one of the most annoying things is when you have multiple candles that have such little wax that you can’t even fit your hand into the jar to light it. When this happens, I tend to just put the candles in a bin or box because I think, maybe I’ll get one of…

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