Main Project Report Part 2: Trebuchet

Why? The ‘why’ question for my project can be classified into two different aspects – 1. Why did I choose to make a trebuchet? and 2. Why did choose the…

Main Project Report Part 1: Trebuchet

This post gives a brief outline of what and how of my final project for the Aesthetics of Design class: a battle-worn looking trebuchet. A trebuchet is a siege engine…

Final Stretch: Trebuchet

Based on the timeline I set up for my project, I should have acquired all the materials by now, which I have, and should be able to complete my construction…

Construction Timeline: Trebuchet

For my trebuchet project, I have finalized my design and acquired all the materials I need for my construction including some nice pieces of ghost wood which really fits my…

20th Century Design Movement: Trebuchet

Having decided to make a trebuchet, a weapon from 12th century, for my final project, I find it quite difficult to fit the aesthetic I am looking to achieve into…

Design Review: Trebuchet

For this project, I’ve decided to make a scaled model of one of the siege engines used during the medieval ages – the trebuchet. The trebuchet is a siege weapon…

Top 5 Constraints: Trebuchet Design

1. Deciding on the Scale: I thing I have to figure out right away is the size of the trebuchet I want to make. This is first important step before I…

Main Project Inspiration: The Medievel Marvel

Anyone who has played Age of Empires will agree on one thing, that Trebuchets are awesome. For those who don’t know about this marvel of medieval engineering, a trebuchet is…

Skill Sets and Aspirations

Skill Set: I’m Gautham and as a Graduate Student in the Mechanical Engineering Design program, my basic skill set would be that of any other ME student. I have experiences…

Design Loop: Cardboard Night Lamp

Even though I had a frustrating start to my design process, struggling to decide what to make and what to make it with, I had a fairly straight forward design…

Upcycle Progress: Cardboard Lamp

One of the side effects of moving in from different country, as I did six months ago, is that I ended up with a lot this. So, when we were…

Aesthetic Exploration: Aesthetics of Time

“Time and tide wait for no man” says the famous proverb. While humans have managed to find a way to tame the tides and make electricity out of it, we…