Sam Van Dreser

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Final Project Part 2: Orrery Solar System

May 2, 2017

Main Project Final Report 2017 Part 2, Student Work, zy 2017

Why and What next? Reflection on the semester. Compare your original project intent to what you ended up with. How did the public react? What did you learn from your project, and from the class? What will you do next with the project? What do you wish you had done differently? (You can copy some…

Final Project Part 1: Orrery Solar System

May 2, 2017

Sam Van Dreser

Main Project Final Report 2017 Part 1, Student Work, zy 2017

An orrery solar system is meant to depict the relative motion of the planets around the sun. for my final project I chose to condense this and only replicate the earth and moon. I took inspiration for my work where I help design and assemble space flight instruments. I also have always had a passion…

Final Project Presentation: Orrery Solar System

April 26, 2017

Sam Van Dreser

Main Project Presentation 2017, Student Work, zy 2017

Final Stretch: Solar System Lamp

April 12, 2017

Sam Van Dreser

Main Project Final Stretch Progress 2017, Student Work, zy 2017

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The end over the semester is approaching very fast. It will be a race against the clock to get everything assembled. The biggest items left are as follows, Finish machining parts: I should be able to complete this by the end of next week. If somthing doesnt work out then I will be 3d printing…

Construction Timeline: Solar System Model

April 5, 2017

Sam Van Dreser

Construction Timeline 2017, Student Work, zy 2017

Spring break has come and went and I’m realizing that I’m little behind. I have a CAD model started and still in a pretty early stage. However, I think that I can turn out a solid design by this weekend. I hop to have this done by Sunday the 9th. With that done I will…

Design Review: Solar System Gadget

March 15, 2017

Sam Van Dreser

Main Project Design Review Report 2017, Student Work, zy 2017

I challenge you to name one person who hasn’t look up at night an wondered what is outside our atmosphere. Space has always drawn my interest and I don’t go one day thinking about how we could access it easier or find other objects that harbor life just like our earth. These reasons are why…

Top 5 Constraints: Solar System Gadget

March 8, 2017

Sam Van Dreser

Student Work, Top 5 Constraints 2017, zy 2017

I am still planning on trying to create the solar system to fit on my desk. After thinking a little more about the project and how I want to accomplish it, I am planning on implementing a steampunk/metallic type of aesthetic. The constraints that I see at the moment are as follows: Time: Time will…

Main Project Inspiration: Desktop Solar System Gadget

March 1, 2017

Sam Van Dreser

Main Project Inspirations 2017, Student Work, zy 2017

For my main project, I was thinking about creating a scale model solar system. I have always been intrigued by space through out my entire life. I also look up at the stars and wonder what else is out there, but who doesn’t do that. It amazes me how large everything is outside the realm…

Skill Set and Aspirations

February 22, 2017

Sam Van Dreser

Skill Sets and Personal Aspirations 2017, Student Work, zy 2017

To be honest, I’m pretty similar to most engineers in my skill sets at this time in my life. I do have pretty extensive knowledge of SolidWorks (who doesn’t though…). Along with that, I have a descent understanding of mechanical drawings, especially using GD&T. I also have a fairly good knowledge of the fabrication and…

Upcycle Final Report – Bottle Tree Lamp

February 13, 2017

Sam Van Dreser

Student Work, Upcycle Final Report 2017, zy 2017

The bottle tree has always been a project that I wanted to complete. Originally I had seen a similar design at a friends house and thought, “What a creative way to reuse old bottles!” Ideas started bouncing around. First, it was to display some of the better drinks in my opinion. Next, to be a…

Design Loop: Upcycled Bottle Tree

February 8, 2017

Sam Van Dreser

Design Loop Reality 2017, Student Work, zy 2017

The design process for the bottle tree was fairly simple. Seen above it was a linear process and didnt really have any loops or iterations to it. I started off with the idea in my head. A picture of what it would look like and a general idea of what materials I was going…

Upcycle Update: Bottle Tree

January 31, 2017

Sam Van Dreser

Student Work, Upcycle Progress 2017, zy 2017

For my Upcycle project I was planning on using old bottles to create a bottle tree. Personally I always have trouble choosing a drink when going to the store and it would be great to have a decoration that would be able to spin and choose a drink from. Aesthetics will be the simplicity of the…

Aesthetic Explorations: Ski Photography and Filming

January 24, 2017

Sam Van Dreser

Aesthetic Explorations 2017, Student Work, zy 2017

Photographing something that is extremely bright is hard. Adding in a moving object makes it even more challenging. Ski photography has come a long way since its start, around the time of the camera. It can be inferred that ski photography didn’t really come about until the camera had become more portable. It was around 1931…