Shohei Hara – Aesthetics of Design

Shohei Hara

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Main Project Final Report Part 2: Heart Rate LED Monitor

May 8, 2017

Now that the project is over, I can relax and reflect on the semester and the two projects from this class. After seeing many great projects from other students, I have been enthusiastic about creating something similar myself. I think I am happy with how my project turned out, and I will put that to…

Main Project Report 2017 Part 1: Heart Rate LED Monitor

April 30, 2017

2017 - new, Student Work

Inspiration I got the inspiration for this project as I was working on the Upcycling project. Halfway through, I got the idea of making a desk lamp out of an old engine valve cover. Since I was already well into my Upcycling project, I decided to make the lamp as the final project. After thinking…

Final Project: LED Heartrate Monitor

April 24, 2017

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Final Stretch: LED Heartrate Monitor

April 19, 2017

At this point, I have received all of the parts in the mail, and have started putting everything together. The step was to do quality control. I started by hooking up the Arduino UNO R3 and make sure I had proper connectivity. After properly configuring the simulated com port, I struggled to get a connection.…

Final Stretch: Heart Rate LED

April 12, 2017

Final BOM The bill of material is 100% complete. After some initial testing, it appears that everything I initially purchased will work as intended. Electronic Assembly The electronics are almost fully assembled. The LEDs still need to be wired to a relay, but the relay clicks in synch with my heartbeat. Testing Testing has been…

Construction Timeline: Heartrate LED Sensor

April 5, 2017

The Gantt chart, shown above, represents the remaining five activities left in the project. I chose to exclude activities that are already past. Final BOM The bill of material is 99% complete. I have left this activity up on the schedule because there is a chance that I will have to purchase more parts, specifically…

Project Aesthetics Compared to the 20th Century design movements

March 22, 2017

2017 - new, Student Work

For my project, I decided to use the engine valve cover as the body, going for an Industrially Chic Automotive aesthetic. I explored 3 different aesthetics: the art deco, art nouveau, and minimalism: Art Deco The art deco theme would be my first alternative choice. The clean, sharp lines would compliment the body of the…

Design Review: Heartrate LED Prototype

March 13, 2017

My project will be to create a device that measures the heartrate and flash red LEDs at the same rate as the heartbeat. I am keeping the upcycling theme and using an old engine valve cover to house all of these components. For the prototype, in order to demonstrate the aesthetic, I decided to start…

Top 5 Constraints

March 8, 2017

Project: Heartrate LED Constraint #1: Cost – I plan to spend less than $200 for this project. This includes LEDs, Arduino, relay, heartrate monitor, wiring, and fasteners. Constraint #2: Aesthetic – I have to stick to the theme of upcycling. The lights will be mounted on an old engine valve cover. I will have to…

Main Project Inspiration: Heartbeat LED

March 1, 2017

For my project, I would like to continue with the upcycling theme, and make an LED light that detects your heartrate and pulses red LEDs at the same rate. The LEDs would be mounted into an old engine valve cover, where each valve opening gets an LED. I got the inspiration from a couple of…

Skill Sets and personal Aspiration: Shohei Hara

February 22, 2017

2017 - new, Student Work

Hi, my name is Shohei Hara. I’m originally from Japan, but I grew up in Salt Lake City, Utah. I currently work full-time as a product engineer at General Electric, specializing in power generation control systems. I’m pursuing an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, planning to graduate in December. Skill Sets: I have 6 years of…

Upcycle Final Report: Paperclip Bicycle

February 13, 2017

2017 - new, Student Work

For this project, I wanted to create something similar to the toothpick ping pong trail we saw in class. After brainstorming for awhile, I remembered a small motorcycle statue I purchased in Vietnam that consisted of nuts, bolts, and washers welded together. Drawing upon this idea, I decided to use paperclips instead of nuts and…

Design Loop Reality: Paperclip Bike

February 9, 2017

2017 - new, Student Work

For the project of creating a desktop sized mountain bike using paper clips soldered together, the process has been largely trial and error. Once I got the idea, I researched online, seeing if other people had attempted similar ideas. There seemed to be a decent amount of information regarding soldering paperclips, but this application seemed…

Upcycle Progress: Paper Clip Art

February 1, 2017

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After coming up with many terrible ideas for a project, I decided to look for inspiration. I got on my phone and googled “upcycled art,” hoping to see something that would inspire me. Then, it hit me. I remembered a small motorcycle statue I purchased in Vietnam that consisted of nuts, bolts, and washers welded…

Aesthetic Exploration: The Golden Ratio

January 24, 2017

2017 - new, Student Work

The golden ratio is a ratio of 1 to 1.618 that seems to be abundantly demonstrated in nature. This is mathematically represented by the Fibonacci series, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13 – each number being the sum of the two previous numbers. The ratio of one number to the next number approaches the…

The Four-Letter Code to Selling Just About Anything – What makes things cool?

January 22, 2017

2017 - new, Student Work