Peter Brunsgaard
15 posts

Project Reflections

Design Goals After constructing the Mendocino motor, I feel like I successfully achieved the design goals that I set out for myself at the beginning of the class. The project…

Mendocino Motor Final Report | Peter

Inspiration When I was a little kid, I had a globe that you could place between two magnets and it would be completely suspended in the air. I was always…

Project Update 4/13 | Peter

I have spent the last week designing the rest of the parts for my mendocino motor. A big hurdle was that my 3D printer has been acting up and a…

Project Update 4/6 | Peter

For those of you that have not been following my project from the start, I am building a solar powered Mendocino motor. This is essentially a magnetically levitated rod that…

Project Update 3/30 |Peter

Unfortunately, over break I did not have all the parts needed for my project and as a result, did not achieve tons more on my project. I have designed an initial prototype…

Project Update 3/16 | Peter

I haven’t had much time in the past week to work on physically progressing my project much farther. I have put a decent amount of time into trying to source…

Mendocino Motor Top 5 Constraints | Peter

Cost – Although 3D printing and raw materials are fairly cheap, the strong Neodymium magnets required to levitate the motor rod are quite pricey in the quantities that this project calls…

Project Design Review | Peter

First Impression  I decided upon a Space Age and Futuristic aesthetic while focusing on trying to highlight the levitation aspect of the motor. I want to try and replicate the…

Main Project Inspiration | Peter

My initial inspiration for the main project came from a burning desire for the project to somehow be useful. After spending a week or two thinking about what useful thing I could make,…

Pete’s Aspirations

This semester, I am hoping to learn a lot more about how to design things in order to be both functional and visually appealing. I would love to work in product…

Mad Skillz

I am a junior in Mechanical Engineering and have spent countless hours doing hands on tasks and creating. I have a 3D printer in my room, and am incredibly familiar…

Television Liquor Cabinet

Vision: For my up cycle project, I wanted to create something not only visually appealing, but also useful. I have had my eye on an old television set, faux wood…

Retro Television Cabinet

For my up cycle project, I had my eye on an old television laying around in my girlfriend’s parent’s basement. With a little help from the internet, I was inspired…

Danish Design in the mid-1900s

Denmark has played a large role in the development of Scandinavian design focusing mostly on the simplicity and functionality of their designs. With widespread globalization, Danish influence can be seen…