Peter Brunsgaard

15 posts

Project Reflections

April 23, 2016

Peter Brunsgaard

Student Work

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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 very much achieves a futuristic and levitation aesthetic while still looking very clean. The motor didn’t need a cord and was a standalone piece of…

Mendocino Motor Final Report | Peter

April 20, 2016

Peter Brunsgaard

Final Report Main Project 2016, Student Work

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 extremely fascinated by it, along with magnets in any form. This is what lead me to making a Mendocino motor for my project. A Mendocino…

Project Update 4/13 | Peter

April 13, 2016

Peter Brunsgaard

Student Work, Update Weds April 13 2016

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 large part of my design is dependent on printed parts. This has greatly hindered my progress this week. I have all the parts that I…

Project Update 4/6 | Peter

April 8, 2016

Peter Brunsgaard

Student Work, Update Weds April 6 2016

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 spins using a solar powered motor. Example of a Mendocino Motor The main progress that I have made this week is that I managed to…

Project Update 3/30 |Peter

March 30, 2016

Peter Brunsgaard

Impact of 20th Century design movements plus update Weds March 30 2016, Student Work, ZZ 2016

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 part to be 3D printed that serves as a frame for both the solar panels and the magnet wire based off of a thingiverse project posted by user…

Aesthetics Game – 3/28 | Peter

March 30, 2016

Peter Brunsgaard

Aesthetics Game 2016, Student Work

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Project Update 3/16 | Peter

March 16, 2016

Peter Brunsgaard

Student Work, Update Weds March 16, 2016

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 magnets from a cheap and reliable source. In sourcing the magnets, I believe that I can get all of my magnets for under $25 which…

Mendocino Motor Top 5 Constraints | Peter

March 8, 2016

Peter Brunsgaard

Student Work, Top 5 Constraints 2016, ZZ 2016

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 for. Along with the cost of the magnets, the solar cells and magnet wire are also fairly pricey. Wood Working – I have never done wood working outside…

Project Design Review | Peter

March 3, 2016

Peter Brunsgaard

Main Project Design Review 2016, Student Work

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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 large curvature of the SR-71 Blackbird and F-16 fighter planes, as they are two of the most iconic futuristic designs. SR-71 Blackbird F-16 Fighter Jet…

Main Project Inspiration | Peter

February 24, 2016

Peter Brunsgaard

Main Project Inspirations 2016, Student Work

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, I realized that I was too caught up in the functionality of the piece rather than the aesthetic of the piece. So I went back…

Pete’s Aspirations

February 17, 2016

Peter Brunsgaard

Aspirations 2016, Student Work

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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 design and development after I graduate and aesthetics play a huge role in that field. Most of the design work that I have done is…

Mad Skillz

February 10, 2016

Peter Brunsgaard

Skill Sets 2016, Student Work

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 with 3D printing on hobby FDM machines. I also spent a few summers doing construction in high school so I have a fairly good handle…

Television Liquor Cabinet

February 5, 2016

Peter Brunsgaard

Student Work, Upcycle Project Report 2016

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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 and all, collecting dust in my girlfriend’s parent’s basement for a little while. With a little searching through the internet, I was inspired to make…

Retro Television Cabinet

January 27, 2016

Peter Brunsgaard

Student Work, Upcycle Progress 2016, ZZ 2016

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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 to make the TV into a liquor cabinet. It’s been collecting dust for at least 15 years, so I figured that I could bring new…

Danish Design in the mid-1900s

January 19, 2016

Peter Brunsgaard

Aesthetic Explorations 2016, Student Work, ZZ 2016

Aesthetics Exploration, Danish, Denmark

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 in Ikea products, kitchen wares, audio, lighting, furniture, and even in the Sydney Opera House. The largest surge in modern Danish design came post World…