My project probably has the biggest difference from the beginning to the end. At the beginning I was planning on making a mirrorless rear view mirror for cars. However due…

iPhone 6 and 6s are famous for having small batteries. I have to charge my 6s all the time to keep it running. Not to mention the Apple Watch, it’s…

Sorry for the late update, last week was pretty busy… Last week I went to the ITLL machine shop and did the first stage of manufacturing my project. I cut…

Got all materials ready. I got two scrap wood blocks, 1 can of clear wood finish and wood glue from Home Depot, 1 LED strap from Amazon. All drawings are…

20th Century design movement inspiration My design is inspired by Minimalism of the 20th Century Design Movement. Minimalism is also called ABC art. It originated in the late 1960s in…

The project is going slowly… I just took the 3D printer tour the week before Spring Break. This week’s task will be Solidworks drawing and hopefully 3D print the mirror…

3D printer availability. My frames are depended on the 3D printers. So far the 3D printer availability is not bad in the ITLL. Shipping time. Many of the cheap parts…

BMW just showed a concept i8 called i8 Mirrorless at the CES. The car gets rid of the traditional rear view mirrors and adopted a whole new rear view system.…

For my main project I want to make something car related and cool. I’m thinking of making something like BMW’s new concept mirrorless rear view mirror. It reduces wind drag…

What I plan to learn in this class is to get a feel of how aesthetics works with engineering. After 4 years in mechanical engineering, we learned lots of stuff…

My name is Shen Shu. I’m a senior undergrad. mechanical engineering student and I’m graduating in May, 2016. i have taken all the MCEN required courses and am familiar with…

The inspiration of my upcycling project is from the military style artworks made from military materials. When I was a child this type of products were very popular in the…

For my upcycle project I plan to use the popular 223 ammo shell cases to make a tank. These brass shell cases were collected after my buddies and I shot…