Yusen Ji
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Infinity mirror by Yusen Ji

Yusen Ji
2016, Post 13 - 2016
Description: For this project, I decided to make an infinity mirror. Infinity mirror is a pair of mirrors, set up in a recursive manner, creating a series of smaller and smaller reflections that appear to recede into an infinite distance. Presentation Video https://www.aesdes.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/MOV.mp4   Insipration Design Review Top 5 constraints Update 1:Too busy for that week…

Final project part 1

Yusen Ji
2016, Student Work
2 Comments
Project description I decided to make an infinity mirror because it can not only give me some chances to playing with some electronics but also creating some really cool optical effect after finishing this project.Why can the infinity mirror creates “tunnel” effect? The secret is that the infinity mirror actually contains two mirrors with different transmissivity…

Infinity mirror update 04/13

Yusen Ji
2016, Student Work
3 Comments
Since I have finished majority of the project for the last three weeks. For this week, I am trying to find a better aesthetics that fits my project. For right now, I would like to apply the traditional Chinese porcelain into my infinity mirror. I am trying to use some oil-based light blue paint to…

Update 04/06

Yusen Ji
2016, Student Work
3 Comments
This week has been an impressive week. I finished all the soldering and programming for my infinity mirror. The coding for ardurino was much simpler than I thought, since I just needed to download the code online and apply them into the board. For next week, I am planning to do some final paint work…

Infinity mirror update

Yusen Ji
2016, Student Work
3 Comments
    Update: During spring break, I spent a lot of time machining the frame and finally assemble them together. Since the machine shop was closed during spring break. I went to a family-owned machine shop in Longmont to cut all the glass and framed them together. And I put the LED lights into the…

Infinity mirror project progress

Yusen Ji
2016, Student Work
2 Comments
Since the frame material just arrived on this Tuesday and I got three midterms this week, so I didn’t do a lot this week. I will try my best to achieve the goal I set on my timeline from last week ‘s post for this spring break. I will update more progress on next progress report.

Yusen’s top five constraint

Yusen Ji
2016, Student Work
4 Comments
There are some constraints in my project that I originally neglected. Machine shop availability. I went to fleming to reserve the mill machine and the schedule looks pretty busy. Time. I tried to begin the soldering this week. And the process took me much longer time than expected. Shipping time. The shipping time is delayed…

LED Mirror Design Review Report

Yusen Ji
2016, Student Work
11 Comments
In my main project, I decide to make an infinity LED mirror. An infinity mirror has three main components: a standard mirror, an LED strip, and a one-way mirror. The way we achieve the one-way mirror is by applying mirror tint onto a piece of glass or acrylic. The mirror tint faces towards the standard mirror…

Upcycle project report

Yusen Ji
2016, Student Work
1 Comment
Design Process    I am a big fan of cars. For this upcycle project, I planned to make a car made of pure recycled stuff. However, finding the right parts of the car is a tough issue for me. I researched online and found that the idea of rubber band powered car would be a perfect…

Yusen’s project inspiration

Yusen Ji
2016, Student Work
5 Comments
For my main project, I am thinking making a infinity mirror (LED illusion mirror). Since LED light is a great representatives for modern electronic aesthetics. It is such a great decoration if I could hang my own hand-built LED illusion mirror on my own house’s wall. The only issue involved in this project is that soldering…

Yusen’s Aspiration

Yusen Ji
2016, Student Work
2 Comments
For this semester, I would like to gain more knowledge in air pollution control and heat transfer. That’s the reason for me to choose energy as my graduate track. In the future, I want to be involved in sustainable energy or anything related to improve the environment. So, In my first job, I would like…

Skills of Yusen Ji

Yusen Ji
2016, Student Work
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I am a Mechanical engineering graduate student focusing on energy. I took all the undergraduate classes in CU so that I have taken all the required and technical classes just like other CU mechanical engineering students. I have a strong background in heat transfer and thermodynamics. Also, I have moderate skills in machining such as…

Solar Cooker Progress

Yusen Ji
2016, Student Work
4 Comments
I decide to make a solar box cooker for my upcycling project. This idea comes from the cookstove class I took in the last spring, which was offered by Professor Hannigan. He taught us about the solar oven. So in this class, I think it is a good idea to make my own solar cooker.…

Aesthetics of Chinese Qipao(cheongsam)

Yusen Ji
2016, Student Work
3 Comments
In my opinion, the Chinese Qipao is not only a traditional dress for women, but also genuinely a piece of art. It is featured by stand collar, right side opening, fitting waist and slip bottom, which can fully set off the beauty of the female shape. It is usually made of excellent materials like silk, silk brocade, satin,…

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