Main Project Final Stretch
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As of today I am a little bit behind schedule. I got all of my parts in only to realize I forgot an incredibly important cable that will allow me to use a keyboard with my raspberry pi zero. The desk itself should be complete, if not on its way to completion, if there is…
Final Stretch: Floating Faucet
At this point, I am one step away from finalizing the project. All of the components has been outsourced and assembled. However, I only need to get a container for the fountain. Most of the containers that I found didn’t match with the design of the faucet. I am planning on getting that by the…
Final stretch
I am building two bass amps, a 200-watt and a 50-watt, which will attach and integrate into one amplification system. I have finalized my design and began cutting MDF components this past weekend. I started with a laser cutter for the thinner pieces of MDF, but I had to cut the thicker pieces with saws.…
Main Project Final Stretch
Thus far I have completed the electronics and built out the speaker for my design. I am now working on fitting it into the correct profile and creating proper mounts and buttons. I have gone with a Bluetooth connection to my phone to make it as easy as possible but had to switch from a…
Final Project Final Stretch: Infinity Mirror Clock
I have essentially finished all of the fabrication of my project over spring break. I had a lot of free time and access to the facilities on campus because it was not busy with senior design students. I cut the wood to shape and size, stained it, painted it, and laser engraved the numbers on.…
Final Stretch Progress: Wall Clock
I have been closely following my project schedule and have purchased the main materials for the project. These materials include: quartz movement, black spray paint for the clock dial, glue, and LED lights. Since the dial of the clock needs to be laser cut, I signed up for this week’s laser cutting tutorial at ITLL.…
Final Stretch Progress: Light Cylinder
This week I have been focusing on the servo motor to cylinder interface. I designed the housing to be as simple as possible and it can also account for large tolerance issues I will align it with paper as a filling on the sides that need more or less space Additionally, I picked the inner diameter…
Main Project Final Stretch Progress
As of right now, I have my hex bolt, spacers, shaft, acrylic, and wood. I will proceed in cutting the acrylic tomorrow and turning down some of the spacers to the exact length I need them to be. Otherwise, I had to do a design iteration that included adding material to my smallest spiral. This…
Main Project Final Stretch Progress
As of now I have about two weeks until I want my project to be completely finished. I am expecting my fabric to arrive any day! Hopefully it will arrive today or tomorrow (Thursday) then I will be on track to complete most of it by Saturday 4/13. If the fabric gets here on Monday…
Jae’s Main Project Final Stretch!
I got all the materials! The light bulb is shiny, and the motor spins alright! I laser-cut the acrylic parts, and those came out pretty good except I am worried about the gap between cylinder and motor because it is too tight. Hopefully, there is enough space between the motor shaft and cylinder to put…
Main Project Final Stretch: Hanging/Standing Planter
At this point I’m in good shape to finish my project on time. I just received all of my parts in the mail and now have a week and a half to complete fabrication. I plan to get the wood cut and stained by the end of this week. The welding will take place the…
Final Stretch Progress
As of now, the pieces for the outer part of the Arcade have been cut out, the sound component of the circuit has been completed, and the remaining parts to the circuit have been acquired. The rest of the wiring and the coding should be done by the end of the week. This just leaves…
Main Project Final Stretch
So far, I have ordered and received all of the required materials I need to make my iPad smart mirror. I have the iPad, the two way mirror, the wood, and the wood glue that I will need. For the next week, I will be cutting and possibly engraving my wood frame for the smart…
Final Stretch Progress: Makeup Organizer
IMG_5675 So far, I have been making good progress on my final project. I have gathered all of my materials and fit the metal to the frame. This put me well ahead of schedule, but I am currently waiting to spray paint due to weather. I’m glad I padded in some time to my schedule…
Main Project Final Stretch
According to my timeline, I’m a bit behind the schedule. Because the PLA for 3D print took a longer time than I expected. Meanwhile, since it’s closing to the final week, prototype room is quite busy making it hard to find an empty 3D machine. I try to print out the model this Sunday. And…
Final Stretch: Smart Miror
I have made solid progress on my project. I purchased my wood at home depot yesterday, and need to cut it into slightly smaller pieces at home so I can fit it into the laser cutter. I also purchased the microphone that I will use to listen to my voice for the alexa app. I…
Main Project Final Stretch: Dehydrator
As of my previous post, the dehydrator is still on schedule. I picked up some wood from home depot with some fasteners and paint. I first began with drawing an outline on the wooden panel indicating the top, bottom and sides of the box. I thought after completing my outline everything would be easy, as…
Final Stretch Progress: Iron Punk
All materials and models gathered and completed. All of the 3D models that I wanted to make are complete and I am now ready to finalize the main portion of the armor now that I have this visualizations and helmet model. I also have found a RedBoard (Arduino), LEDs, wiring, power source, and all other…
ShutBox Final Stretch
This week I had the wood cut for the ShutBox at Home Depot. I needed to do this so the wood could fit into the laser cutter. I lasered cut the box border and imprinted a crown onto the base of the box to add to my aesthetic. Overall I am on track to finish…
Main Project Final Stretch
Thus far, I have kept with the schedule that I anticipated for the final project. I was able to purchase a 24″ x 24″ acrylic sheet (instead of the 24″ x 48″). This change was due to the fact that the sheet that I was planning on buying for 18$ from Acme Plastics had a…
Final Progress: Kinetic Sculpture
Last week, I had plans to create two mobiles and balance them opposite each other on the structure above. The layout would be similar to the staircase design below. Following the construction timeline I set out, I’ve completed both the mobiles. But I felt this look was a bit lacking. So I began wrapping more…
Stretch Progress
I’ve purchased all my materials and fabrication has begun! For my metal rods I used 3/4 inch electrical tubing from McGuckins. I’ve already bent the pipes into the correct shape with the pipe bender at the ITLL, with the help of a laser cut template. This process is a little bit time consuming, but remarkably…
25 Golden Ratio, then Chairs
Today we went over shade and shadows during sketching practice. We finished discussion of Geometric Aesthetics looking at the Golden Ratio, including a video about John Edmark. Then we started looking at chairs as a case study. Chairs have evolved along with other furnishings, and their history is well documented (Chippendale anyone?). We saw some…
Magic Chair Construction Timeline
The timeline for my Super Lounge Musical Chair is a tight one, but day by day, I have honed in on my ideas for what it shall be. I have narrowed down a chair that was donated for free. It has a bit of an arts-and-crafts aesthetic, but it is much rounder than the traditional…
24 Anthropomorphic and Geometric Aesthetics
Registration for the ATLAS or Engineering Expo is encouraged but optional. Be sure to post images of your main project (design sketches or work-in-progress photos) that I can use for our final show flyer. We did sketching of horizontal cylinders. Shading helps. Then we talked about Baby Face Bias and gender stereotypes in product design.…
Current vs 20th Century Design Movement
When looking at my project I believe that it emulates multiple aesthetics from the 20th century design movement. The sleek lines of the metal and no frills wood planks conform to the minimalist aesthetic. I also think it has some Bauhaus aspect to it. The geometric design of the supports and the use of raw steel…
Car Radio Project Timeline
The end of the semester is coming up alarmingly quickly. A work schedule is required to keep this project from slipping into disarray and failure. I spent a decent chunk of time over spring break working on this project. I was working on the electronics portion of the project. Things went slowly, as I have…
Design Review Report
Graduation is coming up and I’m about to start a new chapter in my life. I’m stepping out into a brave new world and want to be ready for anything which is why my design concept centers around being adaptable. I am not quite sure what my living situation will be after college but I…
Project Timeline
Current Gantt Chart of my project. Grey blocks are already complete. So far I am on schedule with my project. This week was very busy for me with other classes, so next week will be a big work week for me. I plan to build the entire base of my lamp, flesh out the electronics,…
Construction Timeline
I did a couple rough sketches and played around more with the idea over spring break. This past week I began to design my first prototype. I started of by modeling all of the parts in Rhino . After that was complete, I placed them all out on a 2-D surface so they could be…
Construction Timeline: Shi-Shi Odoshi
The construction of my water fountain will be pretty involved. I will need to buy a large acrylic box and cut it to the dimensions of my prototype and drill a hole for the water pump and a slot for the container support. Next, I will need to buy a PVC pipe and cut it…
Project Construction
After much deliberation I have decided to do the projection mapping without the computer vision piece. This will make my construction much more streamlined. I am in the middle of this tutorial: https://ofxpimapper.com/pages/github-instructions/ I also came across two good examples of what I am trying to accomplish. This first is the figure of a stadium…
Construction Timeline 2019
April 7th: Finish collecting required components and materials April 12th : Use wood workshop to critique and edit chair April 15th: Complete chair drawer project
23 Magic Factor of 7, Color and Anthropomorphic Effects
When planning you have knowns, known unknowns, unknown knowns and unknown unknowns. The last one bites, and makes tasks take 7 times longer than they should. Then we did sketching of upright cylinders using ellipses. We also talked about color spaces (RGB vs CMYK and HSB) and Pantone Color of the Year. Then we started…
Kanshou and Bakuya vs 20th Century Design Movements
Comparing the Aesthetics from this design, being mostly fantasy and gothic, I could see the design relating somewhat to art deco with the way the hexagonal pattern is done and relating to organic design with how one side of the swords are really curvy while the other has sharper points with it. Though the aesthetics…
Construction Timeline Kanshou and Bakuya
The timeline for my construction will be to have my outlines and materials gathered by the end of this week. The next week will be spent shaping the two swords via jigsaws, grinders, and dremels. I approximate the actual work taking two hours per sword, with the only difficulty finding time to head into the…
Current vs 20th Century Design Movements
The current Auto Pet feeders are made of Aluminum or plastic as most of modern devices. Mine will have a base of wood with the aesthetic painting that my artist friend ( the cat owner ) will do! It will be a mix of 20th century look from the outside and 2019 technology from the…
Construction Timeline
Auto Pet Feeder Timeline: April 7: Get the Arduino Code DoneApril 8: Materials Delivered April 12: Wood Workshop and Laser Cutter and will hand it to my artist friendApril 15: Learning and Printing StickersApril 22: Presenting to My Pod
Construction Timeline
My project is building a wall clock with a Mechanical Engineering theme that includes tools such as gears, wrenches and hammer. My initial design include the use of gears that can rotate And tools for the numbers on the clock corresponding to the clock time. For now I have designed tools for the 12, 3,…
Construction Timeline
For my final project, I am creating a hanging/standing planter with a removable shelf. The main purpose is to fit in a variety of spaces. The asthmatic will be modern. Already have: Wood for the shelves April 4th: Order steel for the supports of the shelves April 5-8: Cut the wood to size and cut…
Construction Timeline
I essentially have two weeks to complete my construction of my box, and make sure I have any replacement parts I need if anything breaks/doesn’t work. I have already ordered and received the lock that I should need to install in the box. I currently plan on working on my project at least three days…
Construction Timeline
For my final project, I am creating a tornado desk fountain. April 4th: Order water pump, jar/vessel, and tubing. April 4-8: Figure out wiring and base material April 8 (2 day shipping at best): Plum up vessel and drill hole April 9-18: Test and adjust hole size and flow rate. April 18-21: Prepare my final…
Construction timeline
4/8 MDF cut and assembled. 4/10 MDF filled and primed. 4/15 Electronics completed 4/20 Greebles and painting complete
Construction Timeline
Below is my timeline for my project (making candles) Week 4/7: Finding an appropriate wax mold and buying it. Week 4/14: buying candle materials Week 4/21: making candles with different smells and trying them Week 4/28: Minor cleanup if necessary
Construction Timeline: Kinetic Motion
For my final project, I am creating a kinetic motion machine that serves no functional purpose. I have chosen only to create something based on a visual aesthetic. Already have: Wood for the base, nail gun for fastening, and wood stain. April 4th: Order blue and white acrylic, spacers, and hex bolt. April 4-8: Plane…
Construction Timeline
In my design review I had cut out the sewing pattern fabric for the 1/2 size coat: Front panels for 1/2 size coat. Back panels for 1/2 size coat. Sleeves for 1/2 size coat. Collar insert for 1/2 size coat. Since then, I sewed those pieces together to make a full 1/2 sized coat. Here…
Construction Timeline: Floating Faucet
As of now, I managed to outsource most of the materials that I need for my project. I started testing the fountain with the materials that I have, and the results were great. However, I still haven’t chosen a base or container for my fountain as I want to match the design of the base…
Aesthetic Exploration
Roman architecture is quite possibly the most iconic aesthetic out there. The elegant archways and the sturdy columns are unmistakable. The empire lasted from 509 BC to about the 4th century AD but most of the surviving architecture is from after 100 AD. Rome was also famous for its domes. They were the first to…
Construction Timeline
For the final project I am going to build a coat rack with a Dougong outlook. I already create the 3D model for the Dougong. I already have the rack part. So the next step is to print the top part out in ITLL. The 3D print works as a prototype for the whole design.…
Construction Timeline: Light Sculpture
I have begun building my final project. I knew the machine shop was going to be busy after spring break so I decided to get all my turning done before it was crowded this Monday as seen with the pictures below. I ordered the materials right after our initial design review. I have also had…
Construction Timeline
Week 3/28: Begin designing the casing in Solidworks Week 4/7: Order and assemble the industry Bluetooth speaker Week 4/14: Begin 3D printing prototype and implement the speaker Week 4/21: Continue iterating through prototypes and perfect speaker quality Week 4/28: Minor cleanup if necessary
Construction Timeline: Terrarium
For my final project I am creating a snowglobe terrarium. I already have almost all of my materials and I have made the main base of the terrarium, which was the most time consuming part of the project. I am also only available to work on the project during the weekend due to my busy…
Jae’s Construction Timeline
I made some major change for my project. I realized that there is 12 Volts light bulb so I decided to have separate power sources for the light bulb and the motor. Therefore, I will connect the light bulb to the standard 110V house electrical outlet and the motor to the 12V battery. For the…
Construction Timeline: Fiber-Optic Clock
The schedule for the construction of my fiber optic clock design is fairly straight forward. I already have all the code finished and I have prototyped the circuits. All that is left to do is finish the fiber optic display and the front face of the clock, build the frame, and wire all the components…
New Designs and Construction Timeline
I’ve been working on the design of my climbing rope chair, and I’m getting more and more excited about the idea. I made a more complex grasshopper definition to create a whole chair with a metal frame modeled in it. I still wanted to mess with the shape, but I needed to include the supports that…
Construction Timeline
My construction timeline is pretty straightforward. Due to myself being enrolled in four other classes which each have their own project due in the next four weeks, I am utilizing my time this weekend to finish the bulk of the building. I will maybe try to add some paint if I can find a cheaper,…
Construction Timeline: wall clock
Week 1 (3/24-3/30) Finish Solidworks models and drawings. Visit machine shop for feedback. Week 2 (3/31-4/6) Purchase all materials from Homedepot or Amazon. Start manufacturing process. Week 3 (4/7-4/13) Finish up manufacturing process Product assembly and surface finish Week 4 (4/14-4/20) Whole week reserved for unknown factors that will delay the original plan.
Construction Timeline
For my final project, I am creating a smart mirror out of an old iPad 2. I have most of my materials already including the iPad, wood glue, and wood for the frame. I still need to get the two way mirror that will be in front of the iPad. This is something I think…
Construction Timeline: Dehydrator
Week 1 (Mar 25 – Mar 31): Final Design with dimensions finalized Materials were picked up from home depot Week 2 (Apr 1 – Apr 5): Material will be cut down to size according to dimensionsFitting test to make sure everything will mate correctly Week 3 (Apr 8 – Apr 12): Main aesthetic of project…
Construction Timeline: Iron Punk
4/10 All materials and models gathered and completed. Including electronic components. Ready for final construction of main armor portion Ready for soldering and wiring of lights (This image depicts some of the components and progress that I have made in testing the ability of EVA foam to finalize this armor design. Also included is the…
Construction Timeline
Week 1 (April 1 – April 5) – Order materials (acrylic and pump) Week 2 (April 8 – April 12) – Laser cut acrylic, Glue acrylic, Set up pump Week 3 (April 15 – April 19) – Early in the week, glue rocks onto the sides of the acrylic, set the pump in the rocks,…
Construction Timeline: Tabletop Garden
4/1: SketchingDesign goals: color, form, size, cohesion, significance of objects, edges, environment, emotion, sound, feelMaterial orderingConstruction organizationFinal report draft of goals and aesthetic 4/8 ConstructionIterationPlant implementationFinal report of implementation, functionality, and challengesTroubleshooting 4/15: DUE
Construction Timeline: Magnetic Makeup Organizer
For my final project, I have a constructed a timeline to the best of my ability. This includes what I know I need to get done and factors in some space for unforeseen circumstances that may delay my project construction. April 5: Buy remaining materials (sheet metal, frame, cup, magnets) April 8: Cut down material…
Construction Timeline: Beer Tap Handle
For my tap handle, I have a pretty good handle on all of the steps that I need to take to construct the handle. In each category there is some sub-tasks: “Glass” piece of main body -Finalize model of positive -Print out positive -Coat in epoxy for smoothing -Make silicone mold -Cast in resin Electronics -Finish modeling base to…
Arcade Construction Timeline
So far, I have recently finished the overall design of the arcade outside case. I have also programmed the arduino to play the Galaga theme song at the push of a button. There is still a lot of work to be done to finish this project. Having finished the overall design of the case I…
Construction Timeline: Bauhaus Shelf
I’m making a shelf that will be mounted on the wall and will have a terrarium incorporated into it. The idea is finalized, I just have to make it now which I don’t believe will take much time. I have the main circle part of the shelf already, I just have to get the other…
Construction Timeline
For this project I am still working on the open night stand portion before the electrical portion. I already have a sheet of 5×5′ plywood, LEDS, the leather vinyl, and the wireless phone charger purchased. The last thing that needs to be purchased is the arduino zero and white paint. For the rest of this…
Kinetic Sculpture Timeline
As of this blog post, I’ve acquired all my materials, outlined the general mechanics of my sculpture, and begun the process of construction. First I drilled into a block of wood and glued a wooden pole as my base. I’ve also wrapped the base with a flexible wire, which will hold the two mobiles I…
Construction Timeline: Infinity Mirror Clock
My project is nearly complete at this point. I spent a good chunk of my break on the fabrication, wiring, and programming involved. At this junction, all that remains is the assembly of the clock and I need to droll one more hole into the back panel to feed a power cord through. I plan…
Design Comparison: 20th Century Movements
I was really interested when the 20th century movements were introduced and explained in class. I have never analyzed an aesthetic based on where it lies on the 20th century movement timeline. Although I do not fully understand all the movements, I think I know well enough about some (or most) of them to compare…
