Master Project Checklist

Deliverables:

• J,B,D Working Prototype
• B Design Portfolio
• B Powerpoint Presentation
• J Website
• D T-Shirt with the company name or logo
• J Brochure
• D Business Card

Technology Sector Research Report:

• J Operations
• D History
• B Impacts
• D Individual/Orgination Contribution

Invention and Design Report

• B Problem Statement
• D Description of Research Collected
• J Sketched and descriptions of possible solutions
• D Explanation of process and reasons for choosing final design and description of how the chosen design works
• B Developmental/ Analysis work including:
• Schematics with explanation
• Design Drawings
• J Description of Prototype Construction/ Explanation of process and reason
• How materials were obtained
• How parts were made with photos of process
• Problems encountered with design and any changes made as a result
• J Evaluation

B-Bryan J-Juan D-Dominique

How To Make A "Flying Bug"

Link 1:

How To Make An Alarm System

Link 1: http://www.instructables.com/id/Super-simple-door-alarm/?ALLSTEPS

This website provides a simple example of a door alarm. This alarm was made for a 7 year olds door and was constructed with little assistance. The site gives a list of materials needed as well as a picture of each. The materials needed are a magnet contact (reed contect), type=NO normaly open, a smoke detector, an on/off switch SPST, cable (1m, 2 wires 0.7mm), and a 9V battery for the smoke detector. This also gives step by step intstructions as well as itemised. The intructions are detailed and simple to follow.

Link 2: http://www.reachoutmichigan.org/funexperiments/agesubject/lessons/burglar.html

This is a how-to link to make an alarm system. The site is organized well, but the images are very small. You cant really see what the description on the picture says though. The materials list is very organized. Along with just the regular materials the link gets into descriptions about the type of wire and why its necessary. Below the materials is the principles. This give a brief explanation of the materials and how they are all essential to the alarm working properly. The materials needed are:  insulated wire, get 4 strands of wire, each 1 foot in length, 1.5- volt battery, kite string or button-and-carpet thread, 3-5 feet long, Scissors, electrical tape, 1.5-volt mini-buzzer, spring-type wooden clothes pin, a scrap piece of board or plywood 4 inches by 12 inches or bigger, and super glue.

Link 3: http://www.safesecure24.com/?p=613

This is a link to a simple alarm system using basic instructions and materials. The main part of this burglar alarm is an insulated wire. You will need a 1.5 volt battery and a mini buzzer. Also, get 5 feet long kite string and a 4” × 12” piece of wood. Other materials needed for this project are electrical tape, scissors, wooden cloth peg with springs and super glue. The burglar alarm system has 3 parts, a battery, a buzzer and a buzzer switch. The power for the alarm to work is provided by the battery. The buzzer is the part of the alarm system that produces the sound. The buzzer switch is the connection between the buzzer and the battery. This connection is made using 2 electrical wires. One of the electrical wires is connected to the positive end of the battery, and the other wire is connected to the negative end of the battery. The free ends of both the wires are connected to the buzzer.

Video Links:

Link 1: http://blip.tv/howcast-tech-gadgets/how-to-make-a-trip-wire-alarm-1597904

Link 2: http://revision3.com/scientifictuesdays/tripwire

How To Make A T-Shirt Launcher (3 links videos to come soon after)

Link 1:
http://www.spudgundepot.com/pneumatic.html
This link displays various types of launchers. Each launcher is personalised to a different type of propulsion system. There is also a diagram and below are detailed instructions on the construction of the launcher. For each system displayed there is an animation showing the loading and firing of the launcher. Under each photo is a diagram showing each of the elements in the overall design. Each element is characterised by name and size. It also lists the tools needed. This site keeps construction to a minimum and tries to use as few tools as possible making constrution simpler for people on a buget.

Materials Needed:
1) 2" X 4' PVC SCH40 Pipe (Barrel)
2) 2" PVC Elbow x2
3) 2" X 2" PVC SCH40 Pipe x3
4) 2" PVC Valve
5) 4'' To 2" PVC Reducer Coupling
6) 4" X 1.5' PVC SCH40 Pipe (Air Tank)
7) Schrader Valve
8) 4" PVC Cap
9) Teflon Tape
Tools Needed:
10) PVC Primer And Cement
11) Hack Saw
12) Wrench

Link 2:
http://www.spudtech.com/content.asp?id=5 
This link is very similar to first one. This link is not only a contruction site but an online store. From here we can purchase the materials necessary to complete our task.

Link 3:
http://home.howstuffworks.com/spud-gun2.htm

Blogger Experience

How To Be A Blogger The Good and The Bad

The two links provided give an insight into what a good and bad blog looks like. Lets start with the bad.
A bad blog is not astetically pleasing the background is the default gray color, the background is distracting, or the color combinations of text and background make the text hard to read. In terms of text the size is usually crowded, to small, in a difficult color, or in a font that cannot be easily understood. The links are uninviting and bland, are to distracting, or dont work when clicked. The graphics are unclear, meaningless, or take a large amount of time to load. Now on to a representation of a good blog.  The text is not interupted by the background, text is big enough to read but not to big. Navigation buttons and bars are easy to underrstand and use, navigation is consistent throughout the website. A large site has a site map or a directory. The links color coordinate with page colors, and the links are underlined so they are instantly clear. The pages always load quickly, all pages have a visual impact of 800 x 600 pixels. There are good use of graphic elements and every web page in the site looks like it belogs to the same site; there are repetitive elements that carry throughout the pages.   
    

 

 

My Module

The module that I worked with was the Design of Structures. This module went into all elements of construction from civil engineering jobs, to elements of construction and architectural design, and the forces involved. There are several carriers in the field of civil engineering. Construction engineering involves planning and execution of the designs from transportation, site development, hydraulic, environmental, structural and geotechnical engineers. Geotechnical engineering is an area of civil engineering concerned with the rock and soil that civil engineering systems are supported by. Transportation engineering is concerned with moving people and goods efficiently, safely, and in a manner conducive to a vibrant community. Others aspects covered were the types of structures like Bridges, Dams, Earthworks, Foundations, Offshore Structures, and Pipelines. I also learned of varies structural elements each with an important job. Columns are elements that carry only axial force - either tension or compression - or both axial force and bending. A beam may be defined as an element in which one dimension is much greater than the other two and the applied loads are usually normal to the main axis of the element. Vectors are used in engineering to describe the magnitude, direction, sense, and type of a physical quantity. A force acting on an object has both magnitude and direction.

•

•

•

What I Learned From The Blogging Topic

Blogger is a website that enables the user to publish their thoughts, feelings, information, ideas, and pictures to the internet allowing anyone to view it. A blog gives you a place to voice your opinons and thoughts on whatever subjects may come to mind. Many use thbloggers to organize thoughts althought some journalist and writers use it as a basis of how to get their work off the ground. Another main principle of blogger is connectivity. By blogging you can keep in contact with friends and family by commenting or on a post to post basis. Blogger allows you to fun people and blogger with similar ideas and interests as you. You can design your blog to your own personal style be it music, clothes or, cars. Blogger also works as an online photo album allowing the fast uploading and storing of protected photographs. Blogger is stepping up in society even to the cellular level. Bloggers are becoming the norm in a workplace.