Period 3 Final Challenge

-Define the Problem (1pt) the problem we are trying to solve is to try and make it easier for a college student to put there bike in there dorm/studio apartment and make it so it doesnt get in the way of the student or damage property.
-Brainstorm Solutions (2pts) my idea is is to go out and buy some bike racks and then drill them into the wall, but the wall is close to the ceiling and put the bike up there. Another solution is to make a under the floor storage area so then you can just pull up on the latch and put the bike under the ground.
-Define Criteria and Constraints (2pts) Criteria- A principle or standard by which something may be judged or decided. Constraints- A limitation or restriction or stiffness of manner and inhibition in relations between people
-Generate Sketches (2pts)-Select an Approach: Use a Decision Matrix to justify your approach (2pts)
-Model your solution with CAD software: Post an Isometric view of your assembly and a multiview drawing. (3pts)

decision matrix./ sketch

-Use the 4 Quadrant Feedback technique to asses your model (3pts) my feedback was that i need to mabey make a better sketch and to add more detail which i could easily do. i also have tons of more id i though ideas that i though of.

Glider Challenge: Deliverables

Right below this is my glider. My first picture is my actual glider that we flow. It is made out of false wood and tissue paper. The other picture is my glider that i put together in the CAD program (prototype).

My glider didnt really work as well as i wanted it to. Actually our pre run worked better than our final throw. Right when we thew it off the balcony it just went straight down with no hang time! I do have to say it was a fun time making it.

Egg Drop Challenge: Iteration #1 Blog Post Write Up

Materials:

• plastic bag 
• red kitchen rag
• ribbon 

Achievements: (1:12)

• 3 out of 4 size
• 2 out of 5 drop
• 6 out of 6 crack vs. impact
• 2 out of 7 weight

Achievements: (2:13)

• 4 out of 7 weight
• 3 out of 6 crack vs. impact
• 5 out of 5 drop
• 4 out of 4 size

Size of Material:

• our parachute fit  in both printer box and show box.

Weight of Material:

• our parachute was only 50 grams but it soared through the sky like a plane!

Accuracy of Egg Drop:

• we hit the 2nd ring and i wasn't suprised at all because even though it wasn't the most creative it had a lot of hang time and we could make it land almost where ever we wanted it to.

"Computer Crunch!!!": A Process Improvement Challenge

Here are some way we can make sure that everyone gets a chance to use a computer:

• rotate every 30 minutes, and save your work to your folder.
• if people arent working on engineering related components then give the computer to someone who wants to work on engineering.
• you can partner up with someone and they could so there work together.

Those are some ideas I thought of so that people can get there time on the computer.

1 hour design project

TED pt I - Ideas worth Spreading?

1) What is the TED organization about?
the TED organization is spreading non-profit ideas that are worth spreading. 
2) What is the purpose of their website and how does the functionality of their site support that?
the purpose of there website is to briing people from Technology, Design, and Entertainment togeather to all form ideas.
3) As Engineers and Problem Solvers, which topic areas (the choices from the "Show talks related to:" section on the sidebar) are of most interest to us? Justify your answer.
design/math
1. if your an engineer you are doing a lot designing when build and putting together you projects. 
2. design is part of the 12 step design process
3. when brainstorming before a project you are designing it.
4. you use math in engineering when you are trying to find the measurements of you object, and when you are building your object you need to have precise calculations. 
4) Based on your previous answer, what are 3 talks (videos) on the site that appear like they would be of most interest to you as an Engineer/Problem Solver? Justify your choices.
 Video: Arvind Gupta: Turning trash into toys for learning.
this video is about how Arvind Gupta is finding ordinary trash items and turning them into toys for little children. the toys are well designed toys that can build themselves.
Video: Cynthia Breazeal: The rise of personal objects
this video is about Cynthia Breazeal and how she wondered why robots were in space but not in our living rooms. she tought robots to interact with people so children can teach, learn, and play with the robots.
Video: Handspring Puppet Co.: The genius puppetry behind War Horse
this video is about how Kohler and Basil Jones and how the created a puppet named Joey the War horse and he is very life like. he trotted/galloped onto the TED stage during one of there talks.
5) Each student will watch a unique video. Claim your video on the following period specific posts: 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th. If no one else has claimed your video, leave a comment on that post to call the one you want. If someone else has already claimed the talk, go back and pick another one. Watch the video. Embed the video in your blog post and create a bulletized outline of the key issues presented in the talk.
http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/ueli_gegenschatz_extreme_wingsuit_jumping.html

• Ueli Gegenschatz wants to set a world record for flying off a cliff and flying the most distance and having the most hang time.
• he also wants to make a jump that has never been done before.
• he wants to make it so instead of landing with a parachute he wants to land with the wing suit, bu hes working on trying to make a landing with the wing suit.

6) How could you get involved in the field/technology/issue you chose to hear about? What experience/skills/training/education would you need to learn to get involved with this field?
i can get into the field by getting a degree in science and studying the physics of flying. i would need to be comfortable while up high in the air and you have to be a master at skydiving before going wing suit diving. 

Reverse Engineering: Mechanicnal Product - Functional Analysis



1. What is the purpose or primary function of the object?
the purpose/primary function of this object is to be able to access any work that you have, or to explore whats going on in the Internet.
2. Make an educated guess as to how this product operates. Use simple machines’ terminology to explain the object’s sequential operation.
i think this product operates by all of the battery's and wires inside the machine.
3. Identify the system inputs, intended product function, and outputs. Use power point to create a "black box" graphic like the toothbrush example discussed in class. Save the slide as a .jpg image and post it to answer this question.
( this answer is at the top of the blog post)
4. What mechanical components are visible?
the mechanical components that are visible are the switches the control the power of the machine and the speaker switches.
5. What is it about this device’s function that you cannot identify, because the mechanical components are hidden from plain view? i cant identify the cords and platforms that actually make the machine run because they are inside the machine make it usable.

Content is King

Q- What is a field/hobby/something you have a passion for (surfing, sailing, robotics, painting, etc.)?
one of my favorite hobbies is baseball. i have been playing baseball since i was in 1st grade and been on many different ball teams. i am currently playing on the freshman team for our high school. i plan on making some type of future out of that hobby.  Q- What person or organization in that field has used blogging to promote their brand?
the mlb (major league baseball) uses blogging all over the Internet, to try and get sponsors and to get people to watch it. 
Q- What is a field you might see yourself blogging about?

if i were to blog about a field i think it would definitely be about something related to baseball, just because i have a passion for it. like i said i have played baseball my whole life and can definitely blog about it, probably pretty easily to.

Blog Assignment: Survival At Sea Game

• Intro: A brief summary of the activity. 
  in this activity we got the survival at sea handout and had to independently order the items on the handout1-20 based on what you thought was the most important and least important if you were stuck at sea on a raft. once we all finished doing the assignment independently we got into groups, and then as a group we had to discuss what we all got a make one final copy of the items. after we did that we sat in our groups and Mr. Olsen showed us the real answers and we compared our individual and group answers to the real answers.
• Personal Prioritization: List your prioritization of the items. Share your reasoning on your top 2 picks and your bottom choice. Were there any items you had a hard time choosing a ranking for?
  my groups top two picks were the rations kit because you would need food, and the gallons of water so you wouldn't get dehydrated and die. our bottom two picks were oil and fish line. our group actually didn't have that tough of a time deciding on our picks.
• Team Prioritization: What priority did your team agree on? Talk about an item the group ranked similarly to you. What was something the group ranked far differently than you? What was something you and the group ranked similarly? How did your group work together?
  my groups priority was to keep surviving. my groups top two picks were the same exact top two picks that i had listed. my group and i ranked differently when i choose oil and fish line in the middle  of my list and they all had those items listed on the bottom of there list. we worked together by just talking about each item for a couple of minutes and really thinking where that item would fit best.
• Expert Prioritization: How did your choices compare to the "official" Coastguard choices? Were there any big surprises between the two? What do you put more weight in, expert opinion or experiential data? Why?
  our choices differed a lot from the coastguards choices but there were a few items that we had in the same range. yes, there were some very big suprises from ours to theres, a couple of our top picks were at the bottom of the coastguards lists, our picks were just very uneven and not on the same track. i would put more weight on the coastguards opinion because they are the experts in the ocean and they have studied alot about that environment to get to that job and i think they have a real good idea on what they are talking about.

Blog Assignment: Tennis Ball Team Building Game

• What was the challenge (list criteria and constraints)?
  the challenge in this activity was to see what group got the tennis ball around the circle the fastest and to see what strategy you would use. 
• What plan did your team come up with to solve the challenge?
  our teams plan was to cup all of our hands in a diagonal line going down so the ball would at least touch all of our hands and would go fast since our hands were in a line going straight down.
• How did the execution of your plan work out?
  our teams plan worked out really well and my group actually won the contest. i think it worked out well because with our strategy our hands were in a line going like straight down and it went really fast, i also predicted that the end result would turn out the way it did.
• What would you do the same?
  i would keep the strategy we used the same, like i said we won the contest and our group came amongst a very clever idea.
• What would you do differently?
  i honestly don't think i would do anything at all to my groups final decision on our strategy.

Graphic Design: What's Going On In This Design?

My advertisement came from the March 2010 wired magazine. they are marketing the droid and saying how the droid has a way of reading messages that no other phone has. i think that it is a good advertisement because the droid is a very good phone and does have the way to see your messages.

Visual Design: Elements and Principles

6 design elements:
 1. line
2. color
3. form/shape
4. space
5. texture
6. value

5 design principals:
 1. Balance
2. Rhythm
3. Emphasis
4. Proportion/ scale
5. Omity

design challenge progress

these are some of the drawing ideas that i had for the candy dispensary. here is the image below, with a decision matrix.