Hi readers, This is Ethan with our third progress blog on the X-Fade Flight Simulator. This week, all the senior design students had an hour long mandatory safety workshop to learn to always be aware of the work place environment and follow standard procedures of the lab he or she is working in. Besides the safety workshop, we also had …
This past week 5 of Fall quarter, we began the process of sketching possible designs for the Mechanical Pet Feeder. Our assignment was to attack each need and design a way to satisfy that need. A technique to brainstorm collectively is using half sheets of paper in which the ideas were roughly sketched and discussed. We came together as a …
The beginning of this project was deliberating what methods we wanted to use to test the efficiency of propulsion system using flippers and how to model it. Our first step was researching current methods of systems that exist. We found that mimicking the same movement as animals that have fins such as dolphins, turtles and other sea life would be …
Every senior design project has to start somewhere, and during week 4, we four members of the Greywater Recycling Project met together for the first time and started discussing details. We had briefly met as a group with Dr. Walter during week 3 to get a basic understanding of our project and what we will be aiming for over the …
In week 4, we determine the minimum viable product and we get our first ice traction design. After our group discussion, we decided to focus on three features, which are “can wear it anywhere,” “non slip” and “durable.” We are enlightened by mechanism of the ball pen and we hope our customer can transfer between state “engaged” and “disengaged” by …
In this week, we kept doing research on the Wrist Exo project. Based on previous meeting with Doctor Terry Wang and Professor David Reinkensmeyer, we gradually determine the direction of research and project. We made up a patient/doctor survey so that it will be easier for us to know the user’s’ needs, requirements and expectations. What is more, we established …
Each step we take, no matter the size, is a step forward to achieving our goals. This week has been busy as the members of UAV Forage juggle homework assignments, midterms, and the project itself. The Propulsion team has repaired an quad copter from our old works with a 3mm pure CF plate frame to do research on helicopter propeller …
The Thermal Energy project group’s mission is to convert heat into electricity. The heart of this concept is having a temperature difference and using thermoelectric generators. Engineers have previously developed travel mugs that can charge a phone and built flashlights that are powered from the heat of a hand. The Thermal Energy Project is moving forward to build the body-powered …
Project Six consists of nine students from the University of California, Irvine. The project is a collaboration between The Henry Samueli School of Engineering and the Claire Trevor School of the Arts combining technical and creative expertise into one. As a team we receive an idea, do research, design, and create. We will design a fully functional bed, convenient to …
CREATEProject Six consists of nine students from the University of California, Irvine. The project is a collaboration between The Henry Samueli School of Engineering and the Claire Trevor School of the Arts combining technical and creative expertise into one. As a team we receive an idea, do research, design, and create. We will design a fully functional bed, convenient to …
