Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “2015-2016”
This week, my group was able to accomplish a few things. We were able to get the accelerometer working so that every time we tilt the Arduino set-up, we were able to get number readings in Arduino. We also figured out a code for how to change the color of our object in the Unity 3D interface. However, there were …
UC Irvine’s HyperXite team beat out more than 100 others to finish fifth in the international Hyperloop Pod Design competition Jan. 29-30 at Texas A&M University. The Hyperloop is a concept first proposed by Elon Musk and SpaceX to design and build extreme high-speed, energy-efficient transportation. More than 1,000 students from 20 countries competed in the event, vying for the …
This week we completed the modeling for the electrolyzer and hydrogen storage tank. Now we must model the fuel cell to determine how much electricity can be sent to the data center from the fuel cell. Once we complete the fuel cell model, we will be able to model the entire system. Our fuel cell cooling team has completed a …
With our proof of concept model giving usable amounts of power in the initial estimates, more detailed analytical work showed additional forces that seemed hard to take into account in the power area density. To properly estimate how much power we can produce from a one tile size model, we decided to first make a miniature tile model for both …
After our trip to Beijing, China to meet and present our research with the PKU student team, it was determined that it would prove to be more beneficial for us all to move forward with a new design aimed at using a kind of tile floor to harvest energy from daily commuters walking. Going into winter break, our UCI team …
This week we have received our initial polymer material samples. Over the weekend we set a mold to cure and the sample came out great. We have begun testing it for strength and are going to be incorporating it into our prototype. We are still awaiting more polymer samples this week to make comparisons and determine with type of polymers …
These past couple weeks, my team has been working on getting the potentiometers, to work with Unity and also enabling the accelerometer and bluetooth to function. In terms of the potentiometer, two team members have gotten one potentiometer to work in Unity. They made this possible by interacting with codes in Arduino where it would convert the analog changes of …
For the past week, our Circular UAV team, 1) Modified and finalized the manufacturing method. 2) Made contact with Fabworks for training on fabrication machinery. 3) Submitted purchase orders for fabrication materials. 4) Calculated the data we needed and sized the models for the wind tunnel testing. For the following week, we are going to get trained with Fabworks. Moreover, …
Starting week one, we have lost a team member. This brings us down from seven to six members. This week we have been progressing on the modeling for the electrolyzer and the hydrogen storage tanks. This will allow us to determine how much hydrogen the electrolyzer can output based off of a certain amount of PV energy. In addition, one …
Testing and Prototyping Exosuit had its first review meeting for the winter quarter to showcase the progress. We were able to gain great suggestions and guidance to make the project a success despite the obstacles that had presented in our way. Currently we contacted some companies that are willing to provide samples of the different materials we believe suitable for …
