Reverse Engineering
Evidence of Work
The idea of this project, like the Break It Apart project, should be apparent from its title. As a continuation of the Break it Apart project, we had to reverse engineer the item that one of our teammates took apart. This decision was made by Mr.Tronconi, and he assigned us Paityn's DVD player remote. This was one of the simpler things to take apart and sketch, but also one of the most mundane. However, we decided that we could integrate a rechargeable battery, add wireless charging, and also add ingress protection. This was all hypothetical, but this would reduce the remote's carbon footprint, make it more convenient, and even make it washable.
Content
Conceptual sketch
Identifies elements, shows how elements form subsystems, and how subsystems create a system
Technical sketch
Isometric
3 axes form 120 degrees with each other
Axonometric
Horizontal and vertical axes are on the same scale, while the vertical axis is reduced for perspective
Perspective
As the human eye would see it
Orthographic (oblique)
Top, front, side, etc
Ceramic Resonator
Resonates mechanical vibrations then oscillates signal of a specific frequency
Electrolytic capacitor
Stores energy by charge separation in an electric field; it reduces the voltage ripple
LED bulb
Takes the signal from the ceramic resonator and turns it into an infrared signal
Reflection
Our team worked decently well together, Paityn and I both took up Leadership roles. Not to toot my own horn, but I found myself in the role in charge of the group's ideas, using my Conscientious Learner skills; Paityn took on more of a logistical leadership role, keeping us on-task and organized.
That being said, I cannot say with confidence that I demonstrated much Collaboration. We really took a more "divide and conquer" route; I was in charge of the larger writing pieces, we had someone in charge of photography, someone in charge of sketches, and someone in charge of overall project logistics. As such, Communication was not ideal, because it usually seemed to go indirectly through Paityn and then onto another branch of our project.