The 2D Layer Decoration project was one of my first SolidWorks projects this year. My design was based of a Ramadan type of vibe including the festivity of lanterns, The architecture of a mosque, and the lovely Mediterranean weather background. Overall my goal was to create a decoration for the Ramadan holiday. 

The Protective Case project was a big step up from the 2D Decoration Project. My goal was to enhance my CAD capabilities and go all out to redesign and over engineer a pair of earbud cases heavily inspired by the air pods 1st gen. My first problem was manufacturing a proper hinge to connect the top and lower piece, so I design an advanced hinge system that would go up and down and rotate 90 degrees right once fully opened to expose the earbuds inside of the case.

In the Toy Assembly Project I was taught how to assemble objects in SolidWorks. The objective was to model a toy of my choice, and I chose a toy jet. So I modeled all the parts on SolidWorks and once completed I assembled all the parts together to the fuselage. From this project I learned the basics of assembly and sharpened my design skills. 

In the Lantern Project I was taught manufacturing. I used all the skills I learned during the year to Design, Assemble, create drawings, and manufacture a lantern. My lantern design was heavily influenced by Arabic writing and cultural lanterns with the moon. My goal was to create a design that heavliy represented me as a person and the skills I learned throughout the year. 

In the Reverse Engineering project I was tasked to take apart an object with a minimum of 5 parts. The objective was to learn how to take apart a design on someone else and learn the basic function of that object, while also writing a report about all the features from visual analysis all the way to material analysis. 

The Automata project was the final major project of my sophomore year. I was tasked on design a mechanical toy for a child aged 5-12. My design was influenced by my passion of aviation that sparked from a young age, so I designed a toy that might spark the interest of another child. The whole design consisted of a plane flying into a cloud during turbulence. Due to time constraints I was not able to over engineer my automata although I had multiple plans of making the movement far more advanced and making the aircraft more detailed such adding engines, windows, and a proper outer cockpit. Overall my Automata met my standards.