Clock Page of Stephen

Objectives

The clock project is an introduction to the analysis, design, and construction/assembly of parts of the clock, a few of the main objectives of Cluster 2. When designing the pendulum, I used CAD to draw the design and etching. I learned how to use new tools and machines in the MAE Design Studio while constructing and assembling the clock. Since I designed my pendulum to be asymmetric, my main challenge during the CAD process was balancing the design while maintaining the overall design. AutoCAD was fairly challenging to work with since I had never used it before, but once I figured it out, it was fairly easy. During the build process there weren't any major problems; I saw the mistakes others made and I made sure to avoid repeating them. Simulating using WM2D was also challenging, mostly due to having to trace my shape since it had holes in it, which was extremely tedious.