Krishna M.

FabAcademy Assignment:

1. Identify a project from any of the FabAcademy links and summarize what the student has set out to accomplish. What did they eventually complete and were they close to their original idea? Looking through their documentation (website) what did they explain as the most challenging part of the project? Include a link to the project documentation page in your answer. Embed an image of the selected project within your blog post. Not as an attachment.

He wanted to make something that could transmit information by light. His finished project let you write with light using laser nodes. His biggest problem was Windows 10 because it kept on crashing. He had some trouble trying to get his electronics board to work.

http://archive.fabacademy.org/archives/2016/as220/students/273/index.html

2. Why did you pick this project? What got your attention?

I choose this project because of the lasers on the front of the image and the well made website.

3. What FabLab ideas are rattling in your head about what you would like to make or explore?

Mini Ping Pong/ Air Hockey Table

4. What are some of your interests that you would like to connect to projects in the FabLab? (i.e. environment, sustainability, fashion, fabrics, jeweler, robotics, programming, woodworking, furniture design, product design, engineering, CAD software, medicine, etc.)

I would like to use CAD software such as Fusion 360 to design it.

Individual Fab Academy Certificates

1. digital fabrication principles and practices – 1 week

Digital fabrication is when a machine is controlled by a computer. Some machines that are controlled by a computer are 3d printer, laser cutters, CNC machine, and the vinyl cutter. 3d printers use computers to slice and export files to the machine itself.

2. Computer-aided design, manufacturing, and modeling

Computer-aided design or CAD refers to software that is used to create and produce products. Some modeling software that I have used are Fusion, Tinkercad, and Inkscape. These software allow for you to create a design a final product that is ready for 3d printing or laser cutting.

3. computer-controlled cutting – 1 week

This degree teaches you how to use the computers to control the machines. Computer controlled cutting is when a computer is used to control a machine that is cutting out an object. CNC machines, laser cutters, and vinyl cutters are all examples of this because these devices use computers in order to receive the information on how and where to cut.

4. electronics design and production – 2 weeks

Electronic design and production teaches you how to create circuit boards and program them. One of the machines used to create the boards is the milling machine. A program used to design and create these boards is Eagle.

5. computer-controlled machining – 1 week

This class teaches you how to create and make something on a CNC machine. Some of the people used sketchup or inkscape for making it an SVG.

6. embedded programming – 1 week

This course teaches you how to program the components of your product. One of the people were told to first train on Arduino so they could learn how to program it.

7. 3D molding and casting – 1 week

This week the people learned how to create a cast with 3d printing. They used solid works to create the design. Then they poured a mixture of silicone and hardener into the mold and baked it.

9. 3D scanning and printing – 1 week

The students learned to 3d print a model on the 3d print, and how to use the scanners that were available to them. One of the students use the Formlabs SLA 3d printer along with many other different 3d scanners.

10. sensors, actuators, and displays – 2 weeks

This week, the people learn how to use different sensors with the cards that they have made. They then hooked these up to a light bulb or something else, and tried to get it to turn on.

11. interface and application programming – 1 week

For this week, they had to deign an application that could interface with what they are trying to create. They used processing to create coding for their applications.

12. embedded networking and communications – 1 week

This week the students had to create and connect a connection board for their boards. They used a milling machine to make a connection board and used the program Eagle to create them.

13. machine design – 2 weeks

The students had to make a machine, operate a passive part manually, and automate it. The student used GitHub to program the machine. Then they connected the motors and put the machine together.

14. digital fabrication applications and implications – 1 week

This week, the students had to decide what their final project was, the materials needed, how much will it cost, and what parts and systems will be made. They had to apply their knowledge from the previous weeks in order to create a successful project.

15. invention, intellectual property, and business models – 1 week

The students learned how to put their knowledge to use, and how to generate income for this project and design. They learned how to license their designs.

16. digital fabrication project development – 2 weeks

They had to track the progress of their design and finish their project. They had to create a prototype and a final design.