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My POE interviewProfessional Interview
Professional Interview
The objective of this project was to introduce us to the various types of engineers and which one caught our eye the most. We then selected which one interested us and went to interview someone who has a job in that field of engineering, learning about everything from their high school degrees to their job today, and how their habits and work ethic landed them their job. We then reflected upon this and wrote about how our career choices were impacted based on the responses from the interviewee.
What I took away from this project was how much hard work and dedication it took to be a real engineer in any field. This impacted my decision by making me realize how much work I would have to put in and how much adversity I would have to overcome, but in the end, I still want to be an engineer and plan to work hard to earn the title.
Sanjiths Compound Machine Design ProjectCompound Machine
Compound Machine
From my point of view, the purpose of this project was to teach us how to use simple machines by having them work together to move an object to a certain point. This project also taught us how to collaborate with teammates and take in everyone's point of view, and work together in the most efficient way to complete the Compound Machine.
What I took away from this project was that teamwork was the key to success. Everyone has good ideas, but with a team, you can have great ideas by being able to humble yourself and accepting other people's designs/Ideas may be better. You have to really consider other people if you want the group to be successful
I think this project could have gone slightly better on everyone's part; I could have contributed a bit more with the designs while my teammates could work on communicating the big Idea as we were all trying to accomplish the same goals, but in different ways. Either way, it was still an amazing group, and we got the Machine to work while having a good time.
Breadboarding
Breadboarding
The motive behind this project was to hone our skills in applying what we had previously learned about making parallel and series circuits, and now using them to create real-life circuits.
What I took away from this project was learning how to use a switch to control flow and how to connect multiple LEDs in parallel, series, and combination circuits.
This project helped me realize that with a little trial and error, it truly becomes second nature to understand how the electrical components work (ex., current flows vertically). This also taught me that it is okay to ask for help, but always try your hardest to figure it out by yourself, because it becomes 10 times easier to understand if you figure it out by yourself.
Truss Design
Truss Design
The initiative behind this project was to encourage us to try our way to build a truss while also maintaining the proper criteria for a truss, like the number of joints.
Building mini truss designs taught me how these structures function, illustrating how different structural members receive force distribution. Hands-on experience gained through this project allows you to practice concepts that include tension and compression, as well as proper joint connections, for designing efficient and stable structures.
Group Member: Jackson (Borrowed Truss for Pics)
Machine Control
Machine Control
Our project objective was to build a working, stable elevator. The goal for my team was to create a control system and an elevator that is able to operate across 3 different floors in any sequence necessary, and have LEDs light up for the corresponding floor. Each floor is required to have a feature that calls the elevator when needed and displays on the BRAIN what floor the elevator is currently on. There are also 2 mechanisms. One is maintenance mode, which, when activated, opens all elevator doors and starts blinking the LEDs on each floor. The other mechanism is to return to the ground floor after a period of non-usage (30 seconds).
Working on this elevator project on a team helped me realize how complicated the coding aspect can be. We messed up by not actively coding while building, making our code not good enough to pair up with our elevator. This taught me to stick to the previously assigned roles to collaborate and not have one role do multiple roles. This gave me hands-on experience in building, coding, and learning how to blend them smoothly and how to assess and troubleshoot errors in a real-world project.
Group Members: Isabella, Ariyan, Manuel
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