Tanish Ramchandani

HELLO POST

Design Strength and Weakness:

I am very good at ideating and coming up with interesting ways to apply my knowledge. However, my weakness lies in actually executing my plan with accuracy and precision.

In the documentation of my projects, I would like to commit to.....

Being as succinct as possible in my descriptions so that my page is not overwhelmingly filled with text.
Ensuring that there is obvious progress being displayed and that the dates of each image displaying progress are recorded.
Creating a space where my work is organized and neatly displayed to the public

My partner and I decided to create a circuit board based on who is in my opinion, one of the most influential cartoon characters of all time. LEDs and buttons are labeled on the drawing. There is some potential for the scale to get smaller, as it might be too big as it is now. All artistic credit goes to my partner, Nia.

Final Board Design

My 10 Ideation Sketches

Drawing prototype of amplifier.

Nike shoe box.

Digital Design of speaker prototype. Drill holes indicating screws volume dials, buttons, lights, etc. All dimensions and individual pieces indicated too.

Current breadboard layout - includes volume dial, outlet to speakers, and LED. At this stage, there appears to be some wires which are out of place. The problem is still being diagnosed.

Here is an in progress and completed version of my 3d cardboard model. There are two holes indicating where the speakers will be placed as well as additional holes in the back of the prototype for volume dials and LED lights indicating when the speaker will be turned on/off. The speaker will be able to close with the help of a lock that will be placed in the front of the speaker. That part was not indicated in the prototype.

Back of shoe box.

Something technical I learned about the breadboarding process was that in order to continue a connection from one wire to another, an additional wire must be placed in a horizontal slot and into your intended destination (connection).

I see the purpose of breaborading as circulating an electrical charge from positive to negative, carrying that electrical charge from one point to another subsequently powering each respective point.

This was a piece of code me and my partner Rajiv built onto an LED ring such that there would be an constont altnernation of random colors being lit up on the ring.

This was a piece of code used to alter the positioning of led lights on a neopixel grid. My partner Sarah and I designed the code so that the LED lights would move across the full length of the grid and then move across the width. After a light was lit up, it would turn off after two seconds creating a moving sensation.

Here we my partner Quincy and I attached a screen to an microcontroller to create a real time clock using OLED feathering. I am considering doing something similar for my digital project. To the right -------->

I am thinking about adding a digital clock to the front of my speaker. I am considering adding a function to make the clock turn on only when the speaker is on. Additionally, I may also add a digital image to the clock too similar to what we did during the demo.

Here is an image of my unsautered circuit board to which i will be suatering my microcontroler too.

This is my soldered amplifier.

Progress report on construction. Still have yet cut out my lid piece as well as holes intended for volume dials.

Final Project

What did you make?

I made a shoebox-like design amplifier with a cherry wood exterior and acrylic lid.

Thinking about the work you created, what are you most satisfied with this semester?

I think I am most satisfied with the general design of the product as it is close to what I had envisioned, lacking in some areas however due to being on a time crunch.

If you were to start over, knowing what you know, what would you do differently?

I think a sense of urgency would've been helpful to make it look as much like a shoebox as possible. This includes adding important details such as a Nike/"Sike" sign, or adding the lid on a hinge so that it is able to close.

What is a lesson from this class that you will take with you and use in future projects

I think an important lesson I can take away from this class is that everything is subject to change. here are some aspects of the final design which I never could've anticipated being in the final product, however, I went with the flow and accepted whatever change came my way and still found myself proud of the final result.

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