Aditi Shankar

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About me! 8.23.22

Hey everyone! My name is Aditi, and I am a junior! :)

design/engineering strength: I like to tinker and play around with things to figure out the problem and how to fix it! I also really enjoy the process of brainstorming and seeing my designs come to life.

area for growth: Sometimes I struggle with grasping certain concepts and skills, especially when it comes to electronics and other kinds of engineering. This year in A + D, I'd like to change that and really make sure that I am fully understanding different topics.

three things I want to commit to:

1) Keeping my page organized! Sometimes when things get hectic, I tend to get a little sloppy, so I want to make sure that I am able to stay keep my page organized during various projects, using headers, dates, and such.

2) Make observations and actively take comprehensive notes on my process. This is something that will help me to remember what I did so others (myself included!) can follow my work more clearly.

3) Write things out in an understandable way and take quality pictures. A key part of any documentation process!

Series Circuit Classwork 8.25.22

PCB Sketches 8.29.22

PCB IN PROGRESS

Speaker Ideation Drawings 9.13.2022

Final Speaker Drawing 9.15.22

After considering the peer feedback, I decided to commit to this design, possibly with a few added details, such as laser printing on the wood and LEDs behind the two faces of acrylic. The shape of the diamond/rhombus may change a little bit over time, but I am planning to stick with this general structure.

(Mostly) Finished Rhino Speaker Design 9.29.22

Mostly finished! I'm about 90-95% of the way done. I want to add something to the sides of the diamond, but overall I think it's looking pretty good so far.

Amp Speaker (in progress) 10.24.22

This version of the speaker circuit/wiring did not work, but at this point, the wiring was mostly done. Thus, this is not the final product, but it will be coming soon.

Mini PCB Project Board (not soldered)

Fully manufactured pcb! I haven't gotten the chance to sawter the resistors or the LEDS yet, but I'll get to it soon.

Amp Circuit PCB Board 11.2.22

Enclosure Cardboard Prototype 11.18.22

Here is my cardboard prototype. The corners look a little odd, but maybe it is a matter of re-checking the dimensions on Rhino or it could be because of the bendiness of the chipboard material. I will make sure to check on that. I also decided to omit the legs of the speaker because I realized that I wouldn't have enough material and I couldn't figure out a feasible way to construct them with the chipboard and the actual enclosure materials (wood, acrylic).

Modified Amplifier Enclosure on Rhino

When I realized that certain pieces wouldn't fit onto my allotted material, I had to pivot a little bit. I came up with a double-sided speaker design that I think would be cool.

Portable PCB Project

My portable PCB is not sawtered yet, but here is what it would look like with all the parts in place.

Speaker Enclosure

While I wasn't able to finish constructing my speaker enclosure, I am proud of all the progress I have made. I will definitely come back in to finish this project next semester.

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