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Hello Post!
Hello Post!
Design/Engineering Strength and Area for Growth:
Design/Engineering Strength and Area for Growth:
A strength I have is my creativity and being able to brainstorm and come up with new ideas
An area of growth for me is being patient with the entire process and not getting too attached to a singular idea
Three things I want to commit to in the documentation of my learning and projects are:
Three things I want to commit to in the documentation of my learning and projects are:
Taking high quality photos of my work and progress
State and explain the challenges and mistakes I made through the design and engineering process
Writing clear and informative descriptions of each photo
PCB Documentation
PCB Documentation
These are my six PCB ideas drawings
PCB Design
PCB Design
My partners were Noa and Charlie and we decided to make a snail PCB! We used a series circuit to put the LEDs around the snail's spiral. We put our wires and battery on the back of the design so as to not distract from our design. Something I will remember about printed circuit board designs is how to utilize all the different layers in Eagle for a design.
Schematic
Board Layout
Finished PCB Design
Finished PCB Design
This is my soldered PCB design. The lights do not work either because the circuit is in series and there are many LEDs, or because the LEDs are backwards in the schematic.
10 Speaker Ideations
10 Speaker Ideations
Design Feedback
Design Feedback
The feedback I received was to make the phone more angular and eliminate the curves so it would be more practical. There was also feedback about certain aspects that might be challenging, like the wiring and details, and that the overall phone would be too big. For my fish tank design, suggestions were to make the sea creatures out of acrylic scraps and to add resin to mimic water.
Design Documentation
Design Documentation
My final design is a fish tank. The bottom will be made out of wood and house the speaker, and the fish tank part will be made out of clear acrylic. I will use acrylic scraps to make the sea creatures.
Enclosure Design Documentation
Enclosure Design Documentation
I am creating a fish tank, the speakers will be on the bottom and the fish tank part will be above them. I will be using press fit and glue to assemble my box. There will be lights inside the clear part of the tank. I will be including an indicator light. I received feedback on how to best attach acrylic fish to my design, and a table partner suggested that I suspend them from the top.
Prototype
Prototype
My design is a fish tank with press fit wood and a press fit acrylic box on the top. I changed the dimensions of my speaker to fit the size of the material I am working with, and the amount of press fit tabs on each side of my speaker. I have learned about the different techniques of joining together two pieces of acrylic. I still need to decide on how I am going to incorporate my sea creatures and how they are going to be suspended in my speaker. I need assistance with adding the screw holes for attaching the speaker to the wood part of my design.
Breadboard
Breadboard
This is my completed breadboard.
Speaker PCB Board
Speaker PCB Board
My partner Charlie and I completed the PCB speaker board together.
Board
Schematic
Programing intro
Programing intro
Microcontroller Documentation
Microcontroller Documentation
Challenge 1
Challenge 1
A challenge I'm working on solving is getting on of the buttons to play rain sounds I downloaded to python.
Digital Project
Digital Project
I will use the circuit playground and program the buttons to play rain sounds and the sound of cartoon bubbles. The LEDs will light up my fish tank.
Unsoldered PCB
Unsoldered PCB
Completed PCB
Completed PCB
Final Digital Project
Final Digital Project
My goal for the digital project was to have the LEDs light up in a series of blue hues, creating the effect of water in my fish tank. One challenge I encountered was programming the circuit to play ocean sounds, and I ultimately decided to leave this feature out of my final design.
link to gist:
https://gist.github.com/smith-ana/d1d9a16f04d3038210d917245886426b
Final Amp
Final Amp
What did you make?
I made a speaker in the shape of a fish tank
Thinking about the work you created, what are you most satisfied with this semester?
I am most satisfied with the sound quality of my speakers. I spent a lot of time working through various challenges with my PCB, and I am happy with the final product.
If you were to start over, knowing what you know, what would you do differently?
If I was to start over, I would prioritize cutting my material sooner so I am not rushing at the end of the semester.
What is a lesson from this class that you will take with you and use in future projects?
A lesson I learned from this semester that I will use in future projects is that completing the project will most likely take longer than expected, and to manage my time accordingly. I also learned that I need to be patient with the process because there will be challenges that I will need to work through and find solutions for.
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