Amplifier
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Brainstorming/Designing:
Brainstorming Sketches
Brainstorming Sketches
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Feedback Summary:
Some feedback I want to remember from the feedback sticky note session are:
consider where my wires and all of that are going to fit in my design
add a drawer compartment (for vanity)
add a jewelery holder (for vanity)
add twinkly lights (for shooting star)
Even if I don't end up doing one design or the other, I have feedback that works for both. If I end up choosing the vanity, I can add twinkly lights to the area around the speakers. If I end up choosing the shooting star, I can add little hooks my jewelery can hang from.
Drawing Up My Designs
I have yet to make up my mind for which design I plan on choosing, so I modeled both of them as drawings to help me choose which one seems like the better option.
Idea 1: Stars
Why It's a Good Design: It has a relative simple total shape and will be a better design with the limited time frame to complete this project. This design has more laser cut and 3D printed aspects and won't have too long of an assembly period. It will allow me to experiment with a variety of colors and will almost feel like I'm assembling a puzzle as I put together the pieces.
How I'm Challenging Myself: I'm better with hand-crafting and not as skilled with 3D modeling. I'm also not the best with using the laser cut machine. This design will give me a chance to learn how to use these machines correctly and get better at 3D design.
Idea 2: Vanity I ENDED UP CHOOSING THIS IDEA
Why It's a Good Design: It goes more into hand-crafted details and building, which is what I'm confident in. It has a beach vibe, which matches will my usually design vibe. It will be functional; serving multiple purposes and helping me clear up my desk and organize my growing jewelery collection. It will also have a mirror to help me put on my jewelry and do my makeup in the mornings. It is the more creative idea.
How I'm Challenging Myself: While I'm better will hand-crafting things, I'm also a perfectionist who struggles with time limits. This project could deem itself too hard with the limited time frame. I'm also not sure how I would make the drawers and make an openable jewelry box. With this project, I'm going to learn better time management and also how to 3D print.
3D Modeling Progress
At this point in the project, I have finished with my Rhino 3D model. The image above is what the components will look like together, while the images to the left show the components and their measurements. The light blue models will be acrylic (top section), the red (lid), pink (shells), bright blue (drawers), and black (main body) models will be 3D printed.
Cardboard Prototype
I am making a jewelry box/vanity. The top will open up and the mirror will on be the inside. There will be drawers in the middle compartment that open up as well. The speakers will be on sides. The piece that separates my components with my jewelry will be able to be pulled up to expose my components if something wrong happens, so I will be able to fix it. With this prototype, I learned the generally spacing of everything and so far everything is going to plan. This prototype also helped me realize I needed to make the top piece removable. On my cardboard model, I did not add the small holes around the speaker hole, but will do that on my official design.
Breadboard
Not that I've worked with the circuit, I now understand all the different components that go into designing a schematic and all the different factors you have to take account of. I was a bit confused on what the ferrite beads do. After researching, ferrite beads block unwanted high-frequency electrical noise and let regular power through.
Amplifier PCB
For this project, I worked with Matthew. I learned .
screenshot of the schematic
screenshot of the board layout
Who you worked with.
Something you learned about the circuit during this process.
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