Coleton Namie

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A design strength I have is being able to collaborate with my peers well. I feel that I improved my collaboration skills a lot during frosh D&T, especially for early projects and ideation.

A design area for improvement is time management. I say this because there were moments in 9th grade when I procrastinated and had to work up until the last minute.

3 things I want to commit to for documentation:

Managing my time and getting things in on time
Having an organized sub-page where everything is clear to read and understand
Writing responses that are honest and capture my thinking

PCB ideas drawings

Nola and I chose a UFO design because it seemed the most interesting and different compared to our other designs. We are also planning to add LEDs to the ring of the UFO and LED strips to the bottom part of the UFO.

Shaped PCB design

Nola and I made a UFO-shaped PCB. We placed LEDs on the ring of the UFO and on the bottom where people get abducted. I will remember two things from this project: how to use Fusion and how to build a functional schematic.

Here are my ten sketches:

Summary of feedback:

People said that my drum kit idea was creative and doable. People also said it aligns with my passions as I play the drums. People also said I should think about how to make my speakers float with magnets and how challenging that would be.

Final Speaker Sketch

I believe this design will meet my growth goals because it will allow me to experiment with new materials and measurements and focus on building something that looks cool but also means something to me. I am challenging my current skill set by exploring new shapes and new materials along with making this design stay all together.

80% of my Rhino Design:

This is most of my components. These items will hopefully be 3D printed. I haven't designed my stage yet but that will be laser cut. I am still thinking about how I will design my cymbals.

Cardboard Model:

My idea is to make a drum set on a stage. The speakers are the bass drums and the electronics are hidden inside of the stage. From my cardboard prototype, I learned the correct dimensions for my stage. I had already designed my drum pieces before in the correct dimensions so I didn't feel the need to make cardboard models of them. As of right now, my stage is the correct dimensions, but this is after I had already designed one that was too small.

Amp Circuit on breadboard

Something I know understand after prototyping it is how important the connection to ground is and the role that resistors play. This understanding partially comes from setting a part of my breadboard on fire.

A regulator is a mystery to me. Google AI says, "On a circuit board, a voltage regulator, or sometimes a regulator IC, is an electronic component that maintains a stable output voltage, regardless of changes in the input voltage or load conditions, ensuring reliable and consistent power for the connected circuitry."

Amp PCB Design & Schematic

I worked with Ilana on this project. Something I learned was how to set a ground plane on Fusion.

Unsoldering Circuit Board

Finished Shaped PCB Board

What was the original idea?

Me and Nola hasd a few oirginal ideas, such as some kind of animal or a musical instrument.

Who did you work with?

Nola Evans

Are you happy with the product?

Yes. My soldering was a little questionable though as some of the lights shine brighter than others.

Soldered Amp Circuit

Enclosure Build Process

As of right now, I have cut and glued my stage together. I still need to glue on the rest of the drum kit and fix up the inside a bit more.

FINAL AMPLIFIER

The goals for this speaker: to keep working and to keep playing loud music.

I made a drum set speaker. The two speakers are the bass drums and there are two floor toms, two rack toms, and a snare. With all the work this semester, I am most satisfied with completing my Spotify API code, and just finishing my project in general. If I were to start over, I would think about how the cable connecting to my microcontroller would fit inside of my project. Something that will stay with me from this class in two years has to be my soldering skills.

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