When preparing my research presentation, I needed to determine how to best convey my information in such a way that a general audience could follow along. While my research is on a specialized topic, I planned to give background information to help my audience better understand the different aspects of my research.
While research itself takes critical thinking and problem solving skills, I especially practiced my critical thinking skills while troubleshooting different problems I faced throughout my research process. When I was learning how the original health monitoring system functioned, I ran into roadblocks and had to figure out how to get through them. Then, when I was planning my Raspberry Pi HAT, I had to think through the different options for PCB design and pick an optimal one.
Not only did I have to use a variety of technology (familiar and new to me) while executing my research (Buck converter, power supplies, computers, oscilloscope, multimeter, Altium Designer, etc.), but I also developed and fabricated a functioning piece of technology as a result of my research. My goal in creating this new piece of technology was to make capacitor health monitoring more compact, accessible, and scalable.