Week #5 - Journal

IDEATION

Tell us about your assignment's idea for this week. Why do you care about this idea? What inspired you? (Please include images or links to sources of inspiration)

BLENDER

The assignment idea is to design something special with two different types of output components.

I chose the blender as a container of my circuit components.

I saw the same idea before with a great finish.

TOOL CHAIN

Which software/machines/materials did you use in the assignment? Why?

Mini Breadboard

Resistor 220 ohm

DC Motor

Push Button

Jumper Wires

Adapter 5V-2A

Red Led

Can

Scissors

Plastic cup

Cutter

Glow Gun

Bottle cap

DESIGN / PREPARATION PROCESS

Explain the design and/or preparation process of your assignment. How did you use the tool or software to design and/or prepare your assignment before fabrication/implementation?

Prototype the electrical circuit on a breadboard

In this project, I used two outputs (light) in Red Led and (move) in the DC motor.
Get the power supply (5v - 2A) as the power source, I used a mini-Breadboard to be easy

in hiding in the bottom of the can.

I used the push button as it will be suitable for the blender than (on/off) switch.
I chose the red led to be suitable for the color schema of the Blender and as the second output.
I used a resistor for the led, connect all together as shown in the video below ↓

DEVELOPMENT / IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS

Explain the development/implementation process of your assignment. How did you use the machine/tool to manufacture or implement the design of your assignment?

1st:

I chose this plastic jar, but I chose another one as it's not so suitable for my blinder.
I cut the can into two pieces, then make the bottom piece some short by cutting off its edge and making the gaps line to be easy in putting the two pieces together later.

2nd:

I glue the plastic cup (blender bowl) with the top piece of the can (motor part).
I made a tiny hole in the middle between them for the DC motor.
I made a tiny hole in the middle between them for the DC motor.
I cut a piece of the can to make the sharp blades.

3rd:

I prepared my mini-Breadboard and attached all the components to it.
I checked the circuit and made sure all is correct, and it was working.
I checked also the voltage and all was good.

4th:

After connecting the mini breadboard with the DC motor, led, push-button, and the Adapter, I made holes for each to make sure all the components inside the can and nothing showed up.
I checked the circuit again, and all was good.
I attached the blender bowl with its hand with double face glue.
I glowed the black hat head to the top of the blender bowl.

COMMUNITY OF LEARNING

Did you ask for feedback? What are the ideas that others have contributed or suggested? What was someone else’s idea that you built upon? How did you help your peers? How did your peers help you?

Learning from Mistakes

When I plugged in the circuit to the adapter, I noticed that the Led light wasn't on and had a problem there. I used the Avometer to check all the wires and connections, all was good I had just switched the (+ Positive) and the (- Negative) wires of the Led.

Community of Learning

I advised my team to make the design of the RC car a little small to make it stable and fast, unlike our rival.

One of my team colleagues " Ahmed Mahfouz " advised us about the design of the RC car that should have a fillet in the front to make it easy for us in the fight to drag the rival.

OVERCOMING CHALLENGES

When you got stuck, what/who did you turn to? At what point did you have to pause to research or learn more before moving on? What are some mistakes, pitfalls, or challenges that others can avoid if they were doing this assignment?

I made a mistake, that I didn't measure the DC motor nail tall before I glued the Blender bowl with the base. It was short to put the blades.

But I fixed the problem by making the blades bonded up with an angle to give the blades space to spin free.

FINAL PROJECT

How can you use the skills and knowledge that you've acquired this week in your final project?

Circuit Prototype

I can design a circuit now and prototype it with the breadboard and practicing will make it so easy to accomplish.

WOW !

What is the coolest thing that you've learned this week? What is something that you will never forget from this week?

The Coolest thing I have learned this week was the H-Bridge trick that made me able to switch the directions of the motor in an effortless way like joysticks.

🎮 🎮

WEEKLY DIGEST (optional)

Tell us about any other cool things that you've made this week: in the Hands-on activity, tutorial examples, exercises, or any other cool mini-project that you tried out aside from the assignment.

Power a "7-segment display", so that it shows the digit Seven "7"

It was challenge really for me to complete this design

ASSIGNMENT DESIGN FILES

N/A

Report abuse