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Breeze Glow: a small fan with a sky lantern effect
Breeze Glow: a small fan with a sky lantern effect
Ideation:
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)
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)
Double fan stand acts as an inspiration for the form
Sky lantern as an inspiration for the light effect
An existing product on amazon that combines the functionality I want to intergrate; fan motion and light.
Description: A portable small gadget that helps create a calming environment with soft lighting and a gentle breeze. The gadget could be placed on commodes or any other flat counter.
Sources: Amazon website, Google Images.
Tool Chain
Tool Chain
Which software/machines/materials did you use in the assignment? Why?
Which software/machines/materials did you use in the assignment? Why?
Softwares: Tinkercad
Machines: None
Materials and tools:
Enclosure: Cardboard, paper, glue gun, cutter, double tape..
Components:
- Inputs: ON/OFF switch, Battery (9V)
- Outputs: DC fan, (3) RGB LED light (yellow and green)
- Breadboard
- Jumper wires
- Crocodile wires
- Resistors
- Rosetta
Software
Software
Software used
Enclosure material and tools
Enclosure material and tools
Enclosure material:
Grey cardboard
Cutter
Double face tape
Rulers
Grey 60- 80 grams paper
Glue gun
Pen
Design/Preparation Process
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?
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?
Design planning..
Design planning..
Development/Implementation Process
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?
Explain the development/implementation process of your assignment. How did you use the machine/tool to manufacture or implement the design of your assignment?
Development of the circuit on tinker cad
Development of the circuit on tinker cad
Pre simulation
Post simulation
Started by adding the components, which are:
- a power supply source
- DC motor instead of the DC fan
- 3 LED RGB (yellow and green colors)
- ON/switch
Red wires represent the +ve connections
Black wires represent the -ve connections
Please find the circuit on Tinker Cad attached in the Tinker Cad attachment.
Steps:
I started inserting the components by dragging and dropping them.
Power supply connection:
- I attached the power supply to the switch (-ve pole).
- Then the ground of the switch to the -ve pole (power rail) of the breadboard.
- I attached the positive pole of the power supply to the +ve pole (power rail) of the breadboard
The LED connection:
- I connected 3 LEDs (series connection), since the LEDs will turn ON on the switch is turned on.
- I added a resistor to each LED to reduce the current.
- One side of the LED is connected to the power source, while the other side is connected to the resistor
The DC motor (acting as the DC fan):
- The positive end of the motor is connected to positive
rail of the breadboard, while the negative end is connected to the negative rail of the breadboard
Connection type:
- As shown, The LEDs and resistors are wired in series to ensure proper current regulation.// all the LEDs
- The multiple LED resistors are connected in parallel so that they share the same voltage from the power supply, while the current is divided.
Development of the actual circuit
Development of the actual circuit
Placed all the needed components on the cutting mat to start connecting them on thre breadboard
Connected the LED, resistors, and the positive and negative jumpers from the LEDs and resistors to the positive and negative breadboard rails (I used TinkerCAD as a reference)
Attaching a rosetta to the adaptor so that I can connect jumper wires
Attached an orange (male-male) jumper to the +ve pole of the rosetta, and a grey (male-male) jumper to the -ve pole of the jumper.
For the +ve end (orange jumper), I attached to it a Red crocodile jumper and attached it with a (male-male) red jumper and connected it to the positive rail of the breadboard.
As for the -ve end (grey jumper), I attached to it a white crocodile jumper and connected it to the ground end of the switch button.
As for the negative end of the switch, I attached a green jumper, connected to its other end a black jumper and connected to the negative rail of the breadboard
As for the DC fan, the positive jumper is connected to the orange one then to the positive rail of the breadboard. While the black jumper is connected to to the grey one, then to negative rail of the breadboard.
Testing .mp4<< Testing >>
Development of the enclosure body: first attempt
Development of the enclosure body: first attempt
Planning the cube dims.
The final dims. was 15*15.5 cm
The fan fixation.
Cutouts for the light
The botton fixation
The fan and the button and fixed in place.
Development of the enclosure body: second and final attempt
Development of the enclosure body: second and final attempt
After creating the first cube without measuring the dims., I noticed that it wont fit the components nicely, so
I measured the breadboard length and I created another group and enlarged the dims.
6 faces for a cubic form
each side is 18*18cm
The front face of the enclosure. Sketched the cutout shapes that would be allow light to get out of the form. Also, the fan and bottom cutouts
Started attaching the sides to each other using a glue gun
testing again that the components would fit properly into the cube before attaching the remaining sides.
A cutout for the adapter wire.
Button fixation into the front side
Button and fan fixation
Full cube
back view
Final outcome
Final outcome
Video
Video
Final testing.mp4final.mp4Community of Learning
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?
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?
There no particular idea that i was inspired from, however I had a look on some of the past graduates assignment and I think it helped me overall to develop my own.
Overcoming Challenges
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?
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?
The main challenge I faced in the circuit was the connection when I created it with actual components,
I believe I disconnected some jumpers, but through testing, I noticed the wrong connection.
Files
Files
Final Project
Final Project
How can you use the skills and knowledge that you've acquired this week in your final project?
How can you use the skills and knowledge that you've acquired this week in your final project?
How to manage the wires so they are neatly attached to the breadboard, so I can troubleshoot problems easily. Also, the Tinkercad is a savior and it would act as a reference in the final project as well.
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