Break it Apart!

Evidence of Work

For this project we were to bring in an object that was not too complex yet not too simple. We had to pick something in between a cell phone and a stapler. We did not know what we were going to do with these objects, all Mr. Tronconi told us was to bring something that you did not care about breaking. We were later told that our task was to disassemble our object, carefully and observe each component.

The device I decided to bring in was an older digital camera. I chose it because it seemed somewhat complex but not as much as a cell phone and I wanted a challenge. I was also intrigued by what I would find when disassembling the camera. I started by drawing an outside view sketch before I started taking it apart. Next I started by finding all the screws visible screws that I could start taking apart. I then began to dismantle it, layer by layer and taking a sketch of each layer. There were many things that interested me, like different colors, numbers, and shapes. I started jotting down all my questions, observations, and thoughts before I did any research. I then had to pick a part to draw an exploded view which is a technical drawing of an object, that shows the relationship or order of assembly of various parts. It shows the components of an object slightly separated by distance, or suspended in surrounding space. I chose to do my exploded view sketch of the camera lens of the camera because doing one of the entire camera would be too difficult and complex.

Content

Engineer drawing: An engineering drawing is a type of technical drawing that is used to convey information about an object

Exploded view sketch: A diagram, picture, schematic or technical drawing of an object, that shows the relationship or order of assembly of various parts. It shows the components of an object slightly separated by distance

Engineering design process: A common series of steps that engineers use in creating functional products and processes. 1. define the problem, 2. generate aleternate concepts, 3. evaluate and select a concept, 4. detail the design, 5, design defense, 6. manufacture and testing, 7. revise and refine, 8. evaluation of performance, 9. preparing the final design report.

Perspective drawing: A technique to create the linear illusion of depth. As objects get further away from the viewer they appear to decrease in size at a constant rate

Orthographic drawing: A means of representing three-dimensional objects in two dimensions. It is a form of parallel projection, in which all the projection lines are orthogonal to the projection plane

Isometric drawing: A method for visually representing three-dimensional objects in two dimensions in technical and engineering drawings.

Conceptual sketch: Sketches or diagrams that are concisely annotated with short statements that describe the processes, concepts, and interrelationships shown in the sketch.

Reflection

This was a great project to start off our STEM Engineering year. I enjoyed this project because I was able to do some hands on work. I learn my best by doing, and working with my hands. I also work on my older truck a lot at home so it was exciting to apply some of my work with tools in class. Two things I did well on during this project were managing my time and drawing deep and in-depth sketches. My device was probably one of the more complex objects compared to some of my peers. I made sure to spend the majority of my time working and drawing instead of talking to other people. I knew I had so much to do so instead of getting distracted I moved to an empty table in order to get as much done as possible. When reviewing my classmates drawing during the peer review I could see the difference between their devices complexity and mine. I was proud for how much work I managed to do within the time we were given.

Something I could improve on would be creating an organized and detailed schedule for my project. For my next project I would like to implement a schedule to get certain aspects of my project done on certain days. I did a decent job this project but I want to get more efficient after each project. Overall this project went very well and I cannot wait to continue with our devices and make them better and then eventually apply these things to our capstone project.