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In this Break it Apart! project, we focused on developing various skills that will be needed throughout this course such as drawing, interpreting, and explaining a device. To begin, we were asked to individually bring in an electronically powered item that we were interested in taking apart and researching for the next couple of weeks. Personally, I brought in a 4k digital camera that had been broken for a while due to the fact that I dropped it in water. I thought this would be challenging, yet interesting at the same time because of the complex systems and ideas involved with this device.
The first part of the project had to do with disassembling the digital camera. Originally, this was difficult given the fact that there were many small screws that had to come out. With this, I was unable to use a specific tool to take the camera apart so I resorted to breaking it open with my hands. It seems as though this would need an immense amount of force but it only took me one tug to finally rip it open. Once I successfully did this, I could see what it entailed inside of it. This can be shown in the image at the top of the page. It was obvious that I had much work to do and concepts to learn before I could fully digest and understand this camera. Having this in mind, I spent the rest of my class time researching and sketching this complicated device. This work will be shown within the following photos:
4K Digital Camera Sketch and Research:
This first page is targeted towards gaining a better understanding of the outer portion of the camera and how this plays into the functionality of it. Also, before I fully disassembled the camera, I made a flow chart and made an educated guess on how this specific digital camera generally worked.
These last two pages were involved with what specific within the camera entailed. A general sketch of the body of the digital camera is shown throughout the page on the left. When labeling the parts, I incorporated a number besides them which corresponded to what number they represented on the next page, functions of the parts. This method allows for key concepts to be placed together and to develop a greater understanding of the camera as a whole. One element that I feel is important to talk about is the bottom of the last page. This is talking about the Electromagnetic Spectrum.
The Electromagnetic Spectrum is a concept directly relating to the functionality of a camera. When an image is taken, it harnesses the power of visible light, therefore making it perceptible to the human eye. As a result of this, the images captured resonate with what we actually see and imagine in the moment.
As a whole, I think that this project was a great start to the year. Not only was it an interesting introduction to the many processes of engineering, but it was also engaging and difficult. It successfully taught me the process of sketching and how there are many things to think about throughout this such as measurements, proportions, and detail. These are all key parts to an adequate sketch that I now fully understand. I will use this skill throughout the rest of my engineering career as well as my Capstone Project later on. Hopefully, this will benefit my group and I's quality of work. In conclusion, this project was majorly beneficial to my own individual skill set and I am thrilled to use these concepts that I have gained from this later on in the year.
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