Reverse engineering

The problem I was trying to solve was figuring out how my Roku TV remote was put together and what materials went into it. My goal was to fully take it apart, document the process, and learn what each piece did. To get there, I had to open the remote without breaking the important parts, then separate the casing, the circuit board, the buttons, and the battery components. I kept track of what I did each day in class starting with just sketching and noting the outside, then slowly moving to disassembly, labeling parts, and finally researching what materials were used in things like the plastic casing, rubber button pad, and the tiny electronics on the board. I came out with a detailed breakdown of the Roku remote, showing both the process and the end result of the teardown.

Reflection: 

The reverse eneginnering was the first senior engineering project of the year, I think that overall I worked really well, I stayed pretty focused most all of the days, I documented everything that I saw, being very careful to not break the remote while pulling it apart, overall my device was pretty simple to take apart, I used a 3mm alen key to remove one screw, and that was it. My documents were simple, but captured all the angles and information that I needed, although I think that I could have improved upon how neat my sketches were. Other things that I could have done better was more detailed reaserach, finding serial numbers on ever intracite part, so that I could better understand the remote. Overall this project went very well and I am excited for the year to come.