September 17th Homework

I found that there really is not much of a difference between how we are planning our design and Tom is. Tom started all of his designs with a very simple sketch of what he thought could work for the product. He also used some common, household items to use for his prototypes. I find it interesting that even though Tom is experienced and works for google, he still does the same basic steps. This shows that the drawing phase is necessary and fundamental.

Phone Design Process

The first step in our design for a phone stand, was to find the dimensions of the phone. We started by creating an orthographic drawing that included views from all sides and measurements of these sides. Next, we recreated this in the rhino software and utilized rhinos commands. Finally, we used the extrusion command to make our model 3d. We also used fillet to round of edges and boolean to subtract certain pieces from the model.

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September 19th Homework

Constraints

-Has to be low cost

-Has to be made of recycled materials

-Has to allow the phone to be charging and have headphones plugged in

-Must allow the flash light to be used

-Must be tilted

-Must allow the phone to be rotated

Problem Statement

The client would like a low-cost phone stand made out of recycled material. The phone stands needs to be balanced and sturdy enough that it can support the weight of an iPhone and hold it upright. The stand also needs to be small and not bulky so that it is mobile, can rotated and does not take up a lot of space. It is important that the stand also allows for the charging port and headphone jack to be accessible while in the stand.

Ideation

Original Design Sketches 9/23

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Design Sketches as 3D Models 9/26

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September 29 Video Paragraph

I learned that design is becoming more and more important in our society. One example, 3d printing, is becoming more common because it is much better on the environment. This is similar to our class because we are learning how to design 3d prints which may be the future. The fourth industrial revolution is focused on keeping the planet healthy and to do that, natural sources of energy are being used. Additionally, autonomy is becoming more common and valuable and you have to be able to design in order to create autonomous machines. Digital technology has the ability to better the world and help the world.

Ideation

Pencil Holder Design 11/1

We made the cut outs for the pencil holder so that they could be laser printed.

Final Pencil Holder #1

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Problem Statement

Create a pencil holder that can be laser cut.

Ideation

Design Sketches

Protoyping

Final Design in Rhino

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Final Laser-Cut Pencil Holder #2

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Problem Statement

Create a Lamp.

Ideation

This is the model I based my design on.

These are two of my design sketches for the head of the lamp. We decided that if we used ribs and half slab joint that we could get a curved design. In the picture below, we recorded the measurements of the lightbulb as well as the shape of the ribs and then copied it into rhino.

Prototyping

The First Step was creating a base with .22in thick wood so that the lamp could be held. Here is its orthographic drawing.

Getting a round shaped lamp shade using a laser cutter is not possible. To combat this, I made flat ribs and rings that could be used to create a curved outside.

We can not create this piece using the normal laser cutter therefore we need to use on of the other machines. We started by taking a big piece of wood and using a machine to get its height to 1.76, the height my piece was. We then used a machine to get the block to a width 6*14. Once we had this block, we had to bolt it down and put screws in it to make sure it stayed in the same spot when we flipped it over to put a design on the other side.

This is what the final design should look like with out the half slab joints to connect the base together as one piece. I will also use the luminary paper to wrap around the inside of the lamp shade.

After noticing my initial base might not support the lamp, I had to redesign it. I decided to make it spherical so that it would look nice. In Rhino, I took sections out of the circle at different spots so that I could find the dimensions of the slabs. I then used the intersect command to find midpoints so I knew where the pieces would join.

Final Product

After all of my pieces were cutout, I attached them all together using epoxy, a mixture of a glue and a hardener. I then threaded the wire through the hole in the top of the lamp so it can be turned on. Lastly I used rods with pieces that screw in and tighten so that I can adjust the lamp and move it at the joints.