After yet another day in the Engineering Drafting Course I learned how to work with formatting circles in AutoCAD and how to draw dimensions from a different view of the object. I’m getting much more comfortable with using the program, and plan to expand even further out into it. One difficulty I did run into…
Category: Design
Starting With AutoCAD
As part of my classes this school year I’m also taking an engineering design class, and this is my second drawing in AutoCAD. It took a little while to get used to as a software, but I think I’m getting the hang of it. This is the top and side view of a three dimensional…
Trying out Fusion 360
In order to move forward in the technological world I need to know my way around industry standard software. I was originally going to focus on some 3D modeling software, but when I saw that Fusion 360 also offered electronic schematics my decision was set. After going through the tutorial I went straight to recreating…
Smart LED Strip Installation + Programming
Isn’t taking down and putting up Christmas lights a tedious process? Well, I thought so too, which is why I decided to combine two things in this project:
Carpentry Projects: Raised Planter
Ever since starting Technical Theater at my school, I’ve been more interested in carpentry; even to the extent of buying a jigsaw and practicing building things at home. Since I’m also very interested in gardening, I decided that I should build a raised planter for roses, with a shelf below for storing some of my…
Tetrahedral Kite with Altitude and Temperature Sensor
This is a very interesting project from my Computer Science class that I thought I would share here. The premise is to create a tetrahedral kite that can collect different data such as temperature and altitude during it’s flight, and record it on to an SD card. Our class used a tutorial on NASA’s website…
Sketch up House
Our Computer Science Class Just went over a unit about Sketch up. In order to learn how to use it, we followed a series of tutorials done by the Harwood Podcast, which led though the process of creating a house in Sketch up. Below are the different stages of the described project. 1. Walls The…
Otto Testing :)
It is finally time to test Otto! After downloading an example code from the Otto blockly software, I decided to make Otto dance! Please excuse poor video quality. There were some issue with powering the robot with AA batteries, so I decided to connect a 9 volt, and temporarily place it on Otto’s head. This…
Otto Assembling
After testing the servos with the remote, I started to assemble Otto, using the manual on their website. During the process, I had to pay special attention to connect the servos to the correct ports. They had to be calibrated correctly before doing so. The 3D printer that I used wasn’t very precise, so there…
Otto DIY – Walking Robot Project
Otto DIY is an open source robotics project. I have already 3D printed the leg parts of the pre-made model, and prepared the stl files for printing using Tinkercad. After the rest of the parts are printed, Otto will be ready for assembling. I’m planning to teach him how to walk by creating movement functions…
MESA Project 2020-2021
This year dates the time when the MESA project held the Scratch-it up competition during MESA day for the second time. Although due to the circumstances which we all know as COVID – 19 prevented the competition from being held in CSU-LA ‘ s campus, the rules were adapted to the current situation. General Rules…
Creeper Design
A Minecraft Creeper design created using Tinkercad.