Introduction:
Our goal for this project was to deconstruct an object and figure out how it works. We took apart a fan and analyzed how it was made, how the parts worked together, each parts function, and why each part was how it is. We then explored concepts on how to enhance the power of the fan, such as increasing electricity and magnet strength. Our presentation and written report can be seen below
Slideshow Presentation:
Our goal for this project was to deconstruct an object and figure out how it works. We took apart a fan and analyzed how it was made, how the parts worked together, each parts function, and why each part was how it is. We then explored concepts on how to enhance the power of the fan, such as increasing electricity and magnet strength. Our presentation and written report can be seen below
Slideshow Presentation:
Analysis Report:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vSzn4Tw5B_F1BI8hPRtGJlFjox5rtWHJno3txVfndAxO0TeBQYIW0kAbtRyi_qKj_jB2Xjg5hyDvjvB/pub
Concepts:
Reverse Engineering: deconstructing an object to see how it works and how to make it.
Gantt Chart: An organization tool to help distribute work and give deadlines.
Convection: Fans don't actually cool you down directly, they move the air that heat from your body has already warmed away from you, replacing it with fresh air.
Motor: Magnets with opposite polarization push each other away, causing the motor to spin
Polarization: The type of force a magnet applies, often referred to as positive and negative, or north and south
Analysis:
I feel that this project went pretty well, but we could have been way more efficient with our time. We planned out due dates on a Gantt chart, but we gave ourselves way to much time in certain areas, missing out on time that could have been used for other things. I learned that Gantt charts are very powerful both in getting people to do their work, but also giving them the ability to procrastinate if not done well. Another problem with our Gantt chart is that we didn't go into enough detail, we put vague objectives which ended up in poor breakdown of each part. Even still, our group worked very well with each other and we all had good communication. Even when people were absent, we told each other beforehand and made sure we had a way to access other people's work if they were gone. We divided the work to whoever was most knowledgeable about that subject and made everything even.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vSzn4Tw5B_F1BI8hPRtGJlFjox5rtWHJno3txVfndAxO0TeBQYIW0kAbtRyi_qKj_jB2Xjg5hyDvjvB/pub
Concepts:
Reverse Engineering: deconstructing an object to see how it works and how to make it.
Gantt Chart: An organization tool to help distribute work and give deadlines.
Convection: Fans don't actually cool you down directly, they move the air that heat from your body has already warmed away from you, replacing it with fresh air.
Motor: Magnets with opposite polarization push each other away, causing the motor to spin
Polarization: The type of force a magnet applies, often referred to as positive and negative, or north and south
Analysis:
I feel that this project went pretty well, but we could have been way more efficient with our time. We planned out due dates on a Gantt chart, but we gave ourselves way to much time in certain areas, missing out on time that could have been used for other things. I learned that Gantt charts are very powerful both in getting people to do their work, but also giving them the ability to procrastinate if not done well. Another problem with our Gantt chart is that we didn't go into enough detail, we put vague objectives which ended up in poor breakdown of each part. Even still, our group worked very well with each other and we all had good communication. Even when people were absent, we told each other beforehand and made sure we had a way to access other people's work if they were gone. We divided the work to whoever was most knowledgeable about that subject and made everything even.