The Task
The fifth step of the design process was focused almost entirely on the Design Defense. The Design Defense is a presentation and document about the Capstone Project and the work done up to this point. This is what the team focused its energy on. We also started working on the team website.
Design Defense
The Design Defense is a summary of all the work my team has done over the past few months. In the presentation and document, we cover the research we did, our product brainstorming process, our proposed product, its primary functions, and the lab report. The presentation is meant to be presented to a panel of judges, but due to COVID-19 we were unable. Despite this, we still put in a lot effort to make the best work we could. A video of us presenting is below.
Tinkercad and SimScale Continued
We continued our Tinkercad and SimScale education. In Tinkercad, we learned how to create circuits and edit components. I will continue to use this software to create more circuits.
In SimScale, we performed a heat test on a differential case. We observed how heat was distributed across the component. Since our product uses electricity, it's important that the product can cool down easily. |
Ampliteam Website
The following button will lead to the product website. It was created using Weebly. The product website is a formal website for our CAPSTONE Project. At the time of writing, it is still a heavy work in progress, so stay tuned!
In addition, the product has been given the name JEDD 2021.0, with the main part coming from the teammate's last names and the 2021 coming from the year 2021.
In addition, the product has been given the name JEDD 2021.0, with the main part coming from the teammate's last names and the 2021 coming from the year 2021.
Reflection
A significant amount of work was done during this portion of the project. The work isn't necessarily "new" per se, but it is more focused on summarizing our past efforts into one large presentation. One of my strengths during this portion of the project was my collaborative work. Learning from the mistakes of the fourth design step, I worked much more closely with my teammates, especially on the Design Defense. This collaboration helped me stay productive and be more efficient. Another strength I had was my perseverance. The work I did on the circuit helped boost my diligence and I was able to complete my work faster than I have done before. The work I did on design step four taught me many things, and I definitely applied them in the work I did from design step five.
However, I still have drawbacks despite the diligence. One problem I had was forcefully assigning teammates to the website. My justification was that I did all the work for the circuit, so I needed to lighten my load. While this made sense, I should've still worked on the website a bit. Even just a paragraph or two would've been enough. At the time of writing, the website isn't finished, so I will work on it in the future. Another issue I had was my time management and sleep. I stayed up very late working on these assignments and my circadian rhythm was thrown off. I need to sleep more in order to do my best for this project. Doing my best is necessary for success.
These are solvable problems, however. I've grown a significant amount since the start of the project, and we're not done. There is still room for growth and I am going to take every opportunity I can to be successful.
However, I still have drawbacks despite the diligence. One problem I had was forcefully assigning teammates to the website. My justification was that I did all the work for the circuit, so I needed to lighten my load. While this made sense, I should've still worked on the website a bit. Even just a paragraph or two would've been enough. At the time of writing, the website isn't finished, so I will work on it in the future. Another issue I had was my time management and sleep. I stayed up very late working on these assignments and my circadian rhythm was thrown off. I need to sleep more in order to do my best for this project. Doing my best is necessary for success.
These are solvable problems, however. I've grown a significant amount since the start of the project, and we're not done. There is still room for growth and I am going to take every opportunity I can to be successful.