Tag: engineering
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The Right Tools for the Job
I just started my first class on Coursera. When I attempted the first homework assignment, I pulled out the tools I typically use at work: 0.9mm mechanical pencil, blank photocopier paper, and the calculator on my Android phone. Nope! That just wasn’t going to cut it. Off to the office supplies store I went and…
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Engineering Toys for Girls
Kudos to GoldieBlox for their “disrupting the pink aisle” ad campaign. Our girls deserve better more than toy stores’ pink ghettos. Update. The original video is gone, so I’ve updated the post with a related, relevant video.
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David Akin on Engineering
Engineering is done with numbers. Analysis without numbers is only an opinion. David Akin
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Science vs. Engineering
Science is about what is; engineering is about what can be. Neil Armstrong Hat tip: Jack Ganssle.
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Science-O-Rama!
Tonight Jamison went to district Science-O-Rama with his Wireless Power Transfer engineering project. Jamison and two of his friends put their boards in a row and enjoyed the experience together. Kudos to Synopsys for sponsoring this event. But wait — there’s more See all posts on Jamison’s Wireless Power Transmission project.
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Wireless Power Transmission, Part VI
Jamison defended his engineering project earlier today. The science fair was this evening. OMSI came to the science fair and demonstrated Sir Isaac Newton’s laws. Update: I am holding in my hand a piece of paper that says: This certificate is awarded to Jamison Logan You have been chosen to represent Jackson Elementary at the…
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Wireless Power Transmission, Part V
Sunday was a big day! Jamison and I started with another trip to Fry’s. We needed more magnet wire, a better power supply to clean up the noise we saw on the cheap one we already had, and some perfboard. On the way home, we stopped by Home Depot for 6″ pipe and Fred Meyer’s…
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Wireless Power Transmission, Part IV
A couple of weeks ago, we last documented Jamison’s progress on his engineering project. Much has happened since then. Decide on prototype We thought we’d decided what project to build (I thought we were building Wireless Electricity), but Jamison changed his mind. After further research, he decided to build the Low-Power Wireless Charging he’d found…
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Wireless Power Transmission, Part III
Today’s going to be a great day. We’re making progress on the project.1 Our plan: Print prior art and put in a binder Review prior art Decide on prototype Buy materials for prototype Build prototype Smoke test prototype Experiment with prototype Print prior art and put in a binder We printed all the material we…