7/3/2017

refined Gutter attachment design

Finished Arduino Pegboard mount

Worked on linear motor counter weight

tested Tektronic Ociliscope

 

7/5/2017

Worked on Linear Motor counterweight

started designing DC Motor

7/6/2017

 

7/7/2017

Worked on Linear Motor counterweight

worked on DC Motor

started working on micro:bit programming

7/10/2017

debugging Micro:bit to code to enable stepper motor.

Got Micro:bit stepper motor code working.

 

7/11/2017

Continued working on DC Motor.

programmed trigger using micro:bit for controlling linear motor.

 

7/12/2017

worked on documentation station

defined standards for creating pictures and labeling

 

7/17/2017

Created construction files for linear motor, alternator, and 4 step motor

prepped materials for presentations.

 

7/18/2017

Demonstrated kits to Guests from Lexington 5 and Midlands Tech

 

7/19/2017

Visted Buford to witness students demonstrate their projects.

Designed and prototyped Pole Detector,.

 

7/20/2017

Visted Smithsonian to visit Electrical and Modern Physics collections.

 

7/21/2017

Refined Pole Detector.

 

7/24/2017

designed simple switch for battleship

7/25/2017

7/31/2017

Created basic design for Battleship using simple switches and LEDs

 

8/1/2017

Debugged coding for creating a volt meter with a microbit

 

8/2/2017

Prepped kits for teachers from South Carolina

 

8/14/2017

Learned how to run large band saw, learned to use drill press, helped reinforce tables.

 

8/15/2017

continued Table reinforcement. created file folders for all MTT students.

 

8/16/2017

Cut 12 foot pipes in half. Learned how to used welding machine to create band saw blades.

 

8/18/2017

assisted with various tasks to prepare for the semester.

 

8/21/2017

Created interlocking pegboard design

 

8/24/2017

Helped take apart grinder axle to replace the bearings

 

8/25/2017

Found the replacement bearings for the grinder aren’t installed right. inventoried Gage pins. cleaned gage pins. set plan for weekend to make sure feet design works as 3d printed. design knob for electrical switch.

 

8/26/2017

designed knob to use with electrical switch. redesigned feet for linear motor for 3d printing / injection mold. designed feet for use with the pegboard.