5/17/17

This will be my last blog post.

We've finished our entire project on time, not including the column stub by Vander-Bend which will hopefully be finished by Maker Faire this weekend. Our presentation is complete, which went well. Now we only have to finish our final report. My sections for the report are Abstract, Acknowledgments, Introduction, Description of Sub-Team and Objectives, and Conclusion and Suggestions for Future Work. We expect to have the report completed by Thursday night. Then we have Maker Faire over the weekend which should go smoothly.

I'm excited to be done with this project. It's sometimes difficult to work in a group due to conflicting opinions and schedules. I felt that our project wasn't exactly within the realm of what I hoped to do with my senior project, but nevertheless we gained valuable experience. I hope some good came out of the project for future years' work, but that'll ultimately be up to the digression of our professors. Ultimately, I'm glad it's over, and I'm looking forward to graduation.

5/10/17

This week, we will conclude the work done on our architectural model. All that's left is attaching the flanges and wooden base to our wooden model as footings.

For our work for this week, we are focusing mainly on the presentation which we deliver on Friday, 5/12. Additionally, I worked on my individual evaluations for my team. There isn't too much left to do before Maker Faire happens.

5/3/17

I wasn't able to get much progress done on the wooden architectural model because it's almost complete. All that's left is to acquire footings and to attach the guideway black braces to the guideway section. Plus, Kevin didn't show up to class, so I wasn't able to communicate anything to him.

Kathlyn took the wooden model with her when she went to a hardware store to look for PVC flanges. An example is shown in the picture below. These are what we're thinking we'll use for the footings: the base of the column will sit in it while it's drilled to a wooden block found in the Superway Shop. However, since she took the column, I wasn't able to attach the guideway braces. I've found screws to use, but I still need a drill with which to drill them in.