Thursday, January 31, 2013
Supervisor Meetings about Report
I have started my report a few weeks ago. When I was done with my first draft I send an email to my supervisor together with the report and asking if I could plan a meeting for us to go over the report. The emails I send and received for that I have put below.
I then had the meeting with my supervisor, she put comments on my report and explained the comments and mentioned how to improve etc.
She then send me the file later on with the report including the comments. The email is put below:
I went of and improved my report. Later I send her the second draft asking for another meeting. These emails are again listed below:
We did not have a meeting discussing the report this time as all the comments were put into the file. I then went of and improved it again. This became my final draft.
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Testing my Product
In one of my previous post I have explained that I will test the product myself. I have clarified before how I will determine if the specification is achieved. These clarification I have listed again below with underneath the feedback and if I have achieved the specification.
Size of a shoe box (excluding Pendulum)
Measuring the outline of an average/random shoe box, and measuring the outline of my clock. I will allow myself a 10cm margin of error.
I measured the length, width and height of my clock (excluding pendulum) and put them in the table underneath 'Rounded average' and then calculated the difference in size underneath.
As you can see I just managed to achieve this design specification. All lengths are inside my allowed 10cm margin of error. Therefore I can proudly say that I have achieved this specification.
Made mainly of wood
Other materials are allowed to be used in my product, but it has to be mainly wood. If I have achieved this specification mainly relies on common sense.
The main material I have used is indeed wood. All the wheels and the background is made from wood. I have used other materials like glue, nails, etc. But I kept this to the minimum and whenever I could avoid using other material. Therefore I believe I have achieved this specification.
Looks just like the design
Looks just like the design is an easy one. I have in no aspect in any way changed my design compared to my final product. The slightest change causes this specification to fail.
It should show how the mechanics work
The clock looks exactly like the design. I made minor adjustments, but it never changed the appearance of the clock which is what I was aiming for. Therefore I have achieved this specification.
Shows how the mechanics of a clock work
I designed my clock in such a way that it will show how the mechanics of a clock clearly. If I will stick to the design then this specification will automatically also be achieved.
I stuck to the design, therefore I have automatically achieved this specification. I did not put a case around the clock, so all the wheels are visible, I made sure that the wheels are big and didn't add anything unnecessary so the viewer wouldn't get confused.
The weight has to be easy rewindable
Then again, I designed the clock in such a way that the weight will be easily rewindable. So if the design works out OK, then I automatically achieved this too. But if I don't achieve the 'just like the design' specification I will time myself rewinding the clock. If it takes takes 60 seconds or less in a normal (not rushing) speed, I have achieved this specification.
I timed myself rewinding the weights. All six tries I first had to think which side the weight has to be rewinded, and then carefully rewinded it.
The average is 45.23 seconds, which is well within my specification. I can confidently say that I have achieved this specification.
Size of a shoe box (excluding Pendulum)
Measuring the outline of an average/random shoe box, and measuring the outline of my clock. I will allow myself a 10cm margin of error.
I measured the length, width and height of my clock (excluding pendulum) and put them in the table underneath 'Rounded average' and then calculated the difference in size underneath.
Length (cm)
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Width (cm)
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Height (cm)
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Box 1
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30.5
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20.5
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11
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Box 2
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30.5
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17.5
|
10
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Box 3
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31
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17.5
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10.5
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Box 4
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30.5
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17.5
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10
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Average
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30.625
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18.25
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10.375
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Rounded average
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31 cm
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18 cm
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10 cm
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My sizes
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40.5 cm
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8 cm
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13.5 cm
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Difference
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9.5 cm
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10 cm
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3.5 cm
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As you can see I just managed to achieve this design specification. All lengths are inside my allowed 10cm margin of error. Therefore I can proudly say that I have achieved this specification.
Made mainly of wood
Other materials are allowed to be used in my product, but it has to be mainly wood. If I have achieved this specification mainly relies on common sense.
The main material I have used is indeed wood. All the wheels and the background is made from wood. I have used other materials like glue, nails, etc. But I kept this to the minimum and whenever I could avoid using other material. Therefore I believe I have achieved this specification.
Looks just like the design
Looks just like the design is an easy one. I have in no aspect in any way changed my design compared to my final product. The slightest change causes this specification to fail.
It should show how the mechanics work
The clock looks exactly like the design. I made minor adjustments, but it never changed the appearance of the clock which is what I was aiming for. Therefore I have achieved this specification.
Shows how the mechanics of a clock work
I designed my clock in such a way that it will show how the mechanics of a clock clearly. If I will stick to the design then this specification will automatically also be achieved.
I stuck to the design, therefore I have automatically achieved this specification. I did not put a case around the clock, so all the wheels are visible, I made sure that the wheels are big and didn't add anything unnecessary so the viewer wouldn't get confused.
The weight has to be easy rewindable
Then again, I designed the clock in such a way that the weight will be easily rewindable. So if the design works out OK, then I automatically achieved this too. But if I don't achieve the 'just like the design' specification I will time myself rewinding the clock. If it takes takes 60 seconds or less in a normal (not rushing) speed, I have achieved this specification.
I timed myself rewinding the weights. All six tries I first had to think which side the weight has to be rewinded, and then carefully rewinded it.
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Try #
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Time (seconds)
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1st try
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48.4
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2nd try
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45.6
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3rd try
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43.8
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4th try
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35.4
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5th try
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48.3
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6th try
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49.9
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Average
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45.23 seconds
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Thursday, January 24, 2013
Product is Done!!
My product has been done for quite a while now. It was due somewhere in November last year, while it is already January.
I never really got the clock to work, the problem was all in the pendulum. The wheels are all good, no problem with that. The problem is that the pendulum doesn't work to continue on its own. But underneath a few photo's of the process of the making with some small captions of what's happening.
I never really got the clock to work, the problem was all in the pendulum. The wheels are all good, no problem with that. The problem is that the pendulum doesn't work to continue on its own. But underneath a few photo's of the process of the making with some small captions of what's happening.
The original piece of wood I have used to create the product.
FINAL PRODUCT
1, 1, 10, 4, 1, 1.
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