I failed a little bit early on with my maquette. While on the table and just simply picked up, the optic fibers stayed, but once I started to shake it, most of the optic fibers came off. I also noticed that because the EL wire wasn’t super strong, the optic fibers did not glow very…
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Failure, Recalibration, & Iteration
This week was much more successful than the last! I was able to get the proper materials to build the mechanical features of the project, and made a test flower. Below you can see the flower functioning! There are still a few kinks to iron out: The design is very delicate, more than I anticipated….
“Unbroken” – Failure, Recalibration & Iteration
Despite the fact that this isn’t a “failure” in the traditional sense, the issue of time management (or in this case the lack thereof) has been somewhat of a problem. As you all know, this past week was filled to the brim with mid-terms and projects, marking the half-way point of the term. As a…
Cullen Jacene: Failure, Recalibration, & Iteration
This week, I put my effort towards the challenge of creating a full-scale prototype of the continents. Due to the accuracy needed to get the lasers to work and the fact that it is easier to make corrections now than later, I wanted to create an in between of the maquette made last week and…