Bowden E.
Journal:
May 8, 2024: Link to car found on face book marketplace (lot of potential) link. here is a link to the dimensions that will provide Luc and I with a structure to 3d print off of and mold off of. link
May 6, 2024: Ask Matt about using Molds for the bodykit. It might help with the design and functionality part. I will consult with Matt tomorrow after I have conducted further research,
April 29, 2024: I am currently looking into the changes that were mentioned to me at the poster session. One individual was going to contact her friend working in a similar field and get back to me. This never happened so I can assume it won’t come through but you never know. For the next year, I am looking into the car field to work with my friend Luc. Together we have created a document to list ideas and anything else that is important to start looking into. I am excited at the possibilities so that’s why I’m glad I have a good chance at being in his block.
April 24, 2024
During WISRD POSTER SESSION: casting and molding for a successful shoe because temperature poses issues.
try printing with different filaments.
April 10, 2024:
I finally got the neuroscience(sleep) measuring to work however I found many inconsistent data. I spent a ton of time trying just to get it to work and now that it does I feel like I want to take a little bit of a break. In the meantime, I’m making good progress with the 3d print shoe. I talked to Megan and my idea is to fine-tune the process of printing it. So that I can perfect the printer settings and process. This will most likely take me until the end of the semester. Starting next year I hope to dive into the design aspect and make my models for certain purposes.
March 12, 2024:
I am doing a kinesiology lab with the neuroscience equipment because the teacher was very kind and allowed wisrd to borrow it. I am interested specifically in monitoring sleep. So Megan was kind enough and order the headband part that I needed to be able to track the sleep. On the flip side, I researched TPU troubleshooting to figure out why the shoe print failed. I think the issue is the retraction settings in Cura.
These are the default saying: Retraction distance: 7mm & Retraction speed: 35 mm/s. According to my research, I need to tweak the distance by 1 mm until it works and the speed by 5mm/s until it works.
Lab Ideas
TPU Shoes vs Regular Shoes = Which is more durable?
Human Attraction? Study how humans get attracted to one or the other
February 27, 2024: Today I arrived in class with an email from Megan. It turns out my first test print has failed because it didn’t “adhere.” I am spending today trying to troubleshoot this issue. I am hoping this isn’t a challenging fix and it will be a quick fix.
Update: A possible solution is to dehydrate the filament because tpu collects too much moisture from the environment
January 29, 2024: I think my lack of interest in my topics of study has led to a lack of motivation. In Wie, I demonstrated a ton of effort and so I think I’m going to continue with some of my ideas from that class. That being said I am going to investigate 3d printed shoes. I have found a model and we have ordered the TPU filament. Currently I need to test to see if the TPU will work so that we don’t waste it.
January 11, 2024: I have taken an interest in helping Luca with his project. Currently, it consists of just Viggo and him. However, I feel that I could help them and be a more technical side of the goal. I thought of maybe placing a live feed over the tanks to monitor it. I hopefully could embed this into the wisrd website.
January 3, 2024: I am starting in a new year and hoping to make strives with my project. I don’t feel like building a model first is smart if I’m not even sure how I will power it. Therefore I am looking at making a working energy system and then after that, I can approach the idea of either printing a sturdy model or buying one.
December 4, 2023: I am currently printing parts for my RC car. I am finally making progress and it feels so good. As I am working on my project I am also working on my fall poster. I am spending a lot of time making sure I am putting in details and working hard on the design.
November 14, 2023: As I wait to print a model I found online I am researching the motor and technical aspects of the RC car. I need to try and learn and understand how to connect the receiver to the remote and how to connect the receiver to the motor. I created a document with links to possible products I found
November 6, 2023: I have found a 3d Model and I am currently trying to extract the different individual parts so I can paste them into a spreadsheet. I am facing challenges with this though. I don’t know how to individually download the files so I am trying to learn.
October 10, 2023: Today i’m researching using different electricity sources on toy cars to see how they would work in the world.
September 26, 2023: For the past two-plus weeks I have spent every class studying project ideas. I am stuck and I don’t know what to do.
September 6, 2023: I have started editing my proposal to Max about a possible heat/cold therapy lab
September 5, 2023: Today I researched more possible ideas in the kinesiology group
August 29, 2023: Today I’m going to continue to research projects that might interest me. I am hoping to discover something unique to work on.
Dark Matter Day:
I presented on Tesla Coils. It was super fun and awesome to teach kids about this invention. My group Members were Viggo and Luca
Statement of interest, Spring 2023: As a student, I have such a strong interest in both science and mathematics. I enjoy learning about space science, astrophysics, and physics. These topics are important to me as I strive to learn more and improve the world. I believe that Wisrd would enable me to develop technologies and solutions that could be used to address global concerns. In order to make a difference to any issue I am interested in, I hope to pursue an idea that is specifically related to physics. I will do this by using the skills developed in ninth grade along with the support of my peers. In WISRD, I would love to invent shoes that product as much vertical jump as possible and that have an air propulsion system. These would basically be like anti gravity boots. I could combine my interest in physics and mathematics to produce a prototype of this.