This week, JetSet divided into two distinct teams, to better tackle our many requirements for the upcoming midterm presentation. The Biomed team, Anjali M. and Isha P., were responsible for creating our Powerpoint presentation; they also gathering photos and images from our blog posts to create a complementary visual display (read more about their adventures... Continue Reading →
Everyone remembers the days of piling into a bright yellow school bus, destined for the museum or a park for a day away from classes. My team, JetSet, had the opportunity to relive those childhood memories, but instead, we left campus in Erin’s car to embark on a voyage to Home Depot. As I recently... Continue Reading →
This week, as I rediscovered the joys of dimensioning, extruding, and constraining using a 3D modelling program called AutoCAD Inventor, I encountered two main annoyances which severely handicapped my ability to work effectively. For one thing, using Inventor on a laptop computer was much harder than using a mouse and desktop. I don’t think there’s... Continue Reading →
JetSet is hard at work on- well basically everything. We had finished our design proposal and had a design that we were all confident in until we started looking at materials. Erin drafted up a 3D model of our original design that looked something like this: We think it looks great (even though it is... Continue Reading →
JetSet has now entered the third major phase of the design process: making. Until the end of the semester we will be ordering materials, modeling our device with 3D modeling software, and building our first prototype (no, not drawing, BUILDING). It’s pretty exciting! I’m especially enthusiastic about this stage of the design process because I... Continue Reading →
Last week JetSet completed the second leg of their journey towards creating a market-ready product. While the deadline for design proposals was pushed back to this coming Wednesday, JetSet used their time wisely and was ready to turn in their proposal last Thursday for five extra credit points (JetSet’s members are suckers for extra credit).... Continue Reading →
We have finally finished and submitted our 24 page (!) design proposal. I feel very professional but also slightly terrified, because all of our planning, research, and careful weighing of facts is over. Now our team must move directly into the prototyping phase where, judging by my past experience with engineering projects, all the hidden... Continue Reading →
Today was the day! For weeks my team, and the whole class really, have been itching to start designing. It’s surprisingly difficult to work on a design project like this without being able to start drafting concepts, and slightly frustrating when you forgot that one brilliant idea you had when you were supposed to be... Continue Reading →
This past Thursday JetSet took a little detour to our local Lamar Oaks and Lakehills Plaza shopping centers. Our task: get inspired. We looked for existing products that were similar to the ideas we have for our design solution, and we also examined materials that could possibly be used to construct said prototype. I was... Continue Reading →
This week, JetSet delved deep into the mind of our consumer, the high altitude traveller - not such a mysterious place, considering that all four of us have flown on airplanes ourselves. Of course, we can’t rely solely on personal experience from such a homogenous group (adolescent girls); so before our first memo was published,... Continue Reading →
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