Creative Engineering Design:
The Creative Engineering Design project had many options with in it. We were told to come up with a global problem followed by a solution. Our only guiding information was a question: "What is the problem and how could you solve it using creative engineering." I worked with Jay Buckles and Rodrigo Alvarado.
We first defined a problem and researched it. Then we brainstormed solutions. After that we picked a solution, made a prototype and presented it to the class.
In this project our group decided to solve the issue of gas consumption of public transportation by creating an alternate source of energy that would last all day without being obnoxiously noisy or needing to power back up or refueling before the day is done. We knew we wanted the bus to be electric and that it would have a solar panel(s) on top. At every bus stop there would be a wireless charging station (which has been made in South Korea) that would recharge the bus as it stopped to load and reload passengers. The bus would also charge all night so that it would still have energy even if it didn't stop at every stop.
Here is our presentation:
This project may not have been one of my favorites but I still learned a lot. On thing we could have done better is spending more time doing research and brainstorming instead of messing around. Towards the end we picked it up and created our presentation. Over all our project turned out great and was an interesting and fun project.