Introduction to Engineering
UMass Boston, Fall 2016
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Project 1:
Slingshot
As the team leader for this group project, I oversaw the design, preliminary testing, design changes, final design, and final testing of a slingshot. The data was analyzed in Google Sheets using Solver, and it was concluded that the performance of the slingshot was most accurately represented by the cubic model. A final report was written to summarize the process, results, and conclusion.
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Project 2:
Block Sliding System
For this project, LabView was used to simulate a block sliding system. Part 1 consisted of inputting force, mass, time, and coefficient of friction and outputting the force of friction, acceleration of the block, and distance traveled by the block. Part 2 consisted of the same inputs but outputting the force of friction, the acceleration of the block, the velocity after the block stops being pushed, the distance traveled during the push, the distance traveled after the push, and the total distance traveled. A sub VI was used to simplify the block diagram.
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Project 3:
Temperature Prediction System
A temperature prediction system was created in LabView, which took 30 days of temperature data to predict the 31st day. The models used were polynomial, exponential, and power fits. A for loop was used with a switch to toggle between the 3 options on the front panel.