User:Brianwcallaghan/myWork3

Write problem/project Goal
Over the last 4 weeks, we assembled the legs individually. This section will be about the crank shaft assembly and achieving movement.

My First Task
Work on plan for crank.

Summary of actual work over first weekend
Stuck to plan.

Week1 Narrative
Talked with some co-workers and got input. They suggested a circle instead of an arm for balance. I think this is a good idea. Also suggested using a secondary crank without cams to turn the first one. This would help with torque if it had bands to each cam, individually.

My Second Task
I am going to take home some parts and build one more leg assembly.

Summary of actual work over second weekend
Stuck to the plan mostly. I did get a little off target with some experimentation on the crank shaft.

Week2 Narrative
After some trouble getting the file in the right folder, I was able to get on the machine and cut the circles I need for the crank shaft.

My Third task
I will attempt to assemble legs with the crank shaft.

Summary of actual work over third weekend
Got about a third of the build done. Glue makes it slow moving. However, it seems like it will work.

Week3 Narrative
Found a decent Ethics Video.

The company is Jeddah Engineering, a software engineering firm. The Client is Mr. Moore, who has a back door project that he wants pushed through at the last minute. The programmer in gray starts off by complaining to his co-worker about the workaholic client. He also awkwardly hits on his co-worker. His mood brightens when the client sends him a bribe of an expensive bottle of liquor. The gray programmer, Ricki, then calls Mr. Moore, hits on his secretary and then agrees to push the project through if he "scratches his back." Ricki here clearly has questionable ethics. Legally he could lose his license if he gets caught taking bribes. He could also endanger the reputation of his firm. In addition to the bribery, his flirtations could be harmful to the reputation of his company, put the company at risk for lawsuit and risk getting him fired.

I Began building the rest of the StrandBeest. The crank is challenging. Using Wood Glue I am building one section of crank ata time as I build the frame around it. The process is slow because the glue takes a while to set.

My Fourth task
''Finish building the Beest. Get the Team page done. Make final tutorial and poster. ''

Summary of actual work over fourth weekend
Got the tutorial done and pages filled out. Did not complete the Beest.

Week4 Narrative
I started the week by realizing I was short by a few pieces. Not sure where they went. Will ask team mate. I decided that the best plan was to get the documentation straight rather than the build. This should be easy to complete next semester. I worked on the build a little more and then I did the tutorial. There is now a collection of 3 tutorials that should be quite sufficient to get a good build in the future.

Complete Team Page
Fill out the Team Form (should have already copied the form, created the team page, linked to it and started filling it out).