User:HoCoPuffs/ProjectBeta

Project Preference
Beat Bearing

Problem Statement
''In one or two sentences, describe the project that your group will be working on. Identify what CDIO phase (Conceive, Design, Implement, or Operate) your group will complete in this project cycle.''

Project Plan
During this project, our task is to c

Week 1 Narrative
During this week we took the time to plan our project and gather the materials. We journeyed down to the engineering lab (CL 159) and located we could out of the several buckets of used pieces. We were able to find two thick pieces or wire, which we coiled around a screwdriver head to create an artificial electromagnet. We also used a breadboard and an LED, along with several general wires. Over the weekend, I went to RadioShack and obtained a 9v battery for experimental purposed. To ensure the experiment would be valid, I attached the LED to a 1k ohm resistor and then to the battery, so that we could be confident that both worked as they were supposed to. The issue we currently have is keeping the wires from both the LED and the battery attached to the coils, but the simple solution would be to use the soldering iron in the engineering lab as a semi-permanent fix.



Week 2 Narrative
This week was spent more metaphorically banging our heads against solid objects than making actual progress; or, up until this moment it was. We re-arranged the design of the coils so that they would be co linear, however, that yielded no result. The LED still did not light up. I then decided to test whether or not it was the circuit by utilizing a multimeter. Both circuits appeared to be fully conductive. I also removed the resistor from the first coil and attached the battery directly to the coil to see if it was a problem with the battery. However, the battery soon became very warm, indicating a short circuit. This determined that the problem was within the inductance concept of the project, not the circuitry. Tomorrow, we plan to attempt a different method of coiling to see if that yields different results



Week 3 Narrative
''Describe in detail what you did for your team during the week (and weekend). Compare your task (from CDIO discuss page) with what you actually did.''

Week 4 Narrative
''I, Shiloh, am attracted to john because he is so very hot and sexy and he makes me sooooooooo wet. :0''