User:Mstagger1599

Introduction
Hi, I am Michael Staggers. I am currently an engineering student at Howard Community College, Howard County, Maryland. This is my engineering project portfolio. These are the classes I've had projects in.

My instructor is Muhammad Ali Yousuf

Projects
My projects can be found here

Group
ENES-100 Group 1

Latest Project
Latest Project

Updates
In ENES-100 today, I have found that my computer has autodesk inventor which can be used to create 3D models. My computer also has Logisim which is used to create circuits. Both of these applications are good software that can potentially aid me in future projects. If my project includes programming, my computer has MATLAB.

CAD
This semester, I had to use a 3D modeling software for a few different assignments. Fortunately, I had some background with Autodesk Inventor which is a 3D modeling software. I used this program to create a 3D model for the arduino robot project and for the guitar pickup project. This skill is very useful to have and it is something that should be learned by all engineers no matter what field they are in.

How to use Autodesk Inventor
Autodesk can be found on the computers in the engineering lab and can be used for numerous projects. The basic of Inventor are creating a plane, creating a 2D sketch, and the extrude feature. When the program first pops up, a page will pop up which has the different types of models that can be made. The standard.ipt is the main one that you will use in Autodesk. Once the file type is chosen, a new page will pop up that you can chose which plane, x, y, or z, to create your 2D sketch on. Once you chose the plane, the top toolbar had numerous tools that you can use to create your 2D sketch. The toolbar has many options such as square, circle, line, dimension, and many other things to create your 2D sketch. Once the sketch is finished, you can hit the "finish sketch" button which will then allow you to use the 3D model toolbar. The most important part on the toolbar is the "extrude" button. Extruding can be used to make the 2D model into a 3D model. It can also used to cut and fill parts. There are many things that Inventor can do and in order to learn it, you just need to try it out and play with it. You can learn more about Autodesk Inventor here.

Presentation on Autodesk Inventor 2014

Circuits
Circuits are a huge part in every electrical device. Circuits control the device that they are in and allow it to do whatever it can. Knowing how to use circuits is huge and can be used in many projects whether it be an arduino robot or a tic tac toe board. There are many parts to circuits which include power, ground, resistors, diodes, capacitors, logic gates, and many other parts. There are two main types of circuits, series and parallel. A series circuit is one only one continuous line so if one part of the circuit loses power, the whole thing loses power. However, in parallel circuits, the circuit has multiple lines which unlike the series circuit, allows one line to be off and still have the rest of the lines on. Circuits can be made on a number of different computer programs and they can be made on breadboards.

Presentation on logic gates

Website to make your own circuit