Fab Academy 2013
Welcome to my Fab Academy Page, my name is Mathew Owen and a member of the Fab Academy 2013. I will use this home page for updating my final project progress and any other news regarding my ideas, designs and progress. For more information about me please visit my page about Mathew Owen.
Week 16 to 19 - The Fab Academy 2013 Final Project
The last 3 weeks have been dedicated to the final project, building a solar tracking device to be incorporated with solar panels.
Week 15 - Mechanical & Machine Design
Week 15 was dedicated to Mechanical & Machine Design.
Week 14 - Networking and Communications
Week 14 was dedicated to Networking and Communications.
Week 13 - Output Devices
Week 13 was dedicated to Output Devices.
Week 12 - Interface & Application Programming
Week 12 was dedicated to Interface & Application Programming.
Week 11 - Composites
Week 11 was dedicated to Composites.
Week 10 - Input Devices
Week 10 was dedicated to Input Devices.
Week 9 - Computer Aided Machining
Week 9 was dedicated to Computer Aided Machining.
Week 8 - Embedded Programming
Week 8 was dedicated to Embedded Programming.
Week 7 - Molding and Casting
Week 7 was dedicated to molding and casting.
Week 6 - Electronics Design
Week 6 was dedicated to electronics design.
Week 5 - 3D Scanning, Modeling & Printing
Week 5 was dedicated to 3D Scanning and 3D printing.
Week 4 - Electronics Production
Week 4 was dedicated to the production of the FabISP, a small programmer board that will be used for programming our own electronics later on during the course.
Week 3 - Computer Controlled Cutting
Week 3 was dedicated to computer controlled cutting. We experimented with both the vinyl cutter and the laser cutter / engraver. For this assignment I created a press-fit laptop stand which connects without the need of additional adhesives or hardware.
Week 2 - Computer Aided Design
Week 2 was dedicated to creating a 3D model in various 3D software. The idea is to use and learn about open source software that can be used in any lab and can be freely downloaded and used by anyone visiting the lab. I experimented in OpenSCAD, FreeCAD, DraftSight among others. The image above was created using Rhino 3D (not free, but a very powerful design tool).
Week 1 - Principles & Practices, Project Management
Week 1 was dedicated to setting up and getting started with Mercurial Version Control. We learned how to edit and add files, pull files from the server and push files to the server.
The Final Project - A Work In Progress
