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My Final Project

This is where I will start defining my final project idea and start to get use to the documentation process.

During week 1, I had many ideas for the final project, but for now, I am thinking to focus on the following two:

Sketch for the final project No 4.

I made fourth sketch for the final project. The idea of this project is to make a decorative visual object, where the shadow of the fish figures is projected to wall. The orientation of the figures can be changed by making small change in the magnetic field, which is controlled by an electromagnet. The fish can touch each other producing a pleasant sound. The leds provide lighting to create shadows. The main purpose of the design is to create joy in making and modifying it, so the people who could use it would be curious makers. In addition, it might be nice to set it to operate as a (hopefully pleasant) alarm clock in the morning.

The sketch for the final project No. 4.
Figure: Sketch for the final project No 4.

Sketch for the final project No 5.

I made fifth sketch for the final project. The idea of this project is to make a decorative visual object by controlling movement of ferrofluid with electrical magnets. I could also add some led lights to cause shadows to be cast to walls, when the device is' operated in darkness.

The sketch for the final project No. 5.
Figure: Sketch for the final project No 5.

The main function of the projects is that they might be interesting and fun to build, so the people using these projects would be other makers and tinkerers. In addition, it might be nice to have such decorative object, and they could have some kind of calming effect on people. Similar to watching fire burning in fireplace. So, the prospective users of the projects could be makers and people who are experiencing stress.

Progress: Weeks 2 and 3: The magnetic fish project involves cutting of the fish shapes. I am planning to use water jet cutter to cut the fish shapes from steel plates. The CAD excercises on weeks 2 and 3 would help me. I already made a CAD design for the fish in week 2, with a hole on the fish above the center of mass, so it could be attached to a chain or a string. I plan to scale the fish size, so that different would have dimensions that would make them vibrate at the pitches that produce a chord.