Pieter Hijma

Welcome to my Fab Academy 2023 personal website. This is where I document my progress in the Fab Academy program. Each week in this half year program has a dedicated topic. Below you find the topics for each week.

Week 1 - Principles and Project Management

The focus is on getting started, setting up a project and sketch a final project.

Week 2 - Computer-Aided Design

Model the final project with design software.

Week 3 - Computer-Controlled Cutting

Use the vinyl and laser cutter.

Week 4 - Embedded Programming

Investigate and program microcontrollers.

Week 5 - 3D Scanning and Printing

Use 3D printers and scanners.

Week 6 - Electronics Design

Design a development board to interact with a microcontroller.

Week 7 - Computer-Controlled Machining

Design, mill, and assemble a life-size object.

Week 8 - Electronics Production

Make a test development board with a microcontroller.

Week 9 - Output Devices

Control an output device with a microcontroller.

Week 10 - Mechanical Design, Machine Design

Design a machine and automate and actuate it.

Week 11 - Input Devices

Use a microcontroller to read a sensor.

Week 12 - Molding and Casting

Design molds to cast an object.

Week 13 - Networking and Communications

Communicate with and connect nodes to a network or bus.

Week 14 - Interface and Application Programming

Write an application that interfaces a user with a microcontroller.

Week 15 - Wildcard

Design and produce something with digital fabrication not covered in other assignments.

Week 16 - Applications and Implications

Proposing a Final Project.

Week 17 - Invention, Intellectual Property, and Income

Develop a plan for dissemination of the final project.

Week 18 - Project Development

Track progress of the final project.