Emerging Technology

Submitting something because, I was able to get Unity working during class which is 20 pts. This should bump me up to a 90 for the class 🙂 . If not, that’s fine because I am currently studying for 2 exams in classes that I hopefully get C’s in.

Here is my previous 3D print of my shower ring fixer. Originally, I was re-purposing an old tolerance print, which is why the pictures show a broken cylinder with wrapped rubber bands to add thickness and friction. This prevents the shower curtain from sliding to the other side of the shower bar. Usually the hooks slide to the other side of the shower bar, they get stuck when I need to slide those hooks back. Having the 3D print on the bar allows me to slide the curtain back and forth without any problem. I remeasured the dimensions with a caliper and updated the design on Fusion360 to actually fit the shower bar properly. I rendered the file as green for better visualization.

These were fun and easy, The hardest was the bowler hat. I think I should have made the brim a bit taller and thicker for the hat. I could have smoothed out the sphere cut out of the flask, but I got lazy.

Tutorial was easy. I had no troubles. For the second one, I did a simple design. I made the hole for the cord bigger than necessary to possibly account for any shape of charger heads that need to thread into the design. As for the third object, I did a simple top and bottom case with a tolerance of 0.02 mm. From my experience, you need to force the lid onto the body, possibly by hammering or leaning with your body weight if you aren’t a small person like I am. Because the tolerance is so small, it becomes a force fit. To take off the lid, you need to pry it open with a screwdriver. The assignment did not say that they needed to be taken apart again, so I concluded that my past experiences with tolerances was the easiest path for this assignment.

I came to the conclusion that I wanted to the solve the problem involving my Ethernet cord. It can get caught and trip others due to stretching pass my bedroom door frame. I originally would upload the video on WordPress, but this time it wanted me to get a premium account to use any audio or video. I also tried and put a Youtube URL to the video, which did not work the way I am use to. This is why I wrote a comment and uploaded it on Canvas just in case. By chance, I accidentally hit ENTER while pasting the URL into my post which popped up this video on my blog post. I do not know why it worked like this, rather than using the URL feature, but oh well.

Tinkercad is a powerful tool that many underestimate. I personally love using tinkercad because it is quick and easy. Above is a picture of all the objects needed to be made. The aviators were by far the hardest object out of the seven to make. I actually used scribble for most of it. While I could have spent a lot of time using basic shapes to get all of the curves for the aviators, the time-cost value did not seem to be worth it. The flask and the tubes were probably the easiest to make. I used the ruler function, for it aided greatly in centering objects. I forgot to post and submit, I admit, but the canvas submission is still open, so I thought I’d at least try even though it is waaayy overdue. I am okay with getting a zero on this post 🙂

It is difficult to check whether the current block coding made is correct when utilizing the android emulator. The disadvantages of relying on the android emulator for performance verification involve the inability to play videos, activate the light sensor, or simulate a vibration. The only performance that was displayed on the android emulator were the functions of the buttons, text, colors, images, and the switching of screens. In theory, the code that has currently compiled is correct, but there is no guarantee unless a physical android phone uses the app in progress.

If the current code does work, there will only be a few add ons to the app such as another video, some sound effects, and extra color changes. All of the images, videos, and sounds intended for use have been edited and uploaded into App Inventor. My group and I are hoping that the testing phase does not prompt a rework of the whole app groundwork.

W. V^2. 12. 66. Waffle House. the Hun. VyVy. Vi. I am fine by being called anything except for Vivian. I have terrible balance on land, but I rarely fall when on blades or wheels. I only get injured on roller blades and figure skates when I decide to do very stupid, yet arguably awesome, tricks. I am an adrenaline junkie, so I am willing to climb, jump, slide, or skate off of anything. I also am absolutely fascinated by the human anatomy and body injuries. I love telling the story about how I punctured my own leg with my figure skate, even though I had 14 years of skating experience prior. I documented everything with pictures and videos, and I love to rewatch the instance of the hole in my leg being sown back up. I also took my own stitches out with a phone in one hand and clippers in another. Before going into an engineering major, I wanted to go into the medical field as a medical examiner.

I am allergic to all insects that bite or sting. This was not too much of a problem beforehand, but my allergic reactions started in middle school. A single wasp sting on my hand sent me to the hospital with hives, breathing problems, and a massively swollen and sweaty hand for three weeks. After this, I was tested positive for reactions against every bug in Florida. I don’t even know about the other areas of the country or world, so moving outside of Florida is already a gamble. At least in Florida, my enemy is known. This ended my very outdoor life with a faulty immune system as a couch potato existence. It’s pretty awesome.

Robots are awesome. Absolutely amazing. I HATE pets. Wish them all happiness, loving homes, and the best of luck, but I am not one of those homes. They have a cute charm, yet I have no attachment to pets at all. On the other hand, robots are the best in my eyes. How regular people feel about pets are how I feel about robots. Robots are cute, helpful, and loyal if made correctly.