Creative Engineering
For our most recent project, we had to design a prototype to solve a world problem. The issue we chose was power outages in the U.S. Power outages take concern into places that electricity is critical such as hospitals, mines, and sewage treatment plants. So our solution was to build a prototype of a solar powered generator using a small house with lights that are powered by the sun, charged in a rechargeable battery. Using a 1$ solar panel from the dollar store we found that this would meet our goal in making it cost-efficient. We focused mainly on the lighting of a house so that is what we demonstrated with our prototype.
To make our house, we used a lot skinny wood that worked well with the construction . We put the indoor lights in, 1$ solar panels from the Dollar Tree, and Christmas lights around the outside of house to keep in season. We then tested it and saw that it had worked perfectly. Our action plan was to sell this to customers using solar companies to fund it.
Concepts:
Engineering design cycle-
1. Identify the need
2. Research the need
3. Develop possible solutions
4. Select the best solution
5. Construct a prototype
6. Test and evaluate
7. Present Solution
8. Redesign
To make our house, we used a lot skinny wood that worked well with the construction . We put the indoor lights in, 1$ solar panels from the Dollar Tree, and Christmas lights around the outside of house to keep in season. We then tested it and saw that it had worked perfectly. Our action plan was to sell this to customers using solar companies to fund it.
Concepts:
Engineering design cycle-
1. Identify the need
2. Research the need
3. Develop possible solutions
4. Select the best solution
5. Construct a prototype
6. Test and evaluate
7. Present Solution
8. Redesign