New Name, New Look

Our Blue Light Security group is brainstorming new names for their system, Aegis. The logo depicted above is the original design created by Nick Florin and Chad Baker, members of the 2009 EDD class. Other security systems have since used the term Aegis and we are looking to make our system unique. Some of the new names being considered include: Secure U, Safe U, and Alert U. Vote for your favorite as well as suggest new names.Also in the spirit...

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10/26/11

After refurbishing the powerpoint for Bechtel, our 4 presenters practiced their routine in front of the class one more time. Following were a few side comments from the class. Their final presentation is next week.Our groups for our 4 different projects assembled at the end of the presentation, moving towards our class goals.-Sh...

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10/24/11

During today's class, 4 of our peers practiced a powerpoint for next week. The powerpoint is intended to be presented in front of professional engineering firms, such as Bechtel, requesting funding for our projects. The presentation was critically evalutated and is going to be re-done next class. -Sh...

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EDD Class 2011-12

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10/18/2011 Class

Dear Reader, Each of our four groups created powerpoints over the past week and today we presented them in front of the class. This took a good hour and we still ran out of time! Everyone was involved in the class discussions and I feel as if we got a lot accomplished; learning more about each topic and individually we were constantly weeding out ideas and keeping track of the good ones. These discussions about which final projects to implement will continue next class. Stay tuned! ...

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Update 10-12-11

Dear Reader,The first few weeks of class we have been brainstorming, where as a class,we cut down our ideas into the four described below.Originally, we each started with our own ideas that we pitched to the PLTWteachers during the last school year. Over the summer, each individualposted their ideas on the blog that are also included below. As this schoolyear started, we each explained our ideas to the class so we couldunderstand the problem statements better.To help develop these ideas, each student did further research on one of thegiven problems...

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Top 4 Projects (No Order)

- Redesign of Crutches -Task: Reduce or completely remove irritation of underarms from use. -Other designs: Wheel chair, knee scooter, spring-loaded armpit rest, cane. -Needs to be cheap and easy to use.- Submersive Cooling System -Market: For computer users at home that pay more for increased processor speed. -Ex. Photographer, Web designer, programmer, ect. -Non-conductive fluid where the computer is completely submerged. -Could be a consumer's option or could be included in the system. -Gets rid of copper from existing systems, reducing the...

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