Making Head Way

Our group has divided into smaller groups so that people can work on becoming experts in a certain field. For example, two of us have been working really hard on becoming experts at sewing, while other's have been working with the Autodesk Inventor program to create a model of our backpack. Also all of our materials have been arriving with the exception of what we ordered today which was samples of canvas and zippers. Overall our group is moving in the right direction and we will continue to keep up the good work.

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Pickin up the Pace!

As work continues on our prototype armrest, more behind the scenes work has been completed.  We have ordered materials that will be used for the cushioning like memory foam, fabric, and elastics.  Half of the group has been focusing upon the actual arm rest while the other half has been sewing and playing around with ideas for the cushioning.  In the next few days, we will be meeting with someone who is going to help us mold plastic, more specifically acrylic.  Things are coming along well, but much more work still needs to be completed.

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Learning PHP

We have began learning and implementing code from the PHP language. This will be useful and make it easier in web layout and design. PHP will also be used in coding the search function for the site. We have also started to write scripts and film videos for the website. In the next few days we will have videos up on the website and we will have learned the necessary PHP code. We are looking to have a functional website with good videos up in a month or so.

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The Next Steps

Pivorest is starting to conclude the larger portions of research, and is now moving onto some building. We have found the clamp we think we will use, and are getting a few to try out. Also, we placed an order for some of the materials we will need for the build, like the memory foam, to cushion the armrest. Finally, we have been working on a rough wooden prototype of the device, and sent several members of our group to start learning about injection molding. The next step for us is to finish the wooden prototype, and get more people into the workshop to learn about the molding process by the end of the week.

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www.com

Our group is using justhost.com to host our website and we are uploading our prototypes to see how they will look all put together. We are going to have several layouts uploaded before next class. We are also recording a couple videos this week just to test drive everything. A couple members of our group have been working on the script and general layout of our videos. These will all be tested in these first couple videos. 

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Deeper Learning and Sewing Faster

Today. we continued work on our project in its different aspects. Brian, Alex and Seth continued on creating the Autodesk drawings and renderings of what the backpack should turn out to be. We felt that the best way to present and form what we wanted to build was in an Autodesk sheet metal design. Other members of the group  went off to sew in the Family and Consumer Science teacher’s room. There they started the different kinds of Lama bags that were ordered. Currently they are working on the sports tote and the drawstring backpack. They both expect the bags to be finished in a couple of days

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