Compound Machines

Jason Solomon                                                                                                                            12/31/13

 

Build A Compound Machine

 

 

 

 

Our groups were first assigned to make certain machines and create the best mechanical advantage as possible. Very shortly after this we had to combine some of the machines together to create the best and highest mechanical advantage as possible again. With this Mr. Atkins set up a chart of advantages we had to come to if we wanted to get a certain grade. We ended up with a B+ and we had an advantage of like 27 or 28. Overall our project was a success and we achieve a high mechanical advantage of the combination of machines.

 

Like I stated before my group ended up with a mechanical advantage of 27 or 28. This was a B+. That is a decent grade but compared to the rest of the groups were in the middle of the pack. Many groups exceeded the mechanical advantage and went over 30 and got the A+. Even though we did a good job the other groups did better. We used a wheel and axel and a lever and pulled the lever up the with wheel and axel. We made  big wheel so the spin had more advantage. Our problem was that we could of built more machines to have a higher advantage like the other groups.

 

I learned that many machines can benefit from each other and come together to make a good mechanical advantage. The most difficult concept to grasp doing this was how to come up with a better advantage and Mr. Atkins needed to help us a little to figure it out. In the future in projects we could use the combination of machines to benefit the other machines we will build and help give a better mechanical advantage.

Simple Machines

JasonSolomon                                                                                                                                     12/9/13

Simple Machines

 

 

The project we did was that we had to build simple machines to create a mechanical advantage. We had to get certain measurements to build the machines. We had to hold or pull weight on each machine and we had to build four machines. The mechanical advantage of three of the machines had to be six, and the pulley had to have a mechanical advantage of two. They were a lever, wheel and axle, incline plane, and pulley. Many groups created the machines but did not fulfill the task of creating their machines to have a mechanical advantage. This projet was the building block to others that we will build in this class and it will help us build them and measure how we can get the best mechanical advantage in each project we build.

 

As you can see this is a wheel and axle that Joey built.



This is a incline plane that i built

This is a pulley that joey and i
attempted to build

 

 



I built this lever in me and joey's try to win the the cubcakes

 

 



My group finished in like last place in every machine except for the incline plane. We could not get a good mechainical advantage on either of the projects. My group struggled to understand how to get it done. Plus one of our group members was out the whole time we were building the machines to get mechanical advantage better. We should have payed attention to get a better project with advantage and looks. The final winner was Rob's groups. They had the highest and best machines in mechanical advantage and effiecency.

 

We lost efficiency because of the measurments of the projects could be off and this really afftected the outcome of our project. For example if your leaver where you wanted to put the weight and measure could really afftect the outcome. Plus if your incline plane was to steep it you make your efficeincy much lower. My group could have been  more accurate in measurements and understanding and how to create a good project. Now that our group is back together we can create a more well balanced efficient project with our knowledge on mechanical advantage now.

 

 









Jason Solomon

11/12/13

6 Simple Machines

 

 

6 Machines

Lever

Pulley

Wedge

Wheel and Axel

Incline Plane

Screws

 

We can reduce this to 4 because you can combine wheel and axel with screws because they are all parts that are added to inventions. Also we can combine Incline plane with a a Pulley becuase they both can add to pull together. Now this is reduced to 4 groups with Lever, Pulley and Incline Plane, Wedge, and Screws Wheel and Axel.



Jason Solomon

                                                                Blog on Field Trip

we should go to a pumpkin throwing competion that we can learn how to use a trebuchet or other ideas that we can use. Different groups could use this to find new ideas and create the best throwing contest when we eventually build a trebuchet. New innovations can be made and this field trip can help use learn how to create it. Plus we can learn about new parts that are in the inventions. With knowledge of this can help us in the long run in this class. Also it would be alot of fun for everyone and we can see how powerful the trebuchet is.

Weswood Cutting edge

 

 

3D Scanner

 

The scanner can help out create new prjects. With a scanner it will prevent any complications and creates the best project possible to scan.

 

1st idea: Scan of video games.

This can create less time to put the program into so many games. If you scan the program it saves alot of time and money and once you get it right, it can even innovate the game to make it better much faster since you only have to copy it.

 

2nd Idea: The Raspberry Pi can create a new sense of computer that can become a 3d one. With that being said it can create a new portablable hand held computer that many people can use to get 3d movies and games

 

3rd Idea: the 3D scanner can create new forms of plans that you can scan new forms of blueprints on new projects. With this it can create a perfect method to seize new ideas of building to help out plans.

 

4th Idea: empotiv ecan help us create a trebuchet and innovate plans so we can make different ones. People can use different plans and research it to create the best trebuchet.

 

5th Idea: 3D scanner so we can scann Mr. Atkins so whenever he is out we can just pick up when we left off. Now we can start building things instead of computer work.

 

 

 

 

Main Idea



 

The most realisitc idea we could make in class is the rasberry pi computer animation. With this we could make innovation to the battery of the computer and try to make it 3d. This could apply to all portbale or any form of technology. We can animate a 3d software on the computer parts and we can illustrate a new form of technology. Otherwise this could be a fun project but it could also be very challenging. 3d work is a new network that is being implied in a alot of new software like movies and video games.

 

This project can teach us the different components that are in a computer can help create a 3d object that we want to accomplish in class. With this project can lead to more advanced projects we could do and it shows us the electric view in a computer. We could also learn  how to fix our own computers if they don't work. This project would be very fun to do if we accomplished our goal but very challenging and a 3d computer or protable device would be cool.

 

 





notecard

Jason Solomon

Mr. Atkins

Applied Engineering

10/23/13

Notecard Challenge

 

 

 

We used a 5 x 7 note card and used it to hold weight. This project was not as easy as everyone thought. Each group cam up with a different design and some groups held up Mr. Atkins who is two hundred pounds and recieved the Atkins "A." The proect was a success for some people and for me i held you up for like foure second before it fell. My project overturned on the sides because they were not all even. Some of the fell due to they could not hold because they were not balanced well enough. But otherwise the project was fun and it was cool to see one little note card hold over two hundred pounds.

Invention: Vending Machine

Inventor: Thomas Adams

Completion: 1888

Vending Machine

 

 

The vending machine has been a very reliable source to get snacks, drinks, movies, etc very quickly with no register. The very first machine was the gum ball machine in New York City subway platforms. This made it faster to get things without waiting for the cashier. When in a hurry this was much faster. An interesting fact was in 1902 in Philedelphia, they made a resturant called Horn and Hardart operated on vending machines and it stayed open till 1962.
This invention is very important to society because they help create the sale of products much faster and you can get it whenever you want at a fast pace. These machines are still used in todays society. Everyone constintley uses vending machines and it helped shape up a new way of business for some. Personally vending machines were a great invention for society.

 

 

Inovation That Changed The World: The First Firearm

                                            One of the first flit flock firearm invented,
                                    Unknown author of Chinese Origin, It is believed to be 1364

Guns are used in everday life now. Before the time of guns, wepeanory was used by swords and bow an arrows. Swords were used for hand to hand combat. But bows were used for long range shooting like the gun is today. A bow was very hard to master and very little know had to use them. Now the gun was a more efficient way to use to in battle. It killed much faster and made battle long range. This impacted society by the people with guns had a better chance to win the wars and had more power. Now in the world majority of the weaponary is guns.


This invention of the guns have changed the world. It is a terrible thing for war but for hunting it made it more efficient to get food. Now more people could get food and could defend themselves too. War has changed dramaticlly. With guns taticus have changed and created a new style of warfare. This led to more deaths in war. The inovvation of the gun has changed history for the better and it is still used today

Jason Solomon

Mr. Atkins

Applied Engineering

17 September 2013

Maker Faire

               

Hey come and see the greatest Maker Faire in the world. Hosted in the greatest city in the world.  New York Hall of Sciences in

47-01 111th St, New York, New York. On September 21 and 22. Time: Sat 10am-7pm Sun 10am-6pm. Ages 2-17 $15 and 18 or older $20  Come and have a great day you will not regret this amazing experience.

This faire will be a life time experience and if you love engineering come down and you will not regret it. First of all you can see all these new things people have worked on and someday it might benefit the world. We want you to learn how these projects work and how you can become a better engineer and make stuff of your own. We want to make this an experience of a lifetime.

 The Cubinator By Pete Redmond                             Energy-Producing Wheels By Xinhua/Sergei Bachlakov

                 

 

 

 

 

A Multi-Functional Unicorn Miles O’ Brien