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One of the many 3D printed parts this on connects the wing ends to the extended motor rod. It is the piston that moves up and down

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First we used plywood ribs but we quickly found that acrylic was stronger. For the tail section four of the cross beams feed into a holder that bends them outward. The tail section is too short so I have added a blended wire to add some area to it

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Ornithopter

I would like to make an ornithopter to be able to have it assimilate with birds and learn more about them. I would borrow a birds wing structure and wing flapping path for my design

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Planes are inspired from birds

They allow one to Tavel and use the birds strong wings and airfoil in their design. This is cool because flight is an amazing magical event.

https://medium.com/@adsactly/is-it-a-bird-is-it-a-plane-biomimicry-in-airplanes-9862d331df2e

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Field trip

Today we walked to the nature lab and other design stores. At the nature lab we saw animals to gather inspiration. One bird wing was very intriguing

These images show the bone structure of a bird. I hope to use this design in an ornithopter.

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Plant Waterer

This Arduino project uses a syringe and an Arduino to water a plant. You can forget about your plant while you go out or vacation because it will always be fed. I like this project because it includes nature with a technical aspect that allows one to be lazy. I could improve this design by adding a larger water tank.

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A circuit with lights, the first is with the power running from right to left, the second has all light connected to the power source

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A simple circuit with a button to control the motor

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Arduino’s

-Arduino’s are very easy to work with and prototype

-Use a bread board to connect wires before you sadder them together 

-You can also code the Arduino to do certain functions

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This is the final product in genuine leather and with wood to reinforce the holder

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Our first prototype was made of paper and leather-like tape, it was flimsy but allowed the user to slide the card out to swipe it. This version allowed the card to easily fall out.

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This is an idea for a phone case attachment that allows you to quickly swipe and ID, credit or debit card, or any key card

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