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Aedan Will Capstone

Posted by Aedan Will in Senior Capstone · Moran-Johnson · ILP/TFI/CAP on Friday, May 18, 2018 at 11:41 pm

For our capstone, we wanted to create something that would stand out and interest others, as well as ourselves. With everyone in my group wanting to go into some form of engineering, and with all of us having an interest in cars, we decided to create something incorporating both of those ideas, a go-kart. It was small enough that it wasn't too crazy of an idea, yet still intricate enough that we could learn a lot from it and give us a challenge. The process that we went through has been a long and somewhat tedious one. To start we had to learn 2 different 3D modeling programs, the first being Solidworks and the second Autodesk Fusion 360. These two programs helped us to create a visual representation of the parts that we would have to machine and piece together to form a working machine. In addition to learning how to design the pieces themselves, we also had to learn their basic functionality too so that we could get a sense of how everything worked together as one. We then also had to learn other basic requirements for achieving any task such as how to cooperate as a team within our own time constraints and schedules and how to budget ourselves so that we would be able to pay for all the parts and materials necessary. The go-kart itself is still in the final stages of development but should be finished very soon.
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Abdulomar Tucker, Charles Mccoy Nathan Lewis

Posted by Abdulomar Tucker in Senior Capstone · Moran-Johnson · ILP/TFI/CAP on Friday, May 18, 2018 at 10:55 pm

Our project was originally to make a to create a blueprint and create a base for the rocket representing our grad year. The following grad year would add to the rocket and it would keep building up like that. Each grad class would be able to represent themselves within the rocket that would symbolize SLA. Eventually, we decided to build a full rocket statue. We then pondered on the thought of creating an actual rocket that we would launch on graduation day. That would be a cool idea, but it wouldn’t last long. We wanted to create something that would leave a mark so we decided to turn the rocket into a statue. After doing this we created 2 models because we were in between ideas. We have decided on making 2 miniature models for multiple reasons. One being so that we could have something to reference when we start building the final rocket. Another reason we decided to build our models is that we wanted to eradicate any potential problems we would run into. We are also currently between ideas as of now so building the two will give us a better view and make it easier for us to decide. We have a rocket made up of wood and glass and this should serve as a device that students look at and use to reflect on their time spent at SLA. From doing this project we learned how procrastination could be more lethal than sickness. We also learned how important it is to not underestimate a due date that seems far away, such as an end of the year project assigned in the beginning of the year. Another powerful lesson we learned is that you have to be as limber and as strong as a bamboo tree when it comes to challenges. The reason why you only see a part of our rocket is because we want the whole school to see it during our presentation. See you there...

Nate and Charles pulling apart a mirror
Nate and Charles pulling apart a mirror
Charles and Abdul cutting out the rocket nozzle and stencils
Charles and Abdul cutting out the rocket nozzle and stencils
The measurments for the base of our rocket
The measurments for the base of our rocket
Our project was originally to make a   to create a blueprint and create a base for the rocket representing our grad year. The following grad year would add to the rocket and it would keep building up like that. Each grad class would be able to represent themselves within the rocket that would symbolize SLA.  Eventually, we decided to build a full rocket statue. We then pondered on the thought of creating an actual rocket that we would launch on graduation day. That would be a cool idea, but it wouldn’t last long. We wanted to create something that would leave a mark so we decided to turn the rocket into a statue. After doing this we created 2 models because we were in between ideas. We have decided on making 2 miniature models for multiple reasons. One being so that we could have something to reference when we start building the final rocket.  Another reason we decided to build our models is that we wanted to eradicate any potential problems we would run into. We are also currently between ideas as of now so building the two will give us a better view and make it easier for us to decide.  We have a rocket made up of wood and glass and this should serve as a device that students look at and use to reflect on their time spent at SLA. From doing this project we learned how procrastination could be more lethal than sickness. We also learned how important it is to not underestimate a due date that seems far away, such as an end of the year project assigned in the beginning of the year. Another powerful lesson we learned is that you have to be as limber and as strong as a bamboo tree when it comes to challenges. The reason why you only see a part of our rocket is because we want the whole school to see it during our presentation. See you there...
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