Thursday, October 30, 2014
Week 6 Progress Report
The week following the Patent search presentation has largely been focused on looking to other applications of our proposed product. In fact, we actually took a step back and thought of areas in which energy is being wasted, and how we could possibly hone that energy and make feed it back into the system for useful purposes, like charging mobile devices. Max came up with the idea of utilizing the rapid RPM's of spinning car wheels and using the strong centripetal motion found there in order to move magnets within a magnetic field in that rapid, circular motion. Mr. Lin then pointed our attention to the story of a kid who attempted harnessing the wasted energy from pumping water into faucets and buildings. This all pertains to our idea: using the energy that is not used to charge a device. Following the conclusion of the first marking period, we would love to get started on some physical, hands-on brainstorming and tinkering.
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I feel that the project is not moving forward and making significant progress.
ReplyDelete1) The patent search seems taking too much time and having limited results. You should conduct an intensive patent/technical paper survey within about 2 weeks time frame and then move to the next phase.
2) When you encounter a problem, don't just stop and switch to another new problem. SOLVE IT!
3) It's GREAT to keep observing and identifying new ideas and opportunities. However, don't just let go your original threads. As you learn deeper into your topic, the complexity of your project will definitely increase. You might need to handle many threads at the same time. If you just hopping from one idea to another, it might be exciting and interesting, you won't be able to transform your ideas into reality.