Computer Aided Design đź““

  • HTMAA Day 1: We reviewed the course schedule, rights and responsibilities.

  • Assignment: Plan and sketch a potential final project model (raster, vector, 2D, 3D, render, animate, simulate) a possible final project, compress your images and videos, and post a description with your design files on your class page

    • Final Project Idea

    While I am still ideating potential final project ideas, I have want to explore ways for the sports bra to expand beyond a garment. Women wear a sports bra in virtually every workout, and the realstate on the wrist is alrady consumed by Smart Watches.

    Smart Sports Bra: I'm leaning towards creating a smart supportive sports bra. As a runner, and as I train for the New York City marathon, I have experienced a lot of chafing when it comes to my current sports bras.

    I really like the idea of modernizing current biomechanical analysis tools and platforms. For example, I see opportunity in redesigning EMG nodes with interactive shapes.


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    Additional thoughts & brainstormed ideas...

    October 16th 2024

    Ahh. And we find ourselves facing spiral development with serveral NEW ideas. However, my focus has narrowed since having more exposure to building PCB boards, molding & casting, and working on input & output devices.
    After much research, I discovered that the "smart sports bra" actaully isn't that novel. Whoop & various other wearable companies have done it. I want to work on something that current wearable tech doesn't address... and make it better.

    Fox Fleet

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    Headband

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    Safety Scrunchie 1

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    LED Scrunchie

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    November 12th, 2024

    At this time, I have MANY ideas. And i really want to settle on one.

    I have been working to find the balance between what’s a great challenge, but what’s in scope. For the past few weeks, I’ve been brainstorming ideas along the lines of gumball machines, magic mirrors, and wearable sports bras.

    I’ve been loving this craze & comeback of the Fuji Quicksnap camera and all the memories that are stored. However, it takes SO long to process the images. So, is it possible make my own instant digital camera?

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    Process ✏️

    At this time, I have MANY ideas. And i really want to settle on one.

    I have been working to find the balance between what’s a great challenge, but what’s in scope. I am most motivated by creating a wearable sensor that is actually FUN to use & wear. No more black pucks,

    I'm looking for a way to encase my electronics on the bra. So, the electroncs + case would fit within the star of the bra.

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    Current CAD Work:

    I modeled a star for the user to encase the IMU and GPS unit on their back. The star should act as a puzzle piece to secure in place. I plan to use an SD card to store the data, so the user could be able to add / remove the top of the case as easy as possible.
    I added to little notches to try to lock the case. I did this by extruding an edge in the postive and negative direction. I created the star by making a hexagon with 2 triangles. I then beveled the edges to give a softer shape. Photo
    Extruded Star Photo

    Printing the stars

    Now time to print! I printed my star casing, and well... it was a FAILLL.

  • Depth of the star case was way to shallow. This is not going to fit my PCB.
  • Holes? Something is going on with my print where it doesn't have a flat base. Odd.
  • My connecting pieces are not thick enough, and broke off. So.. there's no way these can be secured.

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    Reflection 🧠

    Day 1 of How to Make (Almost) Anything at MIT, and I really hope I make it into the class! I have heard from MDE alumni that this class is life changing, and that you are encouraged to grow in the most unexpected ways. While my peers told me this class was a lot of work, I am excited by the global impact How to Make (Almost) Anything has had with Fab Academy.

    Throughout this semester, I hope to be challenged and push myself to use new techniques and technologies to design with impact. I am really excited to be surrounded by people with such diverse skill sets across MIT and Harvard. I know that I still have a lot to learn, and I’m grateful for the experience of being surrounded by the smartest people in the world!

    Resrouces đź”—

    StarFile.stl