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Critical Reflection

When the timetable for the second trimester came out, my first impressions about the effective communications module was that it would just be a waste of time. However, after the 13 weeks of lessons, I could see the benefits it would bring for me as a student and also in the future when I enter the workforce.  One of the first lessons that was conducted was the writing of formal letter. It felt a lot more applicable to me now that I am in university whereby emailing professors are much more frequent as compared to back when I was in polytechnic.  Another memorable lesson because of how heavily it was emphasized would be the paraphrasing, summarizing, citing sources and avoiding plagiarism which is applicable whenever there is writing for academic or technical purpose that requires secondary research from credible sources. Similarly, the application of the APA style in all the assignments such as the technical report writing and the design summary and analysis was heavily empha
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Annotated Summary Draft 1

Elizabeth Montalbano. (2019, January 25). Breakthrough 3D Printed Materials Make Strong, Lightweight Structures. Retrieved from https://www.designnews.com/materials-assembly/breakthrough-3d-printed-materials-make-strong-lightweight-structures/133147783059994 This article focuses on a stronger and lightweight 3D printed material through a new interior structure design. It provides the benefits of the new plate-lattice structure as compared to the truss-lattices structure which has been around for a long time. The most well-known truss-lattice structure would be the Eiffel Tower. For truss-lattices structure, whenever a force is being applied, one out of three of the structs withstands the incoming force, the two others being idle. Whereas, when it comes to the plate-lattice structure, the other two structs instead of being idle would provide stability to the structure. This new structure increases the efficiency of the entire structure, thereby improving overall strength and stif
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Technical Report Draft 1

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An Affordable Carbon-Fiber Bicycle For The Masses Team name: Lapis Bikes Lecturer: Professor Brad Blackstone Module: MEC1281 Date: Group Members: Matriculation No: Zulhusni (Leader) 1901740 Hilmi 1901699 Yong Wei 1901761 Yong Xun 1901704 Proposal Contents Executive Summary Introduction Background Problem Statement Purpose Statement Proposed modification Benefits Evaluation Limitations Methodology Concluding Statement References Appendix: A  Doi.  Executive Summary Background Today, the cost of a carbon fibre bicycle ranges from $2000 to upwards of $10,000. A majority of the costs incurred is due to the research and development required to develop these bicycles for the market.  According to Becker (2018), the cost of a mold of a carbon fibre bicycle “costs between $60,000 and $100,000 depending on a number of variables”. The high costs are due to a number of factors. Firstly, in some p
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Design Summary Analysis Final

In the article, “The RoboBee Flies Solo,” Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (2019) has stated that after decades worth of research, it has successfully developed technologies to create the lightest ever vehicle to maintain sustained untethered flight. The article stated that it has developed an extremely lightweight circuit and has integrated high-efficiency solar cells to tackle the trade-off between mass and power. The additional pair of wings and more efficient transmission due to changes in actuator and transmission ratio gave the vehicle the extra lift, enabling it to run on solar power alone.  According to the Burrows (2019), the solar-powered RoboBee currently requires the strength of three earth suns to work, as demonstrated by simulation with halogen lights in a laboratory. This experiment clearly demonstrates the limits of solar power for the RoboBee and why developing an alternative approach to power the RoboBee is essential. Th
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Design Summary Analysis 2

In the article, “The RoboBee Flies Solo,” Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (2019) has stated that after decades worth of research, it has successfully developed technologies to create the lightest ever vehicle to maintain sustained untethered flight. The article stated that it has developed an extremely lightweight circuit and has integrated high-efficiency solar cells to tackle the trade-off between mass and power. The additional pair of wings and more efficient transmission due to changes in actuator and transmission ratio gave the vehicle the extra lift, enabling it to run on solar power alone. It stated that the next step would be to control the RoboBee remotely. The article also stated that these technologies could be integrated into the development of other devices and are not limited to the RoboBee. According to the Burrows(2019), the solar-powered RoboBee currently requires the strength of 3 earth suns to work, as demonstrated by simul
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