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Author: jtsai27

  • Final Report

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    Hi guys ! At long last, the year is almost over. In this blog post, I will be talking about my journey making my personal project ! Project Goal The main goal of my project was to make a semi functioning prototype for an AI powered goal setting app. What this app would do is…

  • What have we missed?

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    During our boat project at UVic, I was one of 3 people who were able to reach the end of our string. This took lots of time thinking about how I was going to use the materials given and optimize my boat. I ended up taking a completely unique approach, and it paid off really…

  • University of Victoria Trip

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    Hi guys Last week we went on our year end trip to the UVic, where we attended a multitude of different STEM workshops and activities, including visiting/touring a waste management facility, optimizing paper airplanes, making mechanical claws, and making boats, as well as some fun recreational activities like going to a board game cafe, exploring…

  • Personal Project Progress Update

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    Hi guys To recap, my project is an ai powered goal setting app that breaks down large ambitions like learning spanish or running a marathon into smaller steps like binging Dora for 5 hours or putting on shoes, and for my prototype, I decided to make an app that mimics what AI will do, where…

  • Project Pitch

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    ^^^ Pitch Deck and Recording

  • Making Good Life Choices

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    Problem Definition A team of astronauts need a form of transportation that is able to efficiently cover a minimum round trip distance of 5km from point A to point B. This form of transportation must be able to overcome the 3% Earth gravity of Ceres, below -105°C temperatures, rocky terrain and make the most of…

  • Ceres Final Report

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    Introduction Our initial goal was to test the ability of our vehicle to traverse rough and rocky terrain while staying true to it’s pre-coded path. However, we ran into a couple major issues. Original CAD Design This was our original design. We intended to use springs and a piston mechanism to create suspension. However, this…

  • Ceres: Design Proposal

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    A team of astronauts need a form of transportation that is able to efficiently cover a minimum round trip distance of 5km from point A to point B. This form of transportation must be able to overcome the 3% Earth gravity of Ceres, below -105°C temperatures, rocky terrain and make the most of its limited…

  • Background on Ceres

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    Ceres is the only known dwarf planet residing in the asteroid belt, according to IAU. Ironically named after Ceres, the Roman goddess of agriculture, It appears to be a boring, rocky, lifeless planet, but there is more to Ceres that meets the eye. Under the dull, grey surface lies what could possibly be a larger…

  • Robotics Project

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    As I don’t have much experience or aptitude with Robotics, I decided to copy a project from the Arduino workbook. I chose to do the color mixing lamp, and without any knowledge of what it even was or what it was supposed to do, I went right into building and coding it. It was only…