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Kyle Corkey, Richard Green, Tom Kovel, Nate Keschl, Matt Kottenstette, Justin Ingram
Sketches
Materials
Plan
Process
Problems
Logo
24”x18” acrylic
24”x18”Foamcore
Breadboard
Inverter
Battery
Wires
myDAQ
3m Orange and 3m Purple Electroluminescent wire
Duct Tape
Pancil
X-acto Knife
Picture Frame
Day 1: ◦ Drew individual logos
◦ Chose the logo
◦ Decided on foam core background
◦ Made Google site
◦ Set up time for next meeting
Day 2:◦ Created
Psuedocode
Component description
Rough sketch of electronics
Sketch of logo with dimensions
Timeline
Day 3◦ Laser etched Acrylic
◦ Ordered other EL wire
◦ Wrote code
◦ Converted
sketch-up to
Corel Draw
Day 4◦ Cut out foam board
◦ Stenciled thumb into
foam board
◦ Indented thumb
◦ Poked holes for wire
Day 5◦ Cut foam core
◦ Test code
◦ Cut acrylic down
◦ Added additional EL wire
◦ Wove wire through foam core
◦ Installed picture frame
◦ Wrote power point
◦ Tested completed design
Google Sketch-up doesn’t communicate with Corel Draw
Laser doesn’t etch very deep Ventilation fan caused acrylic to flip up in
laser Problem merging programs Laser occupied EL wire wouldn’t stay in grooves Opening ports Acrylic too large for picture frame
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