Thesis

؜My idea for this project is to make a growing beanstalk that is powered by a motor. The motor will turn a big gear which will grow a 3D printed beanstalk that has rivets in the side for the gears to attach and push the beanstalk up fast. As an accessory I will have the "magical beans" to "plant in the soil for the beanstalk to grow. which is just me flipping a switch in the back

؜This is what I would want it to look like in the end (A.I generated)

؜This is my first sketch of my project. It is a list of things I need but I didn't even end up using them or the idea.

Sketch 1

I had to switch my idea and sketch because I did not have time to make all of the wiring

Sketch 2

Ferris

Conceptual Precedent

؜I am making a growing beanstalk powered by gears and a motor

Technical Precedent

I would use gears to push the beanstalk up. The beanstalk would have rivets the stem for the gears to connect

These are rivets

I submitted my summary and my proposal. finished slides 3 and 4. Tomorrow I will start a rough draft and check the CCI for more supply's for the beanstalk

Day One

Day two

Today I switched my idea from a motor growing the beanstalk to a gear being turned by a button when pressed and made a new sketch. tomorrow I will start 3D printing the project and start making the gears.

Day Three

؜Today I have the motor and switch soldered together and it works. I desinged a stand for the gears to turn without them falling. Tomorrow I will make the stand and start 3D printing the beanstalk.

This is one of my ideas to make a gear stand, and it can easily be 3D printed. I will attach it to the wall with multiple gears next to it to make the motor turn all of the gears at once

can be attached to a wall

Idea One

Day four

today I made my first prototype for the stand for the big gear. I figured out that there was too much weight on the front pole (sorry for not having a picture I ripped it apart after it didn't work) so I figured out that I needed extra legs and a stronger pole for the gear. I also (with help from Ms. M) striped the wires and resoldered the motor and the switch back together.

؜Feedback

؜This is some of my feedback from my mid review

1. I could make the "magical beans" be facts
2. Could I gamify it
3. Switch to servo motors (not DC) Make growing slower
4. Prove concept manually check that my gears work
5. could the gears pull the beanstalk up like on a fishing line.