Reflect on at least three takeaways that you learned from creating your project.

Explain what was difficult for you during this process and why.

Talk about feedback that you received and how you were able to incorporate that into your process.  

Takeaways:

- I learned how to use a lot more tools in the ilab including the sewing machine.

- I learned how to better respond to feedback from teachers.

- I realized how many resources I have for projects like that.

Difficulties:

It was hard working with my partner because most of our periods didn't line up and the ones that did we had been in the ilab for basically the whole day and it was hard to focus.

Feedback:

Some of the feedback was hard to respond to because I got a lot of different feedback from different teachers but the most impactful was to make our wearable smaller.

The 70's were a very eventful time for The U.S. One of the largest events was the end of The Vietnam War. Judy told us that as a young woman the Vietnam War was a very stressful time for her. Many of her friends were drafted, some of them she never heard from again. She told us that this took a toll on her, and camping with her husband was an escape for her. The 70's also contained a lot of technological break-throughs including the U.S. landing their second spacecraft on Mars, and the first Apple computer found by Steve Jobs and Stephen Wozniak.

The 70's were also a very sad time for the U.S. The war put a blanket of sorrow across the nation, and in 1977 rock and roll icon Elvis Presley was found dead in his home, killed by a heart attack. In 1979 Iranian militants illegally raided the U.S. Embassy in Tehran and took 52 hostages, they were held for 444 days in Iran. There were also a number great things that happened in the 70's. The Vietnam War was ended; President Nixon and 13 other countries at Camp David signed the framework for peace.

The 1970 were an eventful time for The United States. One of the biggest events was the The Vietnam War. Judy told us that as a young woman the Vietnam War was a very stressful time for her. Many of her friends were drafted, some of them she never heard from again. She told us that this took a toll on her, and camping with her husband was an escape for her. 

The 1970's were also a very sad time for the U.S. The war resulted in  sorrow across the nation, and in 1977  Elvis Presley was found dead in his home, Death by heart attack. In 1979 Iranian militants illegally raided the U.S. Embassy in Tehran and took 52 hostages, they were held for 444 days in Iran. There were also a number great things that happened,  President Nixon and 13 other countries at Camp David signed the framework for peace.

When we interviewed Judy she told us that when she was younger she really enjoyed going camping in New Hampshire with her husband. She described the smell of the tress and the fresh air as refreshing and humbling. We wanted to recreate this sensory experience through our Jacket/Scarf. The smell of a burning fire and the trees stayed with her so we wanted to focus on the smell. 

We decided to open up little pockets near the top of the jacket where we placed newly laser cut wood. The strong smell of the wood fire is supposed to bring out the sensory feeling of sitting by, and smelling the fire. While camping the rustling of the leaves and the snapping of twigs is a common sound. We wanted to make this sensory experience as accurate as possible so we added leaves and a few twigs to the outer layer of the jacket. This adjustment is supposed to bring out the sensory experience of sound and possibly touch. Sitting by the warm fire battled with the fresh air flowing through the trees rustling nearby leaves.

Reflect on at least three takeaways that you learned from creating your project.

• Learned how to use Rhino
  • Rhino being an unfamiliar software, I struggled to make plane parts. But through learning my mistake, I was able to get comfortable with the basics of Rhino.  
• Learned how to use the laser cutter
  • Although not certified, I learned how to laser cut with the help of teachers and Peter. 
• I learned the importance of taking from another perspective.
  • I learned this lesson through my coaches and my partner. With feedbacks, I think we were able to incorporate new unique ideas people proposed. 

Explain what was difficult for you during this process and why.

Like I said in the last section, using Rhino was the hardest for me. With our material mainly coming from wood, it was up to me to effectively create the plane parts. With "complicated" tools, I always needed help on how to use the tool. With limited time in every class, I was slowing our pace. Now, I think I mastered the basic tools of Rhino.

Talk about feedback that you received and how you were able to incorporate that into your process.

Andrew and I mainly focused on John's feedback. The second time we met John, we proposed our prototype idea. Our prototype at the time represented fluttering by having the wing flap, just like a bird. After hearing our presentation, he corrected us and further explained how fluttering was caused. He even drew a picture to help us understand. After our second meet, we decided to change our representation of the fluttering completely. We came with a fantastic idea where we represented air pressure through our hands, thus giving a better interacting tactile experience. In conclusion, with John's feedback, we were able to represent fluttering more accurately. More information on our project page

John's memory - The memory took place while John worked in Republic Aviation

John worked in Republic Aviation in the post-ww2 era. He was born in New York City where he was marveled by planes. When WW2 broke out, he served as an engineer who got special training on radars. After serving extended time in an airbase in Panama, John received a Fulbright scholarship to M.I.T. There he studied aeronautical engineering and with that knowledge he worked in various aircraft manufacturing companies, including Republic Aviation.

The P-35 fighter plane was created in limited amounts right before WW2. Between 1938-1939 the U.S Army Air Corps ordered 76 of these planes. A lot of other countries including Japan ordered these planes. They were equipped with .50cal, .30cal guns and 320 lbs of bombs. In Republic Aviation, John helped fix and maintain these planes. Because P-35s were obsolete when John worked on them, they had many problems. One major problem was fluttering. If the plane went fast the wings would sometimes twist. 

These older planes were maintained in the post-ww2 era because the U.S had to be ready for any conflict, especially with the rising tension between the Soviet Union. 

https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Visit/Museum-Exhibits/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/196315/seversky-p-35/

https://www.airplaneboneyards.com/post-wwii-long-term-aircraft-storage-sites.htm

Reflect on at least three takeaways that you learned from creating your project.

1. I realized that we can't get the product that we expected from the very beginning, but it's more of trial and error that gets our project closer to "perfection". 

2. I also learned that feedback was a crucial part of our project. With John and teachers' feedback, we were able to more realistically emulate a radar and the systems. 

3. I also learned good communication with my partner. Our work efficiency improved a lot when we agreed on tasks and distributed them well compared to if we didn't. 

4. It was also important to keep safe while using equipment in the I-lab, for example I was burned by hot glue. 

Explain what was difficult for you during this process and why.

It was a bit difficult trying to finish the final product, at first we were desperately trying to find enough time to finish it, because some other groups were already halfway through their final projects. Adding on to that, as a day boy, I wasn't able to help out my partner during afternoon study hall/guided work times. Though in the end, we were able to finish building it before the deadline. 

Talk about feedback that you received and how you were able to incorporate that into your process.  

John told us that there is a sender and receiver to a radar. At the time of the mid review visit, we only thought of creating a sender. After hearing his feedback, we decided to add a receiver, which not only made the model more complex, but also represented more like a radar and the 2 systems. We were also given feedback on how our model represents John's story, not just anyone's. So we ended up making the model more visually pleasing and also created a radar screen on the receiver end, which is an iconic feature of radars. 

1. I have learned that teamwork during the project is important. My partner and I had gone through struggles where our ideas did not match. This had wasted time and was hard to concur on one idea. Also working together as a team was an important factor for our project's progress. 

2. I have learned how to lasercut and save our progress through Rhino. Maybe, now I could lasercut on my own.?

3. I have also learned that time management is important. We have mostly been working with out recognizing how much time left. Therefore, there were moments where we had to cram our works in one day. 

A difficulty we faced was that my partner was a day student, thus although we had the evening study hall periods given to work at CCI, we could not take the full advantage. We called each other through phones but it was not as efficient as working together in a same space. 

After meeting with John, John gave us ideas and told more to us in details about radars. Thus we were able to come up with parts like senders and receivers like the ones in a radar. Without this mid term check in with John, we could not have came up with the idea like the base ramps for failing cut outs. With NuVu&Fessenden faculties' critic and John's I believe we were able to incorporate them well and further enhance our project.

John was born in the 1930's. The first major event of his life is WWII. He was very young when WWII broke out, and he was able to avoid the draft. Our system model tries to recreate the process of how John fixed a radar during the war period. He was an amateur aeronautical engineer before being recruited by the navy. After he joined, he became an electrical engineer and started learning about radars. Radars, according to John, were top-secret technology that no other country had. John learned about radars for 10 months before the war ended, meaning he was involved in the war during the last year: 1944-1945. 

In 1943, Mussolini surrendered after his government fell in Sicily and Italy

June, 6, 1944, celebrated as D-day, where enormous Allied forces invaded Europe from the beach of Normandy. This resulted in Hitler sending his remaining forces to fend off the invasion. 

February, 1945, an intense aerial bombardment was followed by a land invasion of Germany. 

May, 8, 1945, Germany formally surrendered

September, 2, 1945, Japan formally surrendered on the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay 

Source : https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/world-war-ii-history

Our storytelling object is a marble run. A marble will be placed and inserted into the hole of these boxes and would follow the path in the boxes. However, in these boxes there are multiple layers. These are slidable and would form many stories. The path would be impeded if the user slid the box in the wrong place. 

This marble run symbolize John BLANK's work on radars during WWII. At the time, John served in the navy. He was tasked with developing top secret technology know as the radar. This was a significant moment in his life because this was when he switched from majoring Aeronautical Engineering to Electrical Engineering. In a radar, there are senders and receivers. Senders emit high frequency waves, while receivers collect the waves that were bounced off of detected object. 

To represent these senders and receivers in this marble run, we made a ball that represents high frequency waves, which travels along the ramps. If the ball passed through all three sections, there will be a container that collects the ball at the end of the ramp, representing a receiver. If the ball does not go through all the sections, it will exit through the sides and not appear in the receiver. 

Green lines waving through the gleaming screen turns on the light in my head. Enlightened. I quickly scribble my inner light down. Sudden flash with temporary sparks soon loses its vitality. Void black emerges. I've failed. Numerous disappointments yet this still puts a smile on my face. Ardently, I started from the beginning. The sender.