Having read through the Ethical Principles issued in 2005 by the Royal Academy of engineering, it is clear that there are several principles that all engineers should abide by. These principles include honesty and integrity, respect for life, law and the public good, as well as being accurate and taking Read more…
Sustainability is an important aspect of Electrical Engineering, this is why when designing the circuity of our micromouse we looked to be as sustainable as possible. One step that was taken was to use only one PCB which contained both the circuitry of our IR sensors and our special feature. Read more…
Having a team that consists of people from different cultures and background is vital. In my personal experience having a diverse team while working on our micromouse has allowed for a range of benefits. For instance, my teammates have approached problems differently, with their solutions being more efficient than mine Read more…
This month saw all of our hard work pay off with our field trip to Gregynog. Our micromouse was assessed for its ability in combat, obstacle avoidance and white line following. We gave a presentation on our time working on the mouse, with each team members perspective on their experience. Read more…
For this ethical problem I find myself in the position where I discover that there is a major flaw with the design of a car, as a result there is a high chance of one of the first production cars causing serious injury or killing a pedestrian. As members of Read more…
Following on from the last blog post I have since finished the construction of the PCB and have successfully tested it, this is a big step as the PCB features the circuitry of our IR sensors and special feature. This then allows for a more complete construction of the Micromouse. Read more…
After tackling our exams, we got back to work with our Micromouse. Over the month so far I have been busy soldering our PCB, this was after I had drilled the required holes for the components and sanded the PCB into a circular shape. Our PCB contains our special feature Read more…
November has proven to be a busy yet very productive month so far. Following on from the work in October, we have produced a design for our PCB which include the infrared sensor circuit as well as our special feature, this was carried out using a programme called Proteus. As Read more…
October saw us meeting each other and forming team Delta. After we introduced ourselves we assigned roles and responsibilities. I choose to assign myself roles involving management tasks and building circuits. I choose these roles as I find them to be my strengths, in particular, building physical circuits and testing Read more…