Final Project Presentation: Orrery Solar System
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I really like how the project turned out. The aesthetic came out great. The metal all looks awesome and it’s nice that everything it fit together really well. The wall power would be a great addition.
Sam, your project turned out very well and the aesthetic matches the high-tech, space materials theme you were striving for. I am curious if some contrast between the components and the planets would lend to the visual? If the battery power is an issue is it possible to convert it over to wall power?
I think it is completely awesome the amount of gears you used to manipulate the way your structure moved. I thought it was super interesting the way they all move together. I also like the rustic aesthetic you used for your design, because it looks very clean but space like. Your room at expo was also very interesting, how you had it dark and set up awesome lights and such too. This turned out great and you spent a lot of time on it! Good job.
I thought this was a really interesting project, and the decision to use gears and make the solar system fully functional resulted in a great finished product! I thought you also did a really good job of outlining your design process during the presentation, and the pictures of all of the components as well as the construction showed how many moving parts had to interact for everything to work.
First of all, Your final product turned out really nicely. It looks like you spent quite a bit of time in the machine shop. The lights were a nice touch for your presentation. You mentioned that some of your tapped holes for your gears were slightly out of line and this caused some jamming of the gears occasionally. How often does this happen and does this completely stop the rotation of the system or just slow it down further?
I saw your set up at the expo and it looked really cool. I like how the light projects the stars onto the walls like how you wanted it to. Your project was aesthetically pleasing and works great. An improvement that you could do would be to increase the battery life or be able to connect it to the outlet.
I really applaud you for using so many gears and knowing just how to reduce the RPMs.. that is one part of engineering that I severely struggle with! I think you did an amazing job with this project and it is noticeable how much effort went into this. Your overall presentation at Expo was amazing too. Great job!