This project plots Mohr’s circle (2D) in python using the matplotlib library. This will come in handy for my ME544 materials engineering module. Note: could this be extended to a single universal tool to create plots and do calculations for… Continue Reading
This is a test image to use as my featured . I found a site that says a generic size for images to use on WordPress (and hence Edublogs) is 1200 x 628 pixels. This has an aspect ratio of… Continue Reading
In terms of the design, you can get use/create an image like this: Then open the raster (pixel-based ) image in Illustrator and crop the image that you need (I used the image on the right). Then to convert the… Continue Reading
This first video shows the following steps: creating a basic part by importing a .dxf file and extruding it 18mm deep creating a co-ordinate system in Solidworks that can be used by SolidCAM defining the settings for the SolidCAM operations… Continue Reading
This first video shows how we’ve used the Cut2D software to load a .dxf file and generate the g-code using the following steps: Job setup including the location of the origin and material size Importing the vector files from file… Continue Reading
I’ve just come across TensorFlow, an open source machine learning platform. Here’s one of their first tutorials. It focuses on basic classification of images, identifying the difference between various types of fashion items (shoes, handbags, t-shirts etc). I wonder if… Continue Reading
This video shows how to set up the PID controller to carry out a curing cycle using the eurotherm controller. In this particular example we are looking at the standard 120°C curing cycle over 9 hours. Firstly we set the… Continue Reading
The exercise of reverse engineering products involves taking things apart. Shown here is a mounted disassembled bike (from Todd McLellan’s “Things come apart” image exhibition and now a book – see references). It’s amazing when you see the object in this… Continue Reading
The challenge How many AA batteries would it take to have more energy than Chris Hoy in a sprint burst? Let’s say we have a AA Duracel battery which is 1.5 V rated at 2500 mA.h (this is a good… Continue Reading