Thanks everyone for coming to discuss our project! It was alot of fun and very productive.

In Attendance:

Amy Campos

Carmen Trudell

David Benjamin

James Tichenor

Jeff Gray

Jenny Broutin

J Walton

Kamal Farah

Natalie Jeremijenko

Soo-In Yang

Steve Sanderson

Here is a video clip of Prototype A in motion.

Here are some pics from Eyebeam over the weekend, as well as some pics throughout the week.

New wire coils (12) without plexiglass enclosure to get better contact with magnets.

Up close with the wire coils which are held in place with super glue.

Testing the output of Prototype A.

Testing the output of three motors (generators) with a breadboard.

Testing with all the motors on the breadboard, can’t quite get the proper numbers yet.

Half of the generators on the breadboard and half with LED’s for presentation.

Though this weekend was a bit frustrating and did not turn out quite as planned, we still had some productive moments. Here are some of the images from this weekend at Eyebeam.

Permanently attaching all of the components for Prototype B

Prototype B on the revolving door jig. Working on making the gearing more smooth.

Placing and wiring the magnetic wire coils together. The number and amount of wire is still in question.

All of the coils wired together, let the testing begin!

Here is the latest work done at Eyebeam over the weekend.

Putting together Prototype B, beginning to mount on door jig. We will post a video of this one in motion once all the peices are attached and it is sturdy.

Carmen hand winding the magnetic wire spools.

We decided to wind the spools with a drill instead. Much faster!

The magnetic wire spools for Prototype A.

Here is a clip of us winding the magnetic wire spools with the drill.

Here are some photos from our work at Eyebeam over the weekend. (Please excuse some of the blurry images - don’t take pictures while operating machinery)

Motors!

Magnetic Wire!

Gears!

Motor on acrylic jig.

All motors in the acrylic jig.

Motors with gears.

Large gear integrated with small gears on motors.

Prototype B on door jig.

Turning the large gear with a few of the motors geared with small gears. See how the LED’s light up from the energy produced.

Here is a short clip of Prototype A in motion.

Some pics from working at Eyebeam over the weekend.

Bearing taken from a bicycle tire, and screwed into a reducing coupling to use for our revolving door prototype.

Laser cutting acrylic for structure of generator prototypes.

Jenny taking the acrylic out of the laser cutter!

Magnetic wire coils for the large generator prototype, taped to acrylic jig for testing.

Magnets in in acrylic enclosure, placed on “revolving door” jig.

Magnets and wire coil enclosures sandwiched on bearing of revolving door jig.

The magnets and coils are spinning! We will try to post a video of it spinning.

Here are some images from work on 03.24.07. Carmen is putting together the acrylic brace to hold the magnets in place for the large generator prototype of the Revolution Door.