The Project
For this project we had to pick one out of four objects that our group would reverse engineer to make better or serve a different purpose. My team decided to reverse engineer a Nerf gun blaster. The problem we wanted to solve was the distance that the Nerf dart traveled, we felt like the base distance was not sufficient enough and we wanted to find different ways to increase power and distance. We had to dismantle the whole blaster and inspect what components could be replaced.
Our final project was a complete success, we had removed the air restrictor which was limiting the air that pushed the dart. We also wanted to replace the spring on our plunger, but unfortunately we did not have enough time .
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On the left is our Nerf Blaster, the next picture is of the air restrictor which is just a tiny spring and piece of ABS plastic. The third picture is of the barrel and plunger.
Here is the Link to our Gantt Chart |
Content
Reverse Engineering: the reproduction of another manufacturer's product following detailed examination of its construction or composition.
Exploded View: It shows the components of an object slightly separated by distance, or suspended in surrounding space in the case of a three-dimensional exploded diagram
Gantt Chart: is a type of bar chart that illustrates a project schedule. This chart lists the tasks to be performed on the vertical axis, and time intervals on the horizontal axis.
Exploded View: It shows the components of an object slightly separated by distance, or suspended in surrounding space in the case of a three-dimensional exploded diagram
Gantt Chart: is a type of bar chart that illustrates a project schedule. This chart lists the tasks to be performed on the vertical axis, and time intervals on the horizontal axis.
Reflection
I did a great job on my empathy, I was able to work with my team and nobody ever got angry at what we said or did. I did not complain when I got assigned work by my team. I also did a great job on my work-ethic, I was to stay focused on my work and complete it before all the deadlines.
I do need some work on my leadership skills, I found myself not taking a large role in my group I was following directions from the group to satisfy the group but not my own interests. Next time I will try to add my own ideas and let my other group members know what i want to get down on the project. I need to work better on my time management as well, although i was able to finish my work on time, i found myself at the end of the time doing most of the work. Next time I will try to spread out my work more evenly along the decided timeline.
I do need some work on my leadership skills, I found myself not taking a large role in my group I was following directions from the group to satisfy the group but not my own interests. Next time I will try to add my own ideas and let my other group members know what i want to get down on the project. I need to work better on my time management as well, although i was able to finish my work on time, i found myself at the end of the time doing most of the work. Next time I will try to spread out my work more evenly along the decided timeline.