1. Principles and practices

This weeks’ task:

1. Plan and sketch a potential final project

In this week, I began researching on projects that have been done in the previous FabAcademy years to have an idea about what kind of projects have been done. Most of the projects developed were entertaining and amusing rather than heavy projects. Therefore, I have thought of creating a device that will be small, fun and beneficial to people. My initial idea is to design a coaster for mugs/bowls that will transfer or absorb heat between the coaster and the fluid container, which will result in maintaining the temperature of the drink as per preference. The sketch below will show a basic visual representation of the project.

As seen above, the initial plan is that the coaster will have an ON/OFF switch which will activate the device. Next, the preferred temperature will be set by the user with the help of the temperature control knob (shown in top view), thus, allowing heat transfer to take place. The device can be used at any time unless it runs out of charge. An indicator will be present which will light up once the device is about to die, which can be later charged using a USB cable.

As mentioned earlier, this is just an initial plan of the project and further details have not yet been completely thought of. This project targets all members of the society since it serves a basic function and is safe to use by any age.