Apr
9
The Powered Playground
April 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment
I’m still toying with the ideas and title behind this one with my team (Hulya, Drew, Ohad), but it’s essentially tying together some of the concepts I’ve covered in three of my classes this semester. Here it is in a nutshell:
Concept and Prototype: Generator See-Saw
(sustainable energy, working title of course)
Building on my midterm proof-of-concept, a […]
Mar
26
Energy Harvesting See-Saw
March 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Play and Power
The Problem
In our discussion of kinetic energy harvesting solutions, Drew and I both found an unfortunate trend in the existing energy generating devices: if human powered, most solutions are solo operations and while virtuous, not very fun. In essence, they feel like work. How, we wondered, can we strike upon a […]