Final meeting

Today, our group meet up to finalise our project and also rehearse our slides. We thought of possible methods to improve our project too. We also consult our mentor to make any last minute changes.

Change of idea

Our final decision at the end is to change the idea, as we find the project not feasible at all and after meeting with our mentor, our mentor suggests us to change idea before it's too late.
Thus, we change to the idea: Bamboo Housing.

The idea was actually inspired by Sheng Xiang, whose mother had problem keeping the bamboo poles due to her back pain. Thus we thought of this idea to lessen the movement and make it more safe for the housewives/maids to keep the bamboo.

The idea works with a pivot joint at the end of the housing. By pulling the bamboo towards us with the help of the fulcrum, less force is needed and we need not bend our body over to keep the bamboo.

We then send an email to our mentor for confirmation.

Verge of changing idea

After more meetings with the mentor and consideration, we decided to adapt our invention due to some faults.
-Problems in building on an industrial scale
-Doubt its liability on an industrial scale
-Use for camping trips instead
-Convenience as you can bring 2 in 1

On motor home trips, electricity is nessessary. If the motor home is not parked at an RV park, it has to use a generator to power amenities (engine).
-With our invention, it can help to lessen burden on engine and do no waste fuel
-Can generate power on the way

Modification

After some serious consideration, we emailed our mentor and found possible problems.
-Expensive and hard to make (large)
-Problem with wiring

Solar panel system no longer turns with the windmill, blades increase efficiency of the windmill enclosed inside.

Our first idea

Our group meet up and came up with the idea of 2-in-1 generator. Basically it works like the picture above.

The 2 forms of generating electricity will be soldered into a series to maximise the voltage. It will be stored in batteries.

Application: Office buildings to save on electrical bills. On the roof of high rises to maximise roof space. Lessen burden of the offices.