ENG10004 Digital and Data Systems – Project Report

Faculty of Science, Engineering and Technology
ENG10004
Digital and Data Systems
Project Report
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ENG10004 Digital and Data Systems – Project Report
Self-Assessment Details
The following table provides my self-assessment for my individual contributions to the project.
Few
(0-49)
Minor
(50-59)
Important
(60-69)
Major
(70-79)
Major
&Leadership
(80-100)
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Declaration
I declare that this report is my individual work. I have not copied from any other student’s work
or from any other source except where due acknowledgment is made explicitly in the text, nor
has any part of this submission been written for me by another person.
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Student name (ID) 1
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ENG10004 Digital and Data Systems – Project Report
Design Tasks Details
1. Project tasks
 Describe your tasks in the group project
 Your design problem and requirements
2. Background research
 Knowledge needed
 Possible solutions to your problem
3. Final design solution
 Justify for final design decision made
 Analysis and results (e.g., drawing, flowchart, experimental graphs)
4. Conclusion and recommendation
 Conclude your achievement
 Recommend how you could further improve your results
5. Contributions to the group
 State how your efforts contribute to the whole group
 State how you involve in the teamwork environment
6. References
7. Appendices (optional)
Student name (ID) 2

ENG10004 Digital and Data Systems – Project Report
Reflective Journal
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 Reflection on my learning experience (Answer the following questions)
1) What are the most important things you learnt from this project?
2) Did you meet your project goals?
3) What parts of the project do you particularly like? Why?
4) What do you find particularly challenging?
5) What are the things that helped you most in this project?
6) One thing I would like to improve upon is?
Student name (ID) 3

ENG10004 Digital and Data Systems – Project Report
Design Tasks Details
Project Tasks
Task Description in Group Project
Group project task entailed different activities to help design a porotype of a
building that will withstand earthquakes. The task adopted design steps of an
Engineering Design process in developing a tower of balsa wood and strings by using
other supplied material namely a motor Driver- x1, Accelerometer x2, sandbags, DC-
Motor x1, battery pack x1, charger x1 and a container x1. The group was required to
come up with a plan of a building and use the supplied materials to develop a building
structure that meets the features of withstanding an earthquake of a given frequency
level. Initially, group members greened enough background information on building
designs to help come up with means of measuring, making and determining the scope
of the project and the requirements that were to help come up with a perfect porotype
of a building.
Subsequently, the group members embarked in the actualization of the project
plan having understood the sequence of projects activities, the roles of each group
member, activity time frame (schedule and actual network), possible project
uncertainties, and the scope and projects objectives. The first step in the project
execution plan was to set up a structure that met the tower specifications. The
specifications included ensuring that the base of the tower did not exceed 225cm2 and
it stood on a shake table, the strings were attached to the bottom of the platforms, and
an open-air deck on the top was created to help hold the sandbag. Inspections were
implemented at every stage to ensure that the tower was lightweight to help reduce the
Student name (ID) 4

ENG10004 Digital and Data Systems – Project Report
number of material used. Note that, the above actualization process involved all group
members.
Moreover, each group member was to observe and supervise the action if not
directly involved. The participation was to help guide on any issue omitted during the
structuring of the tower. Consequential activities, namely measuring seismic waves
(vibrations) and the sustainability of the tower structure to different frequencies of the
waves were also included. A record was kept on each, and adjustable requirements
were made on the fabric to help realize the intended objective. Seismic waves were
measured after the group implemented, using the motor rotations, a way to generate
lethal movement on the shake table. The group members were to ensure the vibrations
were like a sinusoidal wave with the same frequency and amplitude above 500cm/s2of
25 cm, respectively. The final task was the presentation of the project, and it
demanded all members’ involvement and participation.
Design Problems and Requirements
The design problems involved meeting the specification in every project
phase. Initially, all group members had a better comprehension of the needs and
objectives of the project. But, it was a challenge to come up with a mechanism of
developing motor rotations that were to generate lethal movement on the tower
platform to resemble sinusoidal moves. Also, coding was challenging. These actions,
however, had initially demanded the considerations of the materials supplied and the
provided time frame as detailed in the initial project implementation phase. The
agreement was to set an amplitude of the waves at 2.0 cm and ensure the peak
accelerations close to 800 cm/s2. To the surprise of the members, the waves were far
beyond the sustainable ability of the first structure.
Student name (ID) 5