Topics: The many lessons of Pulse Width Modification or “Where have I seen this before?” Thoughts on Motor Speed and where to look for inspiration for a project. This blog will be about the many lessons one learns throughout his or her life – and boy! have I’ve learned many! In college I took electrical… Read More
Parent’s Guide to Designing and Building a Self-Driving Car with Their Kids – Part 3
“It’s not the destination, it’s the Journey…” I suspect building a full-size self-driving car seems like a momentous task – and it is. But a few things we have going for us. As I stated in my previous blog, autonomous (self-driving) cars have a lot of the STEM aspects you want to instill in your… Read More
Parent’s Guide to Designing and Building a Self-Driving Car with Their Kids – Part 2
“The two biggest challenges with this project is: 1) Getting your kids more interested in the project over their video games. 2) Convincing your child’s science teacher they did most of the work for the school science fair” Before I start delving into the technical rigors of building a self-driving car. I want to talk… Read More
Parent’s Guide to Designing and Building a Self-Driving Car with Their Kids – Part 1
I was never really a “car” guy. I always saw them as transportation from point A to point B. I’ve abhorred walking into a car dealership to negotiate car purchases; and as a parent, keeping my car clean seemed like an constant battle. Driving long distances, even if the car was clean, was especially arduous… Read More