Department - Author 1
Mechanical Engineering Department
Degree Name - Author 1
BS in Mechanical Engineering
Date
12-2011
Primary Advisor
Sarah Harding, Frank Owen
Abstract/Summary
The Deutsches Museum of Munich, Germany requested add-on components to their mechanical calculator exhibit. The end-goal is to produce an interactive 3D model in software to demonstrate the functions of the Braun-Vayringe Machine (BVM). There will be four students working on this project at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo: two mechanical engineers (Dan Marioni and Will Harris) and two computer engineers (Chad Williams and Kevin Webb).This project involves the coordination of three facilities; the Deutsches Museum, and the Mechanical and Computer Science Departments of Cal Poly. The name of the project is known as the Historic Calculator Project (HCP), because of the coordinated effort to revisit a piece of history using modern day technology. The following report explains the project from two perspectives, therefore each section is divided into two parts: Mechanical Engineers (ME SIDE) and Computer Engineers (CPE SIDE).
URL: https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/mesp/119