Josh Teichman
4th Year Engineering Student
Completed Projects
Rube Goldberg Machine
We were tasked with constructing a machine that would turn a single input into a single output within a minimum of 10 linked interactions/reactions. We needed to incorporate stored potential energy reactions, chemical energy reactions, and gravitational energy reactions.
Engineering Ethics
During our Ethics Unit, we were tasked with researching and presenting an ethics case study regarding a specific historical event associated with a company.
Part 1
Part 2
Year Long Project (Wheely Good Bike Locks)
This year in my engineering class, I am in a group that is working on developing a new type of bike lock that we can market to college/university campuses, businesses, and public centers.
Prototype (Front View)
Prototype (Isometric View)
Prototype/Solution Description:
An electromagnet would be installed and attached to the bike frame (as shown above). The bike would then be wheeled onto a manufactured platform that would be purchased by the city, a business, or a college/university. A pole sticking out of the platform would be attached to an angle-adjustable electromagnet. Once the magnet on the bike frame is lined up with the electromagnet, the electromagnet would be powered through a secure method (like a keycard) so that nobody else could turn off the power and unlock the bike. (For the purposes of our prototype, we just used a simple switch.) This creates a strong magnetic bond between the bike and the platform, preventing theft.