Mr. Mule's senior level Design Technology students have accepted the task of designing the general layout for the subwoofers, amplifiers and TV in the back of the Eclipse. This is not an easy task, as the interior space of the sports car must be taken into consideration, as well as the positioning of the high power speakers in relation to the delicate computer monitor.
Mr. Da Silva visited room 206 to check on their progress and found some incredible designs!
From the design tech submissions, we will narrow down a final design to accommodate all the components of the audio video system and start construction quite soon.
Meanwhile, at the front of the vehicle, we removed the passenger side airbag, as the vehicle will not be driven on the roads. We will use the airbag cavity to mold a holder for the ten inch Android tablet that will be used to send music and slideshows through the sound system and onto the rear display.
With the cavity empty, we wrapped the cavity in foil tape and fibreglassed it to take an impression of the cavity. We then shaped the new fibreglass shell for our next step.
While the mold continued to harden, some SHSM students helped remove the rear seat belts from the vehicle, as the rear seats will be ditched in order to make room for the sound system.
The small tablet plate was designed on AutoCad and plotted out on the CNC machine in the woodshop so that it could hold the tablet while concealing all of its wiring, including the HDMI, power and USB cables.
We sanded down the final example of the tablet bracket, after some minor adjustments. The bracket will be molded in front of the airbag cavity.
With a lot of fibreglass work, some shaping, and a little paint, the idea is to make the tablet look as though it belongs in the vehicle's dashboard, ready for action!
The final thing Car Club worked on was building a false floor into the rear of the Eclipse. By using tape and foil paper, we transferred a rough shape of the trunk floor onto plywood and cut it out with a jigsaw. We then calculated and cut an opening which will house two high power batteries to help deliver the current required to power the Kicker Audio system.
By next Car Club, students should be further in the design and construction of the first fibreglassed components for the audio system. We also hope to get our hands on a mobile PC computer and double din video deck for the Eclipse by then. The hard work continues and Mr. DaSilva remains proud of the dedication of the various Car Club and SHSM students who volunteer their time to building a custom work of art to represent tech achievement at BR for years to come!
See you next week!
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