Rapid prototyping

Over the past twenty years, 3d printing has made its presence known within mainstream media. The first appearance of 3d printing in modern cinematography was released in 1998. The movie was titled “Small Soldiers” and it featured a scene where a toy was made layer by layer due to a laser, much like how a SLA printer functions. SLA printers are one of many different types of 3d printing commonly available today. The other most notable variety of 3d printing is FDM. FDM printers and SLA Printers…

3D printing is a mechanical process where solid objects are created by ‘printing’ successive layers of material to replicate a shape modeled in a computer has been adopted in numerous industries. Many people can benefit from this kind of technology such as wounded warriors that may have lost limbs in combat, or even those that have dysfunctional organs and could use a new organ. The creator of 3D printing, Charles Hull, on August 8th 1984 filed for a patent on his photo solidification apparatus.…

The authors of Risks of Rapid Application Development lead off their discussion with this salient point (Agarwal, Prasad, Tanniru, & Lynch, 2000). They argue that management should not force the change through the organization but rather build a cultural shift that is accepting of what the process is looking to accomplish (Agarwal, Prasad, Tanniru, & Lynch, 2000). Ensuring that their is top down support doesn’t guarantee success however, without the support of management the process will not…

Dallas was late to build a municipal rail transport system, yet today its DART light rail system is the largest in the United States at a total system length of 85 miles. Troubled by a rocky start, the Dallas Area Rapid Transit authority was faced with the stubborn reluctance of voters to spend any taxpayer money on public transportation infrastructure. However, once the wheels of development started in motion, there was no chance of them stopping. Over the course of 30 years, Dallas went from…

Autonomous technology has been slowly rising up in the market, beginning with automatic stop brakes to parking assists. The one thing were trying to advance to is full on automatic driving with no manual backing. Although this technology isn’t in the market yet, it will be in the near future. Although it’s the most anticipated piece of technology currently, questions are asked about liability issues, hacking, and ultimately sharing the road with them. One of the many issues revolving around…

Crash! A mother is on the road, and her kids are in the backseat of her van fighting; the music is playing on the radio and she 's talking to her father on the phone. All these distractions led to a flood of medical bills and insurance fees. Humans are unreliable when it comes to tasks that require focus; they are distracted easily and pay little attention to what they do on a daily basis. Driverless cars introduce a safe way that humans can be on the road and multitask. They are reliable and…

Driving Safely on Gran Canaria's Roads If you’re renting a car in Gran Canaria to move around, learning the driving laws in the island is a definite must. The laws are quite similar compared to other Spanish territories and the European Union. For British citizens though, it will be an entirely eye-opening experience: the steering wheels are on the left-hand side. Apart from successfully renting a car to drive on, you need proper documents so you can legally traverse on the island’s roads…

Bojarski, Mariusz, et al. "End To End Learning For Self-Driving Cars." (2016): arXiv. Web. 18 Oct. 2016. Computers now have the ability to have cameras that affect steering. With little training or human input cars are able to learn about their surroundings and navigate through. Cars are now able to figure out ways through more unique driving scenarios. Eventually most things humans require to drive, for example lane markings or speed limits can be removed for self-driving cars. With a more…

1.1 Evaluate different systems lifecycle models Waterfall Model Waterfall approach was first SDLC Model to be used widely in Software Engineering to ensure the project success. In The Waterfall approach the whole software development and divided into separate phases. In Waterfall typically, model, the outcome of one phase acts as the input for the next phase sequentially. Following is a diagram representation of different phases of waterfall model. Waterfall Model Application…

First of all, everyday new technological advancement, great innovation and advanced technology appear that could change our life. As the time goes, many of those have changed a lot of things in different sectors such as: economy, health, business, education and social life. One of the most affected innovations is car. Cars have affected our social life in many ways so it made our tasks easier, faster and more comfortable. It helped us to communicate and corporate with each other easily. Before…