Throughout the many team projects, there has been many
failures and successes. Relating to the senior project ahead, many related
experiences have been of interest which may be a good help to the new challenges
ahead. The first and foremost important thing I have learned is to communicate
with the team as much as possible to keep all things moving as smooth as
possible. Also, asking for a second opinion to teammates is of upmost
importance as when designing and improving models, many simple mistakes can
emerge. Avoiding small mistakes
throughout the process will make the project to be more accurate and ultimately
more successful. We as groups, obtained the final successful results of our
assemblies by taking into consideration every possible scenario which may cause
failure. We were able to scale down an automatic door Bluetooth enabled controlled
via cellphone. All our successful parts were components were made in order to
fulfill the motion desired with the least complication. Although we managed to
fulfill our project successfully, not all the went according to plan. Before
there was a successful design for the specific door discussed, there were many
unsuccessful attempts. Our first designs of the door were not steady enough
thus further inspection of weight distribution was considered. Also in another
project which involved rotating bars at approximately 125 degrees, having the
rotating pivot points at the exact same locations of our four bar linkage was
very important. If the specification was not met, the linkage would rotate in a
way which impede the intended purpose of the system. We learned of our failure
by testing our first modeled parts which were not as evenly positioned to each
other as we expected. Overall there were many failures which leaded to the successful
completion of each project. Throughout the course of each team assignment,
upgrades were made to the design. The first final product sometimes deviated
from the first design but in turn improvement was evident. There is not such
thing as a perfect design as it can be improved overtime with new and the best
possible ideas from each team member. 
