Thursday, October 21, 2010

Project 7C : Tensegrity, 0900-1200, 18th October 2010

First of all, we are expose to a topic, Road Accident, which often listen since primary school. From the information given by lecturer, traffic accident in Malaysia is on the increasing rate about 9.7% per annum over last 3 decades. According to him, the main reason is human error which consists of 57%, follow by environmental factors and mechanical fault which took about 4.7% and 2.4% respectively. We need to do something to reduce the accident rate. Some action we can do, likes changing the design of road geometry, common structure on the road, safety barrier, conditions of road surface and driving skills. There are somethings that not under human control that is weather condition, so driver should change their driving attitude and drive more carefully on the road in order to lower the rate of accident.
Intention : Reduce the accident in our country
Act : One of the way is through education, educate people to appreciate their life since young, life is valuable if we make use of it 
Product : If all the money system and selfishness is gone, a peaceful and harmony world should began (who are willing to scarify? )
People : For those who are valuing their life and appreciate what they have been given
Principle : Road regulation and universal law which means is better to walk if possible
Place : On our country

After that, 'Bottom Billion' is given after the talk. When the topic is shown on the screen, my mind have recall an interesting movie, 'Slumdunk Milliner', which have touch my heart when i watch it. From the statistic given, population on our earth is 6.875 billion which can be divided into ratio 
1:5:1 = rich man : rapidly development : bottom billion
I can divided the problem of Bottom Billion into 2 parts which are from the view of states and people. From the view of states, we can know that Bottom Billion countries often have a conflict history, weak governance resulted in limited government ability to disburse aid efficiently, landlocked with bad neighbors, suppression of human rights and marginalization of particular ethnic group.  Bottom Billion live in no money, stuck in absolute poverty, no education, live in trap of disease such as parasite and dengue, effect of neglected tropical diseases and issues of  'Fragile States'.
Intention : To appreciation what students' own today
Act : Through education which is presented in the class in power point form
Product : Soul shift
People : RUS 101 students
Principle : Fact and picture that show in the class which can give rough idea about the condition of Bottom Billion country
Place : Every way which can positive our thinking

We are expose to Tensegrity System onward, this system is one of the system that we need to apply when build BIG dome. From the suggestion of Mr Rusli, we have to produce a model with the simplest structure which is consists of only 3 struts as shown in below.
Depression view.

Elevation view.

Top view.
Finally I have discovered that
Intention : To build model of 3-strut tensegrity and learn about it
Act : Cut the bamboo stick which is left when doing the RAG-132 geodesic dome
Product : As shown in picture above
People : I am doing the small model
Principle : From the information given by Mr WanB
Place : In my room (L12-019, Indah Kembara)

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