I've long been upset at the overabundance of theory taught in my university program instead of practical skills; I have wished for my time and money spent at college to prepare me for industry rather than teaching me what would theoretically help me in industry. Taking matters into my own hands, I decided to begin a project with my good friend Brandon.
Brandon is studying mechanical engineering at Brigham Young University, and I'm studying electrical engineering at the University of Utah. It was clear to us that combining our skills would yield some cool gadgets. Brandon is really interested in aerospace engineering, so we both decided to start building an RC airplane.
This isn't my first at-home project. But this is certainly the first time I've worked with someone on a project this complex. I'll be posting updates, developments, and even setbacks for anyone interested in our journey!
I've done a lot of reading leading up to this project about project frameworks and structures. Part of the motivation to do that was that my last project--a frequency detector--got wayy too complicated and way too disorganized. I needed a framework. I read a bit on scrum and the "waterfall method" and decided that a simplified agile method that uses a kanban style board would be best. Brandon and I had our first meeting this week to discuss the budget, timeline, meeting times, and the software we'll be using to keep track of the project -- Trello!
We're super excited!
