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Toasting Design

Engineering design has a lot of nuances and caveats. This podcast discusses those and a few side tracks from time to time. Brought to you by the School of Mechanical, Industrial and Aeronautical Engineering at the University of the Witwatersrand

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00:20:05

#38 keep it simple steve

Toasting Design ·

2020/04/03

When considering the design of a power generator for your island holiday home you would not immediately start moving into the design of the start button's shape. Well rather, you should not immediately do that. There are far bigger concerns and factors that should be considered first. Not whether global warming will result in your holiday home needing to be submersible or what colour the harnesses on the dolphins will look like. None of this is actually discussed in this episode but the general idea

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00:21:32

#37 not so naked on Mars

Toasting Design ·

2020/03/27

Apparently clothing is required on Mars. The design of a washing machine for Mars is not a problem worth solving. This tumble drier discussion (20 minutes on cool) covers the problem of clothing for the lucky folks going to live on Mars. The Zebra car-wash provides no solution! The overall clothing concept that was designed; cleans, protects and introduces physical exercise simultaneously. End of the day, peel it off, count sheep and dream of Earth...... Hosted by M. Boer and S. Schekman on 11 March

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00:20:53

#36 Failing to fail is not failure

Toasting Design ·

2020/03/23

Not everything is meant to work, you are though. So work! Some things work by failing in a planned way. This makes no sense, but it is true, particularly for advanced complex systems. Modern cars are actually a post-accident safety cell that looks cool when the accident is reversed. So how do you start with a safe protective ball of suspension bits that encases the fuel tank and get great cornering performance before the bits become a ball? What design considerations go into this madness? Why was

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00:26:32

#35 Antarctic brainstorm

Toasting Design ·

2020/03/20

Ignoring the menu of hot-frozen toast with goosebump jam and icicle sauce. What design considerations go into food production on Antarctica. Where will the power come from? Mars is both like and unlike the southern polar region. Would blizzard kite-propelled mobile generators work? Would they stop for Penguins? Why did the Penguin cross the road? Hosted by M. Boer and S. Schekman on 6 March 2020

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00:17:32

#34 Dominant ideas

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2020/03/16

In a game of dominoes are the dots real? They are definitely more real than dragons. It is important to realise that dominant ideas and dominating personalities might negatively influence design work. Be wary of specialists, respect them but be careful of letting specialists make important design decisions. The design can fail if domination dominates. This occurs in daily life and in group work too. It happens right under your nose, no, not that! That is a moustache called Larry, he knows no excel,

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00:19:35

#33 Why are some things just so?

Toasting Design ·

2020/03/12

Is perception a stapled caveat? Why is the design of the staple a staple of the stationary world of stationery? Arguments for and against the design of 2, 3 and 6 wheel multi-passenger vehicles are made. These design considerations are circularly discussed. The answer is 4. Always 4. Not 3. No. Hosted by M. Boer and S. Schekman on 4 March 2020

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00:22:52

#32 Design criteria

Toasting Design ·

2020/03/09

When choosing your bread for toasting you don't (shouldn't anyway) make the decision purely based on the piece that is at arms reach. There is the bread type, brand, slice thickness, price, state of freshness, availability at the store/bakery. Design is the same (minus the bakery). Hosted by M. Boer and S. Schekman on 4th March 2020

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00:19:46

#31 fixing a bad design

Toasting Design ·

2020/03/06

You've burnt your toast and now need to decide what to do with it. Do you start over, get a new piece of bread and crack on or do you dust off the burnt pieces and spread that butter? Alternatively if you keep burning the toast maybe just get a new toaster. Hosted by M. Boer, S. Schekman and C. Schulte-Brader on 28th Feb 2020

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00:17:47

#30 Designing outside your comfort zone

Toasting Design ·

2020/03/02

Designing something outside your comfort zone is inevitable. It comes down to a confidence in your skills and breaking things down to what you know. Also you can remember that if ever uncomfortable when undertaking a design just imagine all the information as being naked. Apparently that will help. Hosted by M. Boer, S. Schekman and C Schulte-Brader on 28th Feb 2020

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00:25:41

#29 Bad Habits: "Laziness"

Toasting Design ·

2020/02/28

It's not that you are lazy, it's not you. It's me. I'm not Lazy. Hosted by M. Boer and S. Schekman

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00:28:04

#28 Functional Analysis

Toasting Design ·

2020/02/24

Infinite staplers and stealth coffee mugs. These are the solutions that design provides, it is the duty of the design engineer to know when to say "no." Hosted by M. Boer and S. Schekman on 21st Feb 2020.

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00:19:35

#27 What we don't lecture in the design courses Part 1

Toasting Design ·

2020/02/21

I would think you can imagine the list of what we don't lecture is quite extensive but specifically we are focusing on those topics that are relevant to the design process and design methodologies. So if you are here for bear hibernation habits or an indepth discussion on your nasal cavaties then you may be a little disapointed and likely also listening to the wrong podcast. Hosted by M. Boer and S. Schekman on 14th Feb 2020

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00:25:47

#26 Painting Cheese on Toast

Toasting Design ·

2020/02/17

Whether painting a cargo ship, "square" lecture theatre or a piece of toast, you need to run the numbers. Having said that, we in no way condone the literal painting and subsequent consumption of toast.... unless you have edible paint. Although what is the difference between edible paint and standard sandwich spread? Define edible. Define spread. Define toast and then eat it.

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00:25:20

#25 Open ended problem examples

Toasting Design ·

2020/02/12

We may need a new toaster but the crumbs are still there... Hosted by M. Boer and S. Schekman on the 7th Feb 2020

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00:22:42

#24 Keep your eye on the problem

Toasting Design ·

2020/02/07

Getting distracted in design can have large ramifications in terms of did you know that human eye has an angular resolution 0.01667 degrees? And that can make things confusing. Hosted by M. Boer and S. Schekman on 7th Feb 2020

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00:17:55

#23 Mission Planning (Mech edition)

Toasting Design ·

2020/02/05

Are mech's better than aero's? Would the average ground temperature near a volcano cause the coefficient of friction to increase with increasing hill gradient or would the ratio of air in the atmosphere be noticeably lower such that aerodynamic drag can be ignored? Preposterous questions you might think but would a mech or an aero give you a better answer? On a side note, we discuss mission planning in a mech project context. Hosted by M. Boer and S. Schekman on the 31st January 2020.

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00:21:08

#22 Mission Planning (Aero Edition)

Toasting Design ·

2020/01/31

Yeah. Yeah. Cool. Hmmm. Yeah. Anything. Ya. Ya. Exactly Ja! Hmmhmmm. Ja. Yeah. Hmmm. Okay. Okay. Kay....... I need a better script. Hosted by M. Boer and S. Schekman on 31st January 2020

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00:20:41

#21 How we learn and why

Toasting Design ·

2020/01/29

If your car breaks down do you: (a) dismantle it in order to work out why it broke down (b) set fire to it and make it all just go away (c) try sell the car off as "slightly used" (d) argue with the car and insist that it's choice in breaking down was wrong and that you should be given a second chance (e) all of the above None of the above are recommended but if you do any of these please do write in and share your story, I could do with a laugh. Hosted by M. Boer and S. Schekman on the 24th January

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00:22:41

#20 Intro to Design Planning

Toasting Design ·

2020/01/24

To plan or not to plan? That is the question. Easy answer though... plan, always plan... sometimes... if you have time... Hosted by M. Boer and S. Schekman on 24 January 2020

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00:25:22

#19 UG Projects 2020 Part 3

Toasting Design ·

2020/01/22

3rd year design projects for Mech's and Aero's 2020 There is a loophole to the 3rd year design projects. It is really quite simple. If you pay attention, put in the time and solve a problem that actually exists you will pass the project... who would have thought? Hosted by M. Boer, T. Mangera and S. Schekman on the 17th January 2020.

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