17 November 2012, Saturday

Today, I got the idea for the type of power that I am going to invent for my product. Last time, I was stuck between two different types of powers and ideas, and luckily I was able to make the decision today. It was quite hard though to invent a new type of energy because almost all the types of energy known today are already created and invented by other people/engineers. So, I really had to think almost to the impossible to invent a new type of power, and the stressing part was to think a new type of power that wouldn’t be so complicated. So, I took another look at the websites that I used long ago of current energy that are being used for cars like solar, hybrid and many more. The type of energy that I am going to do for the product is solar energy because until now people haven’t fully controlled the power from the sun.

"Solar Vehicle." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 1 Nov. 2012. Web. 17 Nov. 2012. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_vehicle>.

Solar Energy

Solar Cells

14 November 2012, Wednesday

Today, I was deciding on my type of car that I will be using to make for my product and to decide and invent the type of power/energy for my product. It was quite hard for me to choose the type of car because I have to consider on modifying that car to make it environmental and either add or get rid of the machines to achieve it. Also, it wasn’t easy at all to invent my own energy for the car because all the ideas I had in mine are already created and invented. So, it took me quite a while to finally make up my mind. The types of cars that I was really focusing today were Audi A8, GMC Arcadia, Mercedes-Benz S-Class, C-Class C63 AMG and C-Class Sedan.

Edmunds.com, Inc. "2013 Audi A8." Edmunds. Edmunds: Ask the Car People, n.d. Web. 14 Nov. 2012. <http://www.edmunds.com/audi/a8/2013/?sub=sedan>.

Edmunds.com, Inc. "2012 GMC Acadia." Edmunds. Edmunds: Ask the Car People, n.d. Web. 14 Nov. 2012. <http://www.edmunds.com/gmc/acadia/2012/>.

Edmunds.com, Inc. "2013 Mercedes-Benz S-Class." Edmunds. Edmunds: Ask the Car People, n.d. Web. 14 Nov. 2012. <http://www.edmunds.com/mercedes-benz/s-class/2013/?sub=sedan>.

Edmunds.com, Inc. "2012 Mercedes-Benz C-Class." Edmunds. Edmunds: Ask the Car People, n.d. Web. 14 Nov. 2012. <http://www.edmunds.com/mercedes-benz/c-class/2012/?sub=c63-amg>.

Audi A8

GMC Arcadia

Mercedes-Benz S-Class

Mercedes-Benz C-Class C63 AMG

29 October 2012, Monday

Today, I was searching on the types of environmental cars that already exist. There are five types of environmental cars: Electric & Fuel Cell-Powered, Hybrid, Compressed-Air, Solar and Wind-Powered. The reason that I was searching this is because I am making my own idea of an environmental car and I can’t make one that is already existed. So, I am looking at these types of environmental cars to get an inspiration or an idea for my product. I was looking at the strengths and weaknesses for each of the type, and it wasn’t easy because most of the websites I found was only talking about the car itself and not its strengths & weaknesses. So, at the moment, most of the websites that I used are from Wikipedia because even though that it is not that detailed, but at least it gives some information regarding the strengths and weaknesses.

Dunn, Phillip. "Hybrid Cars -- Pros and Cons." Hybrid Cars -- Pros and Cons. PhysOrg.com, 19 Jan. 2006. Web. 29 Oct. 2012. <http://phys.org/news10031.html>.

"Compressed Air Car." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 25 Oct. 2012. Web. 29 Oct. 2012. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compressed_air_car>.

"Electric Vehicle." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 21 Oct. 2012. Web. 29 Oct. 2012. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_vehicle>.

"Solar Vehicle." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 1 Nov. 2012. Web. 29 Oct. 2012. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_vehicle>.

"Wind-powered Vehicle." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 30 May 2012. Web. 29 Oct. 2012. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wind-powered_vehicle>.

Fuel Cell-Powered

Hybrid

2 October 2012, Tuesday

Today, I was searching on the type of car that I was going to focus on. There are five types of cars: Sedan, Convertible, SUV, Minivan and Truck. So, I was looking at the type car that would suit for the project I am going to make. I was looking at Sedan, Convertible and SUV because I am not really interested in designing a Minivan or Truck. I was specifically looking at Audi and Mercedes-Benz for Sedan; Cadillac, Chevrolet, Ford, and Ferrari for Convertible; GMC and Jeep for SUV. These are the brands that I am particularly searching at for each type of the car. The reason that I am looking at the brands of the cars is because for each brand, the machines are different and used differently and also the presentation of the car is also different which will affect my project.

Edmunds.com, Inc. "2013 Convertible Buying Guide." : Top Recommended Convertibles. Edmunds: Ask the Car People, n.d. Web. 2 Oct. 2012. <http://www.edmunds.com/convertible/2013/buying-guide.html>.

Edmunds.com, Inc. "2013 Sedan Buying Guide." : Top Recommended Sedans. Edmunds: Ask the Car People, n.d. Web. 2 Oct. 2012. <http://www.edmunds.com/sedan/2013/buying-guide.html>.

Edmunds.com, Inc. "2013 SUV Buying Guide." : Top Recommended SUVs. Edmunds: Ask the Car People, n.d. Web. 2 Oct. 2012. <http://www.edmunds.com/suv/2013/buying-guide.html>.

SUV

Convertible

Sedan