Category Archives: Design

Pocket Prototyping

Posted on March 9, 2023 by Kenneth Richard Hardman

Dear Engineering Stories followers, It has been a great #engineering#career so far including my #coaching of about 20 teams in 20 years at the local university. I’ve noticed a few things over the years that could help newer engineers be more successful, and I … Continue reading →

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Rescue on Angel’s Landing – a near future fictional story by Ken Hardman

Posted on March 11, 2022 by Kenneth Richard Hardman

exploring heavy-lift drones, semi-autonomous control, bio-medical engineering, materials science, robotics, smartphone technology, tactile sensing, anatomical recognition, noise suppression, emergency 3D printing, inflight drone re-fueling, drone swarm weather sensing, power regeneration, and animal voice recognition. STEM Magazine, February 2022, page 28 … Continue reading →

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#EngineerClips – ‘Elevator App’ by Ken Hardman

Posted on February 20, 2022 by Kenneth Richard Hardman

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#EngineerClips – “High-Speed Chairs”

Posted on February 13, 2022 by Kenneth Richard Hardman

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I’ve discovered Arthur C. Clarke

Posted on June 6, 2015 by Kenneth Richard Hardman

As you know, I have been writing contemporary fiction, Engineering Stories that are based on recent experiences in my career, but because I love to ‘do’ engineering, I love to solve technical problems, very challenging technical situations, I have been … Continue reading →

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Engineering Project – Re-inventing the 35mm Color Slide Digitizer

Posted on February 12, 2015 by Kenneth Richard Hardman

I can’t help myself. When I get it in my head to create a solution or solve a problem, it doesn’t matter that it has already been done before. I love finding a quick, in-expensive solution to a need. In … Continue reading →

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Sketching

Posted on February 6, 2015 by Kenneth Richard Hardman

I whole-heartedly agree with the following brief article on sketching for engineers. Please take a few minutes and read what this engineer has to say. Sketching improves the ideas, brings forth solutions, and drives the work forward. http://mechanical-engineering.in/forum/blog/209/entry-774-the-importance-of-sketching/

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Spreading Spectrum Modulation and Peanut Butter – Part 2

Posted on October 31, 2014 by Kenneth Richard Hardman

(Continued from Part 1) “I can’t open my jar of peanut butter,” he exclaimed from the corner of his mouth with an overturned jar in his lap. “You’re a mechanical engineer; let’s design a mechanism for my wheel chair that … Continue reading →

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Engineering the Bottle Cap Opener

Posted on September 14, 2014 by Kenneth Richard Hardman

At BYU, the engineering Capstone senior project year is now underway. There are 179 students. The first two weeks included lecture on the fundamentals of product development by Professors Carl Sorensen and Brian Jensen regarding Opportunity Development, Architecture Development, Subsystem … Continue reading →

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Desirability and Transferability

Posted on September 4, 2014 by Kenneth Richard Hardman

I have some great ideas, they’re spinning in my head They come to me at dawn, while sleeping in my bed The one I got on Tuesday? a must for every home The one I got on Wednesday? an app … Continue reading →

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