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Contributions to the Research Project

1. Kickstart : Helped decide which device or system out of all the team members is best as a starting point for our group's technical report. 2. Research : Helped gather information to improve the current BeBionic prosthetic arm. 3. Research : Researched the different types of prostheses and the background and roots of amputation and prostheses. 4. Report writing : Contributed to the report by explaining the history, types of prosthetics, and current issues prosthetic users face.  5. Report writing : Input methodologies into the report. 5. Quality Assurance : Helped to link references with links to citations in the main body of the technical report. 6. Team Player : Helped to the brink of my ability when my groupmates needed assistance.  7. Presentation : Presented on the background and history of prosthetes. 

Analytical Reflection

 During the first week of this module, I had scarce knowledge of critical thinking and how that can be applied to our everyday life, inside and outside of class. In the past 14 weeks, I have learned how to write up a formal report that has proper citations with proper language. I have always lacked in report writing because I did not know how to cite phrases and sentences properly. Every day, I look forward to attending Prof Blackstone's lesson because this lesson has helped me improve my language skills, report writing skills, and presentation skills. These skills are vital in the upcoming IWSP, as well as after tertiary education in the workforce. For my report writing, I have learned that not every source is reliable and we must choose which source to use wisely. 14 weeks of lessons have helped me tremendously in helping me gain knowledge on report writing and source finding. I was not aware of the Google Scholar function and how it can be used to generate good and useful source

BeBionic hand enhancement Proposal Video

 

GE9X Aircraft Engine (Reader Response Draft 3)

The GE Aerospace website (n.d) states that the GE9X is the “largest and most powerful commercial aircraft engine ever built, incorporating advanced technologies that enable more efficient, quieter flight with fewer emissions”. The engine, created to propel the new twin-engine 777X aircraft, is the most fuel-efficient of its class. It boasts a staggering 134,300 pounds of thrust. That is 6,400 pounds more than its predecessor, the GE90-115B. Even though it produces more power, the GE9X is designed to achieve 10% lower specific fuel consumption (SFC) as compared to the GE90-115B and 5% better SFC than any engine in its class (GE9X Engine Achieves FAA Certification | GE Aerospace, n.d.).   The GE9X boasts 16 fan blades. All of which, were made from carbon fiber. According to GE Aerospace, the fewer fan blades the GE9X possesses boasts the most efficient fan to increase performance and decrease fuel burn (GE9X High Bypass Turbofan | GE Aerospace, n.d.). With all these advanced features, th

GE9X Aircraft Engine (Reader Response Draft 2)

  The GE Aerospace website (n.d) states that the GE9X is the “largest and most powerful commercial aircraft engine ever built, incorporating advanced technologies that enable more efficient, quieter flight with fewer emissions”. The engine, created to propel the new twin-engine 777X aircraft, is the most fuel-efficient in its class. It boasts a staggering 134,300 pounds of thrust. That is 6,400 pounds more than its predecessor, the GE90-115B. Even though it produces more power, the GE9X is designed to achieve 10% lower specific fuel consumption (SFC) as compared to the GE90-115B and 5% better SFC than any engine in its class (GE9X Engine Achieves FAA Certification | GE Aerospace, n.d.).   With such big engines, massive amounts of drag can be generated and to overcome that, the GE9X boasts 16 fan blades. All of which were made from carbon fiber. According to GE Aerospace, the fewer fan blades the GE9X possesses boasts the most efficient fan to increase performance and decrease fuel bu

GE9X Aircraft Engine (Reader Response Draft 1)

The GE Aerospace website (n.d) states that the GE9X is the “largest and most powerful commercial aircraft engine ever built, incorporating advanced technologies that enable more efficient, quieter flight with fewer emissions”. The engine, created to propel the new twin-engine 777X aircraft, is the most fuel-efficient in its class. It boasts a staggering 134,300 pounds of thrust. That is 6,400 pounds more than its predecessor, the GE90-115B. Even though it produces more power, the GE9X is designed to achieve 10% lower specific fuel consumption (SFC) as compared to the GE90-115B and 5% better SFC than any engine in its class (GE9X Engine Achieves FAA Certification | GE Aerospace, n.d.).   With such big engines, massive amounts of drag can be generated and to overcome that, the GE9X boasts 16 fan blades. All of which were made from carbon fiber. According to GE Aerospace, the fewer fan blades that the GE9X possess boasts the most efficient fan to increase performance and decrease fuel bur

Initial research pathway on the General Electric GE9X Aircraft Engine

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1. Javid and Zhi Xiang were from an aviation related diploma course in their respective polytechnics. 2. They from then, have gained great interest in aviation.  3. Javid and Zhi Xiang bonded together to work on this project. 4. The team decided to research on the GE90 engine initially. 5. They decided to change their device to the GE9X engine, because the GE9X is the latest state of the art aircraft engine.  6. Zhu Xiang used ChatGPT with the following prompts: "What are the key features and functions of the GE9X engine?" and "Can you give me the numbers in comparison to the GE90?". 7. ChatGPT provided few facts and feature about the GE9X. 8. Javid searched on the General Electrics website to find out more about the engine.  9. Javid further researched on Boeing's website to find out more about the engine user.  10. The team typed down the features and functions of the engine that were found online on the Google Docs.