Define – One of the most prevalent problems we faced when constructing our electric house was needing a place for the battery to sit so the wires would connect to the battery hands-free. Having the battery be included in our house design instead of lying it on the table to turn on our lights was a problem that we decided to tackle using technology. We crafted a plan to create a holder that had the ability to flow with our our house design while adding both practicality and colour to our circuit.

Dream – We dreamed a solution that would support fixing our situation and for that we chose to create a battery holder. The battery holder we planned on designing would fit the battery snug providing a way to secure our battery. We thought of going through with this process using an online tool called tinker cad which would be used in designing our battery holder. Tinkercad gave us all the right tools that we would need to approach the situation. We thought of making a rectangle that was slightly larger than the battery itself and creating a pocket that would fit our battery. Our battery moving out of place was a common interference that we had however an easy fix could be made that would make our design much better. We brainstormed many possible designs and made sure to get the measurements just right

Deliver – The main goal was to maintain the battery’s stability and for that we began designing our battery holder. The battery holder would be equipped with a flat base only slightly larger than that of the battery chamber providing a stable base. We measured the battery to be sure not to make any errors and so that are battery would fit snug into the holder with no extra room so it wouldn’t fall out. One of the most challenging parts was getting the dimensions precise which took a quite a bit of thought. With the lack of experience in 3D design it was harder than it seemed. However, we didn’t get distracted and kept pursuing the finishing of our design.

Debrief – Overall this wasn’t the most riveting thing I’ve ever done as 3D design isn’t something I enjoy; however we were successful in constructing our final product which is what matters most. We were able to solve our issue of having the battery disconnect/ fall every time we tested our loads in our house.