#Tinkering #Hobby #SHOCK #Contest

SHOCK Tinkering Contest

Studying at a (technical) university has both positive and negative sides. On the one hand we can be part of the development of cutting-edge technology. On the other hand, we barely get to touch this state-of-the-art technology as most of our work and research is theoretical. That is why many Electrical Engineerings crave a bit of tinkering. To facilitate this tinkering Scintilla’s SHOCK organised a tinkering contest. Some brave enthousiasts joined the contests and their projects share some common themes. ...

#Module 6 #Segway #Hardware #mod6

The birth of a Segway

The module Systems and Control in the Electrical Engineering Bachelor has always been a painful point and a difficult hurdle for many students. Even before TEM, the course ‘Dynamische Systemen’ was difficult and saw many resitters. With the introduction of this new educational model, more emphasis was placed on an all-encompassing project to tie together all other courses. For the last five years, the goal of this project was to model and control a miniature segway. ...

#do-group #tree #family #kick-in

Do-group Family Tree: Catching up to the past

In a previous article the history of Electrical Engineering do-groups was explored after a dive into the Scintilla archives. A lot of information was dug up, but a lot remained hidden. Thanks to contributions by some do-group veterans, many improvements could be made to the orignal tree. With memories, some more vivid than others, and the help of photographic evidence, the family tree could be updated until the turn of the century. ...

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Do-group Family Tree

Important Notice Despite the author’s best effort, the family tree presented in this article is incomplete and incorrect in some branches. A new article has been published with an updated version of the family tree, check it out here. If you have any improvements to the accuracy of this article, don’t hesitate to contact us! During the start of every Kick-in you perhaps make one of the most important choices of your student career. ...

#Siemens #Dynamo #Pointer-telegraph #unit

Icons of EE: Werner von Siemens

The 19th century was host to some of the largest scientific advances. Hence it is only fitting that, within the topic of Icons-of-EE, we focus on perhaps the largest topic, the electrification of the world. The previous article introduced George Westinghouse, a proud American and provocateur of AC-power. His War of the Currents was originally driven by the need to light up the world. But the availability of electricity also provided the means for other applications. ...

#George #Westinghouse #AC #current war

Icons of EE: George Westinghouse

Science and engineering are great, as long as they are used. Think of vaccines, which lose their value when fewer people make use of them. That is why this article on another icon of Electrical Engineering heroes not necessarily a man known for his inventions, but for his propagation of other men’s ideas. The 19th century was host to some of the largest and most useful developments in physics, electronics and science in general. ...