Mind Maps

1. Mind Maps In this section of your coursework, you are to; • ‘map out’ in as much detail as possible, • include as many fields and processes as you can imagine • that will be involved with the creation and production of your product. • This will include both the circuit and the case.

3. Mind Mapping is the process of visually depicting a central concept with symbols, KEY words, pictures, number, rhythm, colour and spatial awareness. • Mind Mapping mimics the way our brains’ naturally work. It is a universal key to unlocking the potential of the brain.

5. When you sit down to create a mind map keep these tips in mind: • 1) Nobody’s perfect: Don’t focus on creating the perfect mind map. Allow your central idea to explode outwards, don’t try and edit it; just follow your train of thought. Worry about tidying it up later on. • Good mind mapping is iterative; you come back to it and refine it. • When you’re first creating your mind map, just go with the flow!

6. 2) Break the ‘on the page’ mentality: The traditional notepad of straight lines is out the window with a mind map. Your brain doesn’t think in straight lines, so embrace this as you create a mind map.

7. 3) Don’t take sides: There is a common idea surrounding the division of the brain into the left and right side. The consensus is that the left side is dominant for words, numbers, lines, lists, logic and analysis while the right is dominant for colour, rhythm, spatial awareness, images, imagination and daydreaming. Generally speaking this is true but when I say don’t take sides I mean you shouldn’t prefer one side over the other, or think the skills on one side are any more important than the other skills. The simple truth is that for creativity you need both sides of the brain. By being receptive to both sides of your brain and embracing both the ‘creative’ and ‘analytical’ side all your ideas will be better improved. The good thing about creating mind maps online is that they easily enable both sides of your brain to flourish and make connections.

8. 4) Use colour: The use of colour is a simple and engaging way of grouping ideas and concepts together when you create a mind map. With ExamTime’s free online mind map tool you are able to toggle the colour of your strands on your online mind map. This helps you keep track of ideas and follow the flow of your ideas better. It will also help you retain the ideas when you study them!

9. 5) Share it: When you finish creating your online mind map make sure you share it with your study buddies! In the same way that you made connections between different ideas and strands while you were creating your mind map, your study buddies will also make different connections. In this way, a mind map that you thought you knew like the back of your hand becomes something completely new with one observation from a study buddy.

10. 6) Go Deeper: Let’s say you have an exam on WW2 coming, you can sit down and create an online  mind map on WW2 and have numerous strands coming out with all the battles that took place; this could be an interesting starting point. Eventually, though, you’ll have to go deeper and create an online mind map for each battle (or the important ones, at least!). The more in-depth you go the better an understanding you’ll have when it comes to exams and the quicker you’ll be able to visualize the key points. Every node on your online mind map has the potential to be its own mind map! As soon as you realise this and embrace the truth that you can always make more connections all your mind maps will improve.

11. Efficiency Sustainability Specific Measuring PCB strain holes LED’s Environment Reducing Loudspeakers Sensors Clean and neat Reusing Recycling Quality Components ~Start by ‘mapping out’ as many of the Power supply's Soldering Regular Inspections Electronics Switches Push to Make Single Pole Single Throw Modern Music £10 ? Target Market Costing's Able to work Breadboard Modern coloured LED’s Prototype Parts list People Circuit Diagram Age 7 - 30 PCB materials Customers Veroboards Clear

12. Efficiency Sustainability Specific Measuring PCB strain holes LED’s Environment Reducing Loudspeakers Sensors Clean and neat Reusing Recycling Quality Components Power supply's Soldering Regular Inspections Electronics Switches Push to Make Single Pole Single Throw Modern Music £10 ? Target Market Costing's Able to work Breadboard Modern coloured LED’s Prototype Parts list People Circuit Diagram Age 7 - 30 PCB materials Customers Veroboards Clear

13. Follow the colour scheme of the product Maximum colour scheme of 3 colours Suit target market Colour Glue or screws Accessible battery points Yellow Purple Assembly Red Ergonomics Button design Secure PCB’s Case Texture Sharp edges Circular HIP’s Wood Materials Shape Cardboard Curved edges Plastics Square Depth Width Size Length Compared to product

14. PICAXE 555 Reduce Efficiency Hundreds Diode ICs Process One off Motion sensor Sustainability Batch Input Calculations Recycle Laser Input, Process, Output Environment Production WEE Reuse Lights Commercial Output Thousands PCB strain holes Display Electronics Sound Regular inspections Costing’s Quality Soldering Parts list PCB design Specific measuring Materials Thick tracks PCB Programming Prototyping Components Target Market Easy to set up Breadboards Shopkeeper Customers LEDs Veroboards Loudspeaker Appealing Buzzer

15. Stripy snakes (Snakes and Ladders) Green background Aesthetics Colour Plywood HIPs Structurally stable Casing Acrylic Materials Shape Jigsaw puzzles MDF Board games Cardboard Size Small to conserve materials Bigger than needed to attract customers

16. Spider Diagram

17. Softwoods • Poor resistance to rotting, may not be the best material for portability because of this. • Used in furniture, millwork and building construction, as materials can be grown back easily. • Only suitable for portable products in small amounts. • Strong, lightweight, dense material. • Come from coniferous trees, grown in sustainable forests. Spider Diagram • Medium Density Fibreboard (MDF) • Strong and dense, because of many wood fibres etc. • Insulator of electricity, no danger of conducting it. • Useful in school workshops for making vacuum forming, could be mass manufactured time-efficiently as well as cost-effectively. • Popular in domestic and furniture uses. • Low carbon (mild) steel • Used as a general purpose engineering material. • Tough, ductile and malleable. • Good tensile strength. • Electrical conductor, which may make it a less viable material. • The above factors are important in the longevity of the product and it’s ability to be manufactured efficiently, however ,an electrical conductor could be dangerous, especially in a technology shop. • High Impact Polystyrene (HIPS) • Able to be cut, drilled, injection moulded, vacuum formed and blow moulded. • Used for toys, boxes, containers, and containers for electrical goods, so is suitable for the nature of my product. • Easy to mould • Insulator of electricity. • Light, flexible and strong, suitable for ideal weight. • Acrylic • Good electrical insulator. • Able to be machined, drilled and threaded. • Acrylic can shatter. • Coloured;has a smooth finishand can be laser cut and bent/shaped when heated. • Used for signs, aircraft windows, washbasins, and car light covers. • Easily cracked and scratched, could be an issue in a public area. Materials Conclusion: I will use acrylic on my case because it is hardwearing and will not shatter. It is also light so it can be transported around easily. It can come in different colours which makes giving the product a colour scheme a lot easier, as it wont have to be spray-painted. It also quite cheap, so could be manufactured quite cost efficiently if my product was mass manufactured.

18. Circuit spider diagram I will use ether a combination of astable or monostable or I will use one or the other. There will be no holes made for the piezo or the loud speaker. Sound picaxe I will use ether a loud speaker or a piezo. Circuit The picaxe will be at the centre of the board. Motion detector LEDs I will use a PIR to detect the person as they walk by. The LEDs will be white so as to produce the clearest colour. I will have the PIR off the circuit so that it can be attached to the case. I will use 9 or 10 LEDs to produce a lot of light.

19. Case spider diagram The case will be coloured black on the outside and camouflage green on the inside tray. I will use dyesublimataion to print a picture on to a piece of frosted acrylic. Aesthetics Acrylic I will have two pieces so that It can be used for more than one game. Case Materials size The inside tray of the case will be big enough to hold several video game boxes. I will use MDF for the main body of the case. I will use acrylic for the advertisement. The case will be no bigger than 50 cm and no longer than 40 cm.

20. Power supplies Input, process and output costing What power sources will I use and what voltage will they be How much will I have to spend? How much will I need to spend? What switches will I use and what types. What processes will it have and how many. How many output components is it going to have Electronic circuitry Commercial production PCB design Circuit wizard for testing. Use genie to simulate picaxe Test using breadboards How will I produce this in large quantities Quality control evaluation Environmental issues Make sure as little space possible is used. What feedback and good was the overall product Regular inspection with a magnifying glass, testing with a multi meter. Various simulations using circuit wizard

21. color Materials Cutting and shaping of materials What color will the casing be What materials are going to be used in the casing How will the case be cut and look Case Machines and processes Securing PCBs How will the PCB be secured in place and using what What machinery will be used to make the case. Aesthetics Shape and form Quality assurance What measures will I be taking to ensure it will be top quality What will it look like how will it feel will it good and appealing or boring What shape will it be and how will it be shaped and formed using what software to design