Zaki's Blogspot

           Personally, based on my assessment, based on my past review of attendance and assignments, i think i am in the acceptable range due to my past record of motorcycle accident, and missing a lesson due to my migraine. Due to that, i was late on some submissions online by a bit. Hopefully, i do hope to attain a Good level for student participation🙏. 

 1. Brainstorm ideas about what research project to do. Contributed the idea of doing the VTEC engine as one of the candidates of topic to be done, before settling on the current research project which is Automatic Trash Can 2. Looked up and research what is an automatic trash can, specifically what is the reason that it makes the trash can "automatic". 3. Find out more about the typical maintenance procedure of the automatic trash can, which for now is currently more or less similar to the process of normal trash can.  4. Edited and re-wrote the executive summary based on the the original points to make it sound and flow much better, as the original was a draft where lump in what we "thought" was supposed to be the executive summary.  5. Research and came up with things that can be added into the Automatic Trash Can like the UV(Ultraviolet) light which is mainly used to disinfect and kill germs.  6. Contributed to the design and making of the PowerPoint slides....

  The Webpage "What is Honda vtec and how it works" (Hevesy, 2023) introduces the concept of VTEC (Variable Valve Time and Electronic Lift Control), which is mainly used in the Japanese automotive maker, Honda, for both motorcycles and cars alike. VTEC makes use of rocker arms and camshaft to control the power which the engine is outputting. Principally, at low RPMs, the rocker arms are engaged with the camshaft lobes which are of a less aggressive profile, which in this case of the article, 2/3 of the rocker arms are engaged to the camshaft. Higher RPMs would see all 3 rocker arms on each cylinder fully engaged and performing at its peak potential (Hevesy, 2023) . VTEC was essentially made with the idea of maximising your mileage (Km/L) while still ensuring the vehicle is still able to eke out every bit of performance that is available in the engine through the activation/deactivation of the rocker arms and camshafts. VTEC is truly an engineering marvel , bridging the gap b...

  The Webpage "What is Honda vtec and how it works" (Hevesy, 2023) introduces the concept of VTEC (Variable Valve Time and Electronic Lift Control), which is mainly used in the Japanese automotive maker, Honda. VTEC makes use of rocker arms and camshaft to control the power which the engine is outputting. Principally, at low RPMs, the rocker arms are engaged with the camshaft lobes which are of a less aggressive profile, which in this case of the article, 2/3 of the rocker arms are engaged to the camshaft. Higher RPMs would see all 3 rocker arms on each cylinder fully engaged and performing at its peak potential. VTEC was essentially made with the idea of maximising your mileage (Km/L) while still ensuring the vehicle is still able to eke out every bit of performance that is available in the engine through the activation/deactivation of the rocker arms and camshafts. VTEC is truly an engineering marvel , bridging the gap between street and track (Performance) in the same eng...

  Subject: Descriptive Reflection Dear Prof. Blackstone,     My Name is Muhammad Zaki, but people normally just address me as Zaki. I'm a Mechanical Engineering student attending your critical thinking and communication class. I graduated from Singapore Polytechnic(SP) with a Diploma in Mechanical Engineering. My interest in Engineering begins ever since I started riding a motorcycle, which has slowly developed into an interest of tinkering/repairing/fixing of the motorcycle which now includes general knowledge of how a motorcycle engine works.       My strength which I am proud of   is that I take an active role in listening. What this means is that I tend to listen and allow others to speak first or provide their POV before providing my input. This is so that whatever I am about to say, I have already taken into account their argument/point and I can craft my sentence around that. This helps to bring the discussion forward and provide meani...

 The Webpage "What is Honda vtec and how it works" (Alex Hevesy, 2023) introduces the concept of VTEC(Variable Vale Time and Electronic Lift Control), which are mainly used in the Japanese's automotive maker, Honda. VTEC makes use of rocker arms and camshaft to control the power which the engine is outputting. Principally, at low RPMs, the rocker arms are engaged with the camshaft lobes which are of a less aggressive profile, which in this case of the article, 2/3 of the rocker arms are engaged to the camshaft. Higher RPMs would see all 3 rocker arms on each cylinder fully engaged and performing at its peaked potential. VTEC was essentially made with the idea of maximising your mileage(Km/L) while still ensuring the vehicle is still able to eke out every bit of performance that is available in the engine thru the activation/deactivation of the rocker arms and camshafts. VTEC is truly an engineering marvel, and continues to be a step ahead of its competitors, bridging the ...