The Oscillating Fan | Modelling Mechanisms #1 Quentin Margeot 2018-10-14 | Modelling Mechanisms (MM) aims to show the beauty of mechanisms & 3D modelling. In this series of videos, we will explore the world around us as well as History to look at the most beautiful, creative & original mechanisms. They will range from the invisible mechanism that you and I use every day, to more sophisticated contraptions used on aircrafts, all the way back to Da Vinci's never built machines.Using Fusion 360, join me on an adventure to understand what the bright minds of our world invented to improve our lives.Today's episode concerns the oscillating fan. We all have used one at least once in our life, and I cannot be the only one who wondered why pushing that little button at the back activates the rotation of the ensemble, and how it only covers a specific range instead of turning completely around itself.While the mechanism looks simple at first, it is truly a beautiful use of very simple mechanical elements (levers and gears) to convert the rotation of the motor into the fan's back and forth movement that we see on the exterior.I sincerely hope you'll enjoy the video, and I cannot wait to hear your feedback. If you liked the video and are as excited as I am for the future projects, don't hesitate to like and subscribe to the channel.Link to the background music: youtu.be/dbZMmu8v-D8Note: I am absolutely not sponsored or encourage in any sense by Fusion 360 to make this video.
The First Computer in History | Modelling Mechanisms #2 Quentin Margeot 2018-11-25 | More than a hundred years ago an extraordinary mechanism was found by sponge divers at the bottom of the sea near the island of Antikythera. It astonished the whole international community of experts on the ancient world. Was it an astrolabe? Was it an orrery or an astronomical clock? Or something else?For decades, scientific investigation failed to yield much light and relied more on imagination than the facts. However research over the last half century has begun to reveal its secrets. The machine dates from around the end of the 2nd century B.C. and is the most sophisticated mechanism known from the ancient world. Nothing as complex is known for the next thousand years. The Antikythera Mechanism is now understood to be dedicated to astronomical phenomena and operates as a complex mechanical "computer" which tracks the cycles of the Solar System.Modelling Mechanisms (MM) aims to show the beauty of mechanisms & 3D modelling. In this series of videos, we will explore the world around us as well as History to look at the most beautiful, creative & original mechanisms. They will range from the invisible mechanism that you and I use every day, to more sophisticated contraptions used on aircrafts, all the way back to Da Vinci's never built machines.Using Fusion 360, join me on an adventure to understand what the bright minds of our world invented to improve our lives. I sincerely hope you'll enjoy the video, and I cannot wait to hear your feedback. If you liked the video and are as excited as I am for the future projects, don't hesitate to like and subscribe to the channel.- Link to the background music: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPHHZg5HifQ- My favorite documentaries on the subject:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSQNEPbQOiI&t=2064shttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znM0-arQvHc- Sources used to understand and build my model:http://www.antikythera-mechanism.com/history-of-the-antikythera-mechanism.htmlen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antikythera_mechanismhttp://dlib.nyu.edu/awdl/isaw/isaw-papers/4/antikytheramechanism.com/anatomy.htmlallthatsinteresting.com/antikythera-mechanismNote: I am absolutely not sponsored or encourage in any sense by Fusion 360 to make this video.
