I worked with a team of technicians in Fort Portal, Uganda on using the design process to develop two renewable energy products to be manufactured and sold locally. The first was a cookstove equipped with a thermoelectric device to provide power for cell phone charging. The team had done some initial prototyping; together, we brainstormed new approaches and began planning for experimentation. I coached the team in the ares of brainstorming, making design decisions, testing components, and time management. The picture above shows one team member testing the initial cookstove prototype.
The second product was a solar-powered air conditioning unit. We focused on the solar collector, conducting research, brainstorming designs, testing components, and constructing a sketch model. I coached the team in the same areas as above.
The original cookstove prototype.
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Renewable Energy Products for Uganda
In collaboration with Olin College, I worked with technicians at the St. Joseph's Technical Institute in Uganda in using the design process to develop two renewable energy projects -- a cookstove with cell phone-charging capabilities and a solar-powered air conditioning unit -- to be manufactured and sold locally. I coached the team on, and participated in, brainstorming, decision-making, design, and testing.
