Author Archives: Masato R. Nakamura, Eng.Sc.D.

Look at the handout that we have (EX12-18 Millimeters) We have 6 parts: 1) Web Plate, 2) Drive link, 3) Center Link, 4) Rocker link, 5) a 10mm-diameter shaft (10mm long), 6) a 10mm-diameter shaft (15mm long) I. Create all parts … Continue reading →

How was the toy car animation practice we did as EX05? Do you have a question? Did you enjoy it?

Post the avi file to youtube and provide a link here.

Who is in the classroom now?

A message from Prof. Hamid Norouzi, Director of Undergraduate Research. There are a few spots still available for the 2018-2019 CRSP program. Students in bachelor’s programs with fewer than 50 credits can apply. CUNY limits faculty to mentoring a maximum … Continue reading →

Who is in the classroom? Did you enjoy the online class last week?

EX Day03, We want to make an engineering animation shown in the following video.   1) How many Degrees of Freedom this robot arm has? 2) In the first place, what is Degree of Freedom (DOF)? Check a definition of DOF … Continue reading →

Hello class, This is Dr. Nakamura! Who is online now? Please reply this post.  

Dear Class, The day02, Monday 9/17 from 2pm will be online. I’ll post a lecture material here on openlab. You don’t have to come to the classroom but you have to be online (please be accessible to openlab and email) … Continue reading →

3 types of 3D animation methods. Could you find 3 types of animations (Free motion, Kinematic, Dynamic) in the internet?