Posts by Corey Rasmussen

As technology improves, mechanical designs have become sleaker and more compact. One exception has been electric motors. For decades, the shape and form factor of a motor has remained constant. ...

Well, the capstan just isn't holding up well enough and the rope is wearing out. Its time to improve the design. Let's look at one of the greatest launch systems in existence for guidance: Top Thrill...

If you've ever ridden it, you know the mere 17 second ride on Top Thrill Dragster is nothing less than perfection. You are accelerated to 120 mph (193 kph) in under 4 seconds and then rushed over a...

Rarely have I blown away by something, but in this case I was. I remember it like it was yesterday when we talked about Shear-Moment diagrams in our Strength of Materials Class. Wow, what a cool...

So I really have no one to blame for this but myself; I am 100% responsible. However, a special thanks to Dr. Tommie Thompson for making me never forget what a Section Modulus is. (Yeah, I still...

Early in my engineering career, I was overwhelmed by the complexity of the things I was trying to design and calculate. Being a novice, I clammed up and did nothing. On one particular project, an...