The Millennium Time Project
1. PREFACE ___________________________________________________ 1
1.1. Introduction __________________________________________________ 1
1.2. Variety of common devices and mechanisms for measuring time _____ 2
2. DEVELOPING ALTERNATIVE DESIGN DIAGRAMS OF TIME
MEASURING DEVICES ________________________________________ 2
3. DIAGRAM 1 _________________________________________________ 2
3.1. The designer’s logbook ________________________________________ 2
3.2. Arrangement _________________________________________________ 4
3.3. Operation ____________________________________________________ 5
3.4. Material selection _____________________________________________ 5
3.5. Design concept _______________________________________________ 5
3.6. Details of standard parts and components_________________________ 5
3.7. Manufacturing methods ________________________________________ 5
4. DIAGRAM 2 _________________________________________________ 6
4.1. The designer’s logbook ________________________________________ 6
4.2. Arrangement _________________________________________________ 8
4.3. Operation ____________________________________________________ 8
4.4. Materialselection _____________________________________________ 9
4.5. Designconcept ______________________________________________ 10
4.6. Parts, standard products and components _______________________ 10
5. DIAGRAM 3 ________________________________________________ 10
5.1. The designer’s logbook _______________________________________ 10
5.2. Arrangement ________________________________________________ 10
5.3. Operation ___________________________________________________ 11
5.4. Materialselection ____________________________________________ 12
5.5. Designconcept ______________________________________________ 12
5.6. Standardcomponents ________________________________________ 12
5.7. Manufacturingtechniques _____________________________________ 12
6. DIAGRAM 4 ________________________________________________ 12
6.1. The designer’s logbook _______________________________________ 12
6.2. Operation principle of the device _______________________________ 14
6.2.1. Arrangement ________________________________________________ 14
6.2.2. Operation ___________________________________________________ 14
6.3. Materialselection ____________________________________________ 15
6.4. Designconcept ______________________________________________ 15
6.5. Details of standard parts and components________________________ 16
Miltiadis Boboulos, Ph.D.
