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Critical Reflection

Reflection   Module learning   At the start of this module, I wrote a short essay introducing myself. In that essay, I have mentioned my weaknesses and goals for this module. As mentioned in that essay, one of my weaknesses is that I hope to improve my technical writing and oral presentation skills. Those are some of my weaknesses in communicating effectively in a professional environment. Coming to the end of this module, I would say that I have achieved my goals to a certain extent. I have learnt how to write professionally through essays such as "why some choose to wear a mask, and some choose not to", a summary/reader response and a technical report on improving an existing robotic system. I have learnt to identify some grammatical mistakes and am more aware of my sentence structure to avoid mistakes such as comma splices and fragmented sentences. Although I sometimes make some grammar mistakes, I can notice them after proofreading them. By writing the summary/reader'
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Summary / Reader response Final Draft

  Lifesaving drones operate remotely to deliver essential medical supplies to rural areas   (Zipline, 2019) . Therefore, the design must be reliable and cost-efficient to manufacture. The NX CAD software designed by Siemens optimises the design, testing and manufacturing processes. These unique features distinguish Siemens from its competitor. Some design optimisation features include 3D Design Validation, Design Interoperability, Product Modelling and many more   (Siemens, 2022) . Such features allow the user to create an advanced virtual product model rather than costly physical prototypes. This feature will shorten the design time, lowering the development cost and improving product quality   (Siemens, 2019) . Syncrofit is a feature of the NX CAD software that automates tedious design tasks, and bill of materials (BOM) updates to speed up the procurement process   (Siemens, 2019) . This speed up the design realisation by a large margin. The webpage also mentions that the software ca
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Summary / Reader respond Draft 2

  Lifesaving drones operate remotely to deliver essential medical supplies to rural areas   (Zipline, n.d.) . Therefore, the design must be reliable and cost-efficient to manufacture. The NX CAD software designed by Siemens optimises the design, testing and manufacturing processes. These unique features distinguish Siemens from its competitor. Some of its design optimisation features include 3D Design Validation, Design Interoperability, Product Modelling and many more   (Siemens, n.d.) . Such features allow the user to create an advanced virtual product model rather than costly physical prototypes. This feature will shorten the design time, lowering the development cost and improving product quality   (Siemens, 2019) . Syncrofit is a feature of the NX CAD software that automates tedious design tasks, and bill of materials (BOM) updates to speed up the procurement process   (Siemens, 2019) . This will, in turn, speed up the design realisation. The webpage also mentions that the softwar
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Summary/reader responds draft 1

Lifesaving drones operate remotely to deliver essential medical supplies to rural areas   (Zipline, n.d.) . Therefore, the design must be reliable and cost-efficient to manufacture. The NX CAD software designed by Siemens optimises the design, testing and manufacturing processes. These unique features distinguish Siemens from its competitor. Some of its design optimisation features include 3D Design Validation, Design Interoperability, Product Modelling and many more  (Siemens, n.d.) . Such features allow the user to create an advanced virtual product model rather than costly physical prototypes. This feature will shorten the design time, lowering the development cost and improving product quality  (Siemens, 2019) . Syncrofit is a feature of the NX CAD software that automates tedious design tasks, and bill of materials (BOM) updates to speed up the procurement process  (Siemens, 2019) . This will, in turn, speed up the design realisation. The webpage also mentions that the software can
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Summary Draft 2

  Lifesaving drones operate remotely to deliver essential medical supplies to rural areas   (Zipline, n.d.) . Therefore, the design must be reliable and cost-efficient to manufacture. The NX CAD software designed by Siemens optimises the design, testing and manufacturing processes. These unique features distinguish Siemens from its competitor. Some of its design optimisation features include 3D Design Validation, Design Interoperability, Product Modelling and many more   (Siemens, n.d.) . Such features allow the user to create an advanced virtual product model rather than costly physical prototypes. This feature will shorten the design time, lowering the development cost and improving product quality   (Siemens, 2019) . Syncrofit is a feature of the NX CAD software that automates tedious design tasks, and bill of materials (BOM) updates to speed up the procurement process   (Siemens, 2019) . This will, in turn, speed up the design realisation. Additionally, the webpage also mentions th
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Summary Draft 1

  The webpage “Lifesaving drones designed with CAD software” (SIEMENS, 2019), introduces the use of Siemens NX CAD software to design Life-saving drones. Among its many features, The NX CAD software is designed to optimize the design, testing, and manufacturing processes. In terms of design optimization, the software allows its users to use more virtual product models rather than more costly, physical prototypes to test the effectiveness of its design. This leads to shortened design time, which lowers the development cost and improves product quality ( SIEMENS 2019). The Syncrofit feature of the NX CAD software allows users to (make well-informed design decisions for an overall smoother path to design realization. It automates tedious design tasks and bill of materials (BOM) updates to speed up the procurement process. The simulation function of the NX CAD software in the case of designing Life-saving drones can perform virtual test flights while simulating the characteristics or prop
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Brief introduction about myself

Dear Professor Brad Blackstone,  I am writing this letter to introduce myself to you, hoping you will get to know me better. I am Jia Ming, a first year student studying robotic system engineering at the Singapore Institute of Technology. I graduated from Temasek Polytechnic with a diploma in electronics. During my polytechnic internship, I worked for a robotic start-up company that specialises in creating book  shelf  scanning robots for libraries. My job scope was testing the robots at various libraries across Singapore and training the librarians on how to operate the robot safely and effectively. Having worked for that company for more than six months, I have gained an interest in robotics as I witness firsthand how robots can help boost productivity for an organisation. I genuinely believe that in the future, robots will be a part of our daily lives. Aside from academic interests, I have a slight interest in film photography. One of my weaknesses which, in my opinion, is quite a s
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