Projects
Water Gun Alarm Clock
Personal Project - June 2022 to current
What?
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Design and fabricate an alarm clock actuated water gun to help promote consistent sleep routines
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Rapidly prototype iterations to determine most effective mechanism
How?
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Designed a 2-axis pan tilt mechanism based on DFM/A using SolidWorks
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Coded an Arduino to integrate stepper motors, servos, and DC motors
Results
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Utilized additive manufacturing processes such as 3D printing and laser cutting to create physical prototypes of the mechanism integrated with a water guns
Future
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Implement cameras and face tracking technology to increase the accuracy of the water gun
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Integrate strain sensors to detect if user is in the bed
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Assistive Clothing Buttoner
TOM Makeathon - November 2022
What?
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Design and fabricate a tool which allows users with physical disabilities and limited fine motor abilities to fasten and unfasten buttons on common clothing
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Work directly with end users to create an effective and stylish product
How?
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Brainstormed a variety of ideas within a group to determine initial mechanism.
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Rapidly prototyped using cardboard and glue, then laser cutting, and finally 3D printing
Results
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Enabled the users to individually fasten buttons using our tool
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Satisfied aesthetic goals of the end product
Hammer
Machining lab course - August 2022 to December 2022
What?
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Learn to use relevant machining techniques to create hammer
How?
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Used lathes, mills, bandsaws, and dies to make a hammer from steel stock
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Learned to safely use lathes, mills, and saws to machine parts of a hammer within a few thousandths of tolerance
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Knurled and tapered the handle, used a tap and die to connect the head to the handle
Results
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Successfully machined a hammer from steel to the predetermined dimensions with a tolerance of a few thousandths
Assistive Food Delivery Device
TOM Makeathon - November 2021
What?
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Enable people with physical disabilities and feeding tubes to feed themselves independently
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Create universal designs to allow people with a variety of disabilities to use the product
How?
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Brainstormed with a group to utilize a rack and pinon system to squeeze food from a pouch
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Rapidly prototyped proof of concepts and utilized SolidWorks and laser cutters to build prototypes
Results
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Enabled the user to feed themself for the first time in their life
Offshore Windfarm
Engineering course project for Lake Erie Energy Development Corporation (LEEDco) - September 2018 to October 2018
What?
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Design an offshore wind farm which would generate enough income to break even by 12 years
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Determine the size, location, and cost of a offshore wind farm
How?
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Researched topography, wind speeds, environmental convers, power demand, and more to develop a complete and effective solution
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Calculated effective turbine layouts with respect to wind speeds to maximize energy generated
Results
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Developed a solution which out preformed all other proposals in respect to energy generation, break even time, and cost
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Created a solution that would generate $740 million in profit and reach the projected break even goal 40% quicker
Hydrogen Generator Implementation to Cars
Engineering course project - October 2018 to December 2018
What?
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Reduce carbon emissions from cars
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Improve fuel efficiency
How?
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Created a water based hydrogen generator utilizing electrolysis principals and Autodesk Fusion 360
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Integrate hydrogen to the air intake of a car to increase the efficiency of combustion and increase the total power produced
Results
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Successfully created a hydrogen generator
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Utilized Fusion 360 to make photorealistic model the generator and presented final results orally and in a written report
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Vibrational Energy Powered Light
Electrical Engineering Research - June 2018 to August 2019
What?
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Design a vibrational energy powered LED as a proof of concept for using vibration energy generators to power nano scale electronics
How?
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Conducted research on piezoelectric devices
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Characterized piezoelectric discs
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Researched various types of circuits to design a custom printed circuit board (PBC) using Altium designer
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Utilized Autodesk Fusion 360 to design the device packaging to integrate the PBC and LED components
Results
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Successfully created a vibrational energy powered LED
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Presented research and findings at a research symposium
Future
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Implement piezoelectric devices into a shoe to capture the energy from steps to charge a phone battery
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