Category: Design & Fabrication
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Composites Projects
Over my last semester in college (spring 2025) I was a TA for the composites class (ME 114) at Tufts. While I did a bit of grading, my primary responsibility was to guide students through the composites manufacturing process – from design, to layup, to…
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CNC Machining
Over the last couple months I’ve been gaining experience machining parts using the CNC mill. This has involved programming tool paths in Fusion, experimenting with different fixturing setups, and getting acquainted with the Tormach PCNC 440 we have in our makerspace. This post covers some…
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2 DOF Arm
In this project I made a quick-and-dirty 2 DOF robotic arm with an LED as the end effector. We were given two 9g metal gear servos and an ESP32, and the rest was up to us. I made a little laser-cut box using my go-to…
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Senior Design – Lidar Cart
My senior design project, sponsored by the DOT Volpe Center, was to design and fabricate a pedestrian activity data collection unit used to train self-driving car algorithms. My two other team members and I ended up settling on a push cart concept, with room for…
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TSVP Chassis
As co-mechanical lead of the Tufts Solar Vehicle Project, I co-designed and built a 3.3’x1.7’x11′ negative mold for our carbon fiber chassis. The process from start to finish consists of: Background Our chassis is a carbon-fiber monocoque design, wherein most of the tensile and compressive…
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Intrepid Robot
This was the final project in my electromechanical systems class. For phase one of the project, my partner and I were tasked with making an “intrepid” robot that could drive up a steep ramp. For phase two, the task was to have the robot work…
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Claw Game
This was the fourth project in my electromechanical systems class. We were tasked with making a complex game utilizing at least one motor and a microcontroller. I set out to make a miniature claw game using primarily laser-cut parts. I designed the entire machine in…
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Motor Hub
This was the first project in my Electromechanical Systems class. We were tasked with making a hub/spool that attaches to the shaft of a 12 V DC motor and supports a radial load from a weighted bucket while spinning. A simple 3D print job would’ve…
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Scooptula
This project was the final project in my engineering design I class. We were tasked with making an assistive device that would help a specific person with Cerebral Palsy bake cake, specifically addressing the part of the process that involves mixing the batter and transferring…