Portfolio
A showcase of engineering projects I’ve worked on in and out of class
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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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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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CNC Parts
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.
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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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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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The Manufacture of Ball Bearings
A research paper I wrote in my Manufacturing Processes and Materials Technology course about the manufacturing process to make ball bearings. It covers an introduction to bearings as a whole, the history of the ball bearing, and an in-depth look into the materials and manufacturing…
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Motor Drive System Design for EVs
An infographic I made for my Electrical Machines and Power Systems class that goes through the fundamental steps of designing a motor drive for electric vehicles.
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Trends in Global Electricity and Solar Design Study
The world is making remarkable strides towards renewable energy generation, particularly in regards to solar and wind. But the current pace of development is no where near aggressive enough to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. This report sheds light on where we’ve been, where…
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Spindle Analysis
In this project I analyzed static and dynamic failure of a drill press spindle undergoing worst-case loading. I used analytical and finite-element analyses to determine factors of safety corresponding to each failure mode. For static failure I considered the Rankine and Distortion-Energy theories. For fatigue…
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TSVP Battery Pack Analysis
This was an open-ended project I worked on for my Thermal Fluid Systems II class. We were tasked to use Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) to analyze the fluid and heat transfer properties relevant to a flow of our choice. Do to our involvement in the…
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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…
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Reconstructed Bike Seat
This project was the final project in my materials and manufacturing II class. In this project my partners and I made a seat out of various scrap bike parts. We were tasked to employ at least one welded joint. Our seat uses a bike tire…