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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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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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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…