Cast Iron Camelback Straightedge
Feb — April 2023
Smart Room Upgrades
Jan 2022, Sep 2022
I have been working on a personal project to develop hardware to attach to fixtures in my apartment (light switches, door handles, etc.) to make them smart-home compatible. The systems I designed have sensing and actuation without interfering with the original interaction method, such as flicking a light switch.
2.74 Horizontal Throwing Arm Robot
Oct — Dec 2022
I designed and fabricated most of our Bio-inspired Robotics group final project, which was a 3-DOF robot arm, that had two actuated and one spring-loaded joint, that threw projectiles at upwards of 5 m/s.
2.12 Autonomous Excavation Robot
Feb — May 2022
The term project in Intro to Robotics was to modify a mobile robot to scoop and deposit "lunar regolith." I designed and fabricated parts of our 3-DOF robot scoop mechanism with steppers and DC motors, and I wrote the backing suite of ROS nodes for low level feedback control, computer vision-based localization and detection, and trajectory planning and execution.
Stirling Engine
Feb — May 2022
As a Pappalardo Apprentice, I designed a Stirling engine that I fabricated with a mix of CNC and manual machining on the mill and lathe. It was an assembly with over a dozen parts, which I machined to have tolerances tight enough to enable the engine to spin at over 300 RPM.
6.832 Egg-Flipping Spatula Controller
Mar — May 2022
For my final project in Underactuated Robotics, I developed a controller that could flip an egg upside down to make an over-easy fried egg. I derived my controller using trajectory optimization with custom-implemented constraints for contact dynamics.
Gemini Back Suspension Design and Simulation
Jan — Mar 2022
As design lead on the rear suspension system of Gemini, MIT SEVT's upcoming multi-occupant solar car, I pioneered the use of assembly-level FEA to get better stress analysis and help optimize the design.
2.671 Go Forth and Measure Project
Sep — Dec 2021
The semester-long project in 2.671: Measurement and Instrumentation is the Go Forth and Measure Project, in which we use measurement and analysis techniques learned in class to investigate a question of our choosing. I constructed an experimental setup that constantly monitors soil moisture level and pumps water to maintain it.
Gemini Front Suspension Geometric Analysis
Sep — Dec 2021
For Gemini, MIT SEVT's upcoming multi-occupant solar car, I was a lead on the suspension and steering system. In determining the dimensions of the front double-A arm suspension, I developed a number of analytical tools to quantify the compatibility with the car's aeroshell and dynamic response to bump and droop.
2.007 Competition Robot
Feb — May 2021
Every year, each student of 2.007: Design and Manufacturing I designs and fabricates a robot to compete in the class competition. My robot for the 2021 competition: "Home Alone Together" was able to extend to twice its height to lift 8kg, push game elements, and both cut and ride down a zipline.
Nimbus Back Suspension Mount Machining
Oct 2019 — Jan 2020
On the MIT Solar Electric Vehicle Team, I was the Responsible Engineer for the rear suspension on Nimbus, our 2020 and 2022 American Solar Challenge-winning vehicle. One of my tasks was machining the shock mount using a ProtoTRAK CNC mill.
Brushless DC Motor
Sep — Oct 2019