Projects
Here are some of the projects I've worked on. They cover a lot of different disciplines of engineering and creative expression and demonstrate some of the skillsets I have outside of just Mechanical Engineering.
Homework Scheduler
Lead Developer
This project is all about improving the process for blocking out time for homework assignments. Using the Google Tasks and Reclaim API's, I developed scripts that automatically schedule and block out time for assignments taken from an excel sheet. My goals for the project are to develop a web app that runs in the user's browser and implementing simpler input methods as well as integrating with the Outlook API.
Bone Conduction Music
Circuit Designer
This project involved designing a small audio amplifier circuit to boost an input headphone signal so I could listen to music through a motor. Using a small drone motor, it's possible to listen to music by biting down on the shaft of the motor and allowing the music to bone conduct through the lower jaw into the ears.
Breathing LED Night Light
Circuit and Case Designer
This project is meant as a gift for my s/o and doesn't have a lot of practical use. Mainly, it's just a breathing LED circuit I designed using an NE555 integrated circuit and lots of LEDs. It runs off of 5v USB power and has some interesting special features.
Custom Drawing Brush
Lead Programmer
The goal of this project was to create a custom drawing brush for the drawing software I use for taking notes and doing homework. I found the program's API (which was in Japanese) and did a mix of translating, copying, and troubleshooting until I understood how the program created shapes with the colors and spacing I desired. Now, it's one of my most used brushes in the software and has a versatile palette of features.
Custom Clamp for Bed Frame
Designer and 3D Printing Operator
At Rose-Hulman, the on-campus bed frames are identical within tolerance, so I wanted to design some custom 3D-printable clamps so students could mount headboards and other objects to their bedframes much easier. The 3D design and rendering for this project was all done in Solidworks, and I printed the parts on my roommate's Prusa mk3. The goals for the design were to make strong, functional clamps that can adjust to the bed frames tolerance and securely fasten headboards or other objects to the bedframe, while taking up a small footprint.
