Develop the drop track for a game-day themed suspended dark ride. The vehicle has to lose height on cue under controlled deceleration and reset before the next car arrives, inside the track geometry the show scene allows.

• Down-selected from 3 drive configurations to a servo-controlled cable hoist that met car loading and speed targets at a 3× factor of safety.
• Modeled the 3D-printed track components — straight and curved pieces — along with the support structures, and selected drive components and support fasteners.
• Assembled track components, smoothing printed parts and building the drop track pulley and cable mechanism.

• Replace manual servo control with logic that drops the track automatically once the vehicle is stationary in the block zone.
• Reconfigure the H-beam to tie into the ends of the track rather than the center, for stability.
• Modify the track pieces around the drop so they interlock as the track drops into place.
• Investigate a rack-and-pinion drive as an alternative to the cable hoist.

Build a rideable 3-DOF motion platform that carries a 250 lb payload, from parts a student team can source and machine within a $1,750 budget.

• Sized the actuators against calculated load and torque requirements, plus speed and budget constraints.
• Contributed design iterations for the turntable mechanism.
• Wrote the manufacturing instructions, referencing part numbers for both in-house components and McMaster-Carr parts.
• Drove part selection on cost, load, and manufacturability, then assisted with assembly of the frame.

• Route the wiring through a central slip ring to prevent limiting turntable rotation during pitch and roll.
• Stiffen the frame with gussets and cross-bracing and tighten the turntable bearing and drive arrangement to reduce strain under a 250 lb rider.
• Add the safety layers of an E-stop and actuator overcurrent protection.

Optimize the manufacturing process through drawing revisions, fabricate a working air engine, and produce full conceptual documentation and modeling for a kitchen slicer attachment under $100.

• Improved the air engine drawings for manufacturability, along with the manufacturing inspection records (MIRs) and manufacturing outlines.
• Manufactured 4 functional air engines in the student shop with interchangeable parts.
• Outlined the toolpaths for the air engine flywheel and generated CNC G-code using CAM in Fusion 360.
• Designed a functional slicer attachment in SolidWorks using GD&T, technical part drawings, and production drawings.
• Worked with a team to produce the final design report for the attachment inside the $100 budget.

• Replace some separately machined HDPE parts with standard bar stock and common fastener sizes, plus more internal fillets to reduce manufacturing time and cost.
• Incorporate an off-the-shelf food-grade blade instead of machining the edge from 304 stainless to improve replaceability.
• Enclose the linkage and blade, add a removable food tray, and reduce crevices and fasteners near food-contact surfaces so the attachment can actually be cleaned.

Fit nutrient delivery, pressure regulation, and thermal insulation inside a 7-lb CubeSat envelope, and keep biological samples viable while holding a negative pressure differential to test microorganism gene expression under 5 g launch loads.

• Integrated actuator-driven nutrient delivery and pressure regulation into a sealed enclosure for Bacillus subtilis.
• Machined components on a manual mill to ±0.005 in.
• Iterated 10 Fusion 360 revisions, cutting component count by 30%.
• Researched and formulated configurations for temperature control, nutrient delivery, payload structure, electronics integration, and a DIY fluorometer.

• Redesign the nutrient delivery system without an actuator to reduce potential failure points while freeing space for ventilation and climate regulation.
• Redesign the wellplate around a more machinable yet chemically compatible material to reduce costs and improve machinability.
• Consolidate the pressure and thermal components into a more compact footprint to reduce dead volume and the risk of leaks.

Prototype a system for truck drivers that reduces collision risk by monitoring the driver's steering direction and head position, catching swerving and drowsiness before either becomes dangerous.

• Identified long-haul truck drivers as a user group with an unmet need, and scoped the product around improving quality of life for that specific user type.
• Designed an alert system using both steering and head-position detection, with the logic programmed in Arduino IDE to control the circuit.
• 3D modeled and printed the sensor housings, then assembled them with LEDs, a piezo, a potentiometer, and an ultrasonic distance sensor for testing.
• Reached 100% detection accuracy when testing among peers.

• Add turn signal input to the control logic so intentional steering during a turn or lane change does not trigger a false alert.
• Supplement the ultrasonic head tracking with a redundant sensor so drowsiness is not called from a single head-position threshold.
• Incorporate the potentiometer into a real steering wheel and place the alert panel on a dashboard mockup to test sensor placement and driver interaction under realistic conditions.
• Run user testing with actual truck drivers and use the results to tune alert timing, sensitivity, and ergonomics.