Portfolio

CANnect

I co-developed “CANnect,” a custom PCB which combines 2 CAN buses and 2 pairs of power wires over generic twisted pair cabling, in order to simplify the wiring of FRC robots. CANnect is available for purchase here. 

I’ve also written comprehensive documetnation for the user of CANnect here. 

CANnect system in use, on a robot.

Ranger

I created “Ranger,” a custom PCB for a LIDAR sensor, delivering both analog and digital outputs to simplify the use of the device. Ranger is available for purchase here. 

I’ve also written comprehensive documentation for the use of Ranger here. 

Exploded-view of Ranger

Spring & point-mass physics simulation

A take-home lab from my differential equations class. The goal was to find physics constants (point-mass, drag coefficient, gravity, spring constant, natural length, etc.) to produce a stable pyramid built with 3 point-masses all interconnected with springs.

Original simulation submission for the lab

You can play with the notebook here. 

Motor stall detection via current monitoring

Simulated a DC Motor and its current draw in order to describe how a stall can be detected. I also wrote up a comprehensive analysis of the simulation on Tigerbotics’ website here. 

Plot showing current draw and motor velocity over time

Plot showing important steps in a motor stall