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Senior Capstone Project
Problem statement
"To design a low-cost, novel system to deploy a tethered payload to regions previously inaccessible to traditional rovers and landers on Mars."
Introduction
My senior project was sponsored by Northeastern University and NASA Jet Propulsion labs. It sought to address the problem of rovers and lander being unable to access areas beyond treacherous terrain for data collection. Our solution was to build a two-part system: one is the launcher and the other is the "payload" that houses the sensors. The payload is deployed out over difficult terrain with the launcher. An electro-mechanical tether connects the payload to the rover to transfer data and power. Once the information is received, the payload can be detached and disposed of.
Personal achievement
Besides the contribution to the overall project, I worked on a side project to address the problem of winding up very long lengths of tether in a consistent manner. With every launch, the spool of tether unravels. I modified a fishing reel with custom 3D-printed attachments I modeled in Solid-works to achieve this. Our sponsor really liked my final product and requested to keep it to show to his colleagues. Since he worked with tethered robotics, he found it useful.
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Design challenge
The ScholarJet challenge, hosted by Proctor & Gamble and sponsored by Non-spec, asked us to create a completely new technology to better the lives of people with disabilities. Based on feasibility, creativity and originality criteria, the judges chose my design - an "all-terrain electro-magnetic levitation wheelchair"
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Elevator bed
For a Mechanical Engineering Computation and Design assignment, we had to come up with a new product to put on the market that utilized the mechanisms learned in class with thorough calculations. Inspired by my love for housing and passion to make housing accessible to all, I came up with HIARNAP (higher nap) - an elevator bed.
People with lower incomes often have to live in cramped spaces or pay more, which contributes to this cycle of poverty. What if space could be flexible and adaptable? The space under the bed is wasted when someone isn't sleeping on it. So if we could raise the bed out of the way, the space transforms into a much more effective room.
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