Projects

Multi-Terrain Cigarette Bud Cleaning Robot

January 2025 - April 2025

Overview:

  • A preprogrammed robot for collecting littered cigarettes
  • Features a high-torque servo motor for sweeping in multiple terrain inclusing sand and gravel
  • Features light battery packs, large wheels and high torque geared motors for free movement in coarse terrain
  • Consists of an ESP-32 CAM for cigarette detection and ESP-32 for controlling movement of wheels and sweeper

My Contributions and Results

  • Designed and Built Circuit
  • Designed and machined chassis
  • Implemented the use of rapid prototyping to quality control
  • Maintained a logbook of team's progress and personal contributions

Line Follower and Obstacle Avoiding Robot

September 2024 - January 2025

Overview:

  • An autonomous robot built to navigate a path littered with obstacles
  • Primary design was outsourced but appropraite adjustments were made to improve performance
  • Consists of 5 QRD1114 sensor for line mapping
  • Consists of a servo motor and ultrasonic sensor for obstacle detection
  • Initial design powered by a 6V battery and operated with an Arduino Uno
  • Final designpowered by a 7.5V battery and operated with an ESP32
  • The code made use of Arduino-specific libraries and was written in C++

My Contributions and Results

  • Collaborated with multi-disciplinary team to build hardware and layout of electronic components
  • Compiled a multi-staged program that navigated challenging paths riddled with obstacles
  • Designed and tested circuit for optimal power conditions to increase operational efficiency by 24%
  • Documented circuit schematic design decisions and recorded key findings during the design process

Robot Fan Follower

January 2024 - June 2024

Overview:

  • An autonomous robot built to follow a user around their home
  • Consists of 3 distance sensors for obstacle avoiding
  • Programmed in C++ in webots

My Contributions and Results

  • Programmed sensors and motors to increase satisfaction of needs to 77%
  • Recorded design decisions throughout design process
  • Implemented the use of rapid prototyping to quality control

Retrieval Claw

January 2024 - February 2024

Overview:

  • A semi-autonomous claw operated with a manual crane that retrieves objects of varying grip requirements
  • Operates with a C++ programmed arduino
  • Made of sheet metal and consists of a servo for closing and opening the claw
  • Consists of an ultrasonic sensor for object and drop zone detection

My Contributions and Results

  • Analyzed and eliminated possible risks to improve performance
  • Constructed the detailed body of the claw to minimize possible defects
  • Retrieval rate of 80% was recorded