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Mechanical Engineering; Embedded Systems; Human Augmentation

Dewclaw: An Open Source Thumb

Dewclaw is a two-degree-of-freedom open-source prosthetic thumb. Outside of Dewclaw, all current existent “extra thumbs,” are expensive and controlled by impractical means. This project improves current concepts by creating a relatively inexpensive but functional extra thumb prosthetic that the user can control naturally via sensors on the users hand. This thumb provides a gateway into experimentation with both different sensing types and applications as well as noninvasive human augmentation and prosthetics. This project is currently ongoing and current objectives are to add feedback to the user and experiment with different methods of controls. The current code can be found on my GitHub.

Independent Research

2022-2023

Mechanical Engineering

New Worlds: Virtual Reality

New Worlds is a first-generation prototype virtual reality interface that aims to allow for a more immersive and natural walking and running experience. The physical system consists of two mobile foot puck mounted on rails that move beneath the user's feet as they walk or jog. The motion of this foot puck relies on information gathered by onboard cameras and force sensors. The system control program turns that data into commands for the motor to provide a natural walking experience. All of this is supervised by a safety subsystem, which will shut down the system in the event of a failure or problem to protect the user. My work focused on the physical foot puck surface design, ensuring it was both lightweight enough to achieve the required accelerations and strong enough to handle the force of a full jumping impact.

Senior Project

2021-2022

Mechanical Engineering; Embedded Systems; Space Robotics

Mud Dauber: Printing Habitable Structures on Mars

Mud Dauber is a system for printing structures on mars using in-situ material. This project has been passed down through multiple classes of engineers since its inception in 2019. While, I have been involved in the project since 2019, it became my full time work for the summer of 2021. During this summer, I worked along side my advisor and a team of three other engineering students to improve energy efficiency and print quality from the previous itteration. My main contributions to the project were designing a system that dosed out the correct amount of materials, coming up with methods to test different extruder designs, and working alongside the other engineers to work on printhead control code.

Undergraduate Research

2019-2023

More than can be reasonably featured

I do a lot, so not everything could be featured. Below are short descriptions of projects that either lacked photos or were on the smaller side.

Laser Gauntlet

Given the prompt of "make a laser gun" I decided that my laser gun would instead be an Iron Man like gauntlet where the laser fired based upon the motion of the wrist.

Text Based Adventure Game

My first programming only project; using C, I wrote a highly interactive text based adventure game in the style of Zork.

Electronic Coin Bank

Alongside two other engineering students, I designed and built an electronic coin bank that would track the dollar amount inserted, stacking the coins with their respective values.

Hovercraft Battle Bot

After the laser gun project, we were tasked with designing a small hovercraft armed with Nerf guns. 

About

I am currently pursuing a Masters of Science in Robotics at Oregon State University. I completed my B.S. in Computer Engineering and Mechanical-Focused Engineering at Taylor University in the spring of 2023. I have always been captivated by the intricate beauty of electro-mechanical systems and the thrill of pushing the boundaries of what is possible. From adding the final touches to a watercolor landscape to designing joints in a prosthetic thumb, I bring my attention to detail and creativity to every project I undertake. As a highly motivated and curious individual, I have always sought out opportunities for learning and research.