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DynamicsAs part of our Dynamics course, students were tasked with creating a project that demonstrated our understanding of the course material. My project team and I designed and tested a slingshot system that could launch golf balls up to 300 feet. We used this system to display our understanding of kinematic equation principals. We compared experimental data to theoretical data to display our knowledge and understanding. This was one of my favorite projects I have done because it was able to connect class room concepts to the real world. We were able to study the effects of drag friction, wind, angular motion, as well as wide variety of physical concepts.
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Magnetic Levitator - Feedback Controls
During the spring semester of 2017, I took Feedback Controls which focus on studying how linear systems can be used to model and analyze physical systems through feedback control. To demonstrate classroom concepts, a group of 5 mechanical engineers and 2 computer systems engineers built a magnetic levitator that utilizes optical infrared sensors, Arduino UNO pulse width modulation, an electromagnet, and feedback control concepts such as PD control and transfer function manipulation . Our group successful levitated our object as shown in the video (6:30 minute mark, the sound may be loud).
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Gulfstream Ditching Project
During the 2016-2017 academic year, I conducted a design project that focused on analyzing the effects an aircraft experiences during a water landing, formally known as ditching. My team and I were tasked by the Loads and Dynamics team at Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation to record pressure and acceleration data on a hydrodynamically 1/20th scale model G550 aircraft. My focus was to improve the aircraft delivery system which included enhancing the track design, improving motor speed capabilities, and integrating a velocity sensor to determine model speed at impact. The team was able to successfully capture data and deliver a detailed report that characterized ditching behavior for the G550. We were able to achieve speeds ranging from 7.5 MPH to 13.76 MPH. The project will be continued during the 2017-2018 academic year to achieve higher test speeds that more closely reach target speed of 32.4 MPH.
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