2.810: Manufacturing Processes and Systems
In this class, I learned about different manufacturing processes through making a race car. I was a part of a team with 5 other students. Years later, I also graded this class.
Contributions
We were allowed to design our own molds for the car cover, and I really wanted to race a Volkswagen Beetle. So I made the mold CAD and participated in the thermoforming of the cars. I’ve also participated in manufacturing and designing the internal parts of the car.
2.008: Manufacturing Processes and Systems
In this class, I learned about different manufacturing processes through making over 100 yo-yos. Learning about making CAM models, CNC machining, optimizing the manufacturing processes, and making sure the yoyos survive a drop test. I was a part of a team with other undergraduate students.
Contributions
I participated in making every part of these yoyos. My favorite design choices were to make the pulp from clear thermoformed plastic. After I spraypainted them with the paint being inside the yoyo. I love how these citruses came out.
Machining a flashlight
First project on the mill and the lathe. I followed the engineering drawings to machine this flashlight; most students in MechE have made one of these. However, it’s always exciting to acknowledge the first feat of machining!
PIV testing of toy robotic fish
You’ve probably seen the Hexbug Aquabots little robotic fish in the stores, but have you ever wondered how similar they swim to an actual fish? As an undergraduate student for two and a half years, I worked on analysing how these fish swim and how to make them swim more like actual fish. As a result, I also had the opportunity to assist graduate students at Harvard who were working on swarm robotics.
This project required a lot of machining, a lot of coding, and a lot of very careful work with some dangerous lasers.
