Projects

Feb 2026 – May 2026

• Designed and prototyped a tethered mobile robot for an engineering competition, integrating a gear-driven bucket mechanism, self-locking arm, and skid-steer drivetrain
• Iterated the robotic arm through multiple design revisions, transitioning from sheet metal to 3D-printed components to improve dimensional accuracy, gear alignment, and manufacturability
• Performed drivetrain, torque, and payload analyses to size motors while creating engineering drawings and assembly layouts in SolidWorks for fabrication and technical documentation

Dec 2025 – Jan 2026

• Developed a transient thermal model in ANSYS CFX to predict tissue heating during a wireless charging cycle
• Verified numerical convergence of a three-layer tissue model (skin, fat, muscle) via mesh-refinement studies
• Applied the Pennes bioheat equation to model blood perfusion and conducted a thermal sensitivity analysis by reducing blood flow by 25% to evaluate safety risks for patients with low circulation
• Identified peak tissue temperatures exceeding the 43.6°C safety threshold and recommended reducing charging power by 17% to maintain safe operating parameters

Feb 2026 – May 2026

• Designed and fabricated a modular, gravity-powered wave generator to replicate tsunami bores, establishing a repeatable experimental setup
• Conducted controlled experiments on six 3D-printed barrier configurations, utilizing a published, validated model to quantify the effects of root density on wave reduction
• Performed error propagation analysis on measurements captured via digital tracking and a grid calibrated with a NISTcertified ruler, observing up to a 30% reduction in normalized wave height