Builds
Engineering projects and prototypes.
Testing
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Ablative Material Testing Fixture
Torch-based ablative testing and graphite-calibrated inverse heat-flux estimation.
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Spindle Vibration Reduction
Mitigating spindle vibration via experimental modal analysis and bearing-stack redesign.
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Pigjaw Fixture Testing
PLA fixture analysis and the metal push-out fixture I built for scaffold–bone testing.
Mechanical Design
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Magnetically Stabilized Puzzle Cube
A mechanically redesigned Rubik’s-style cube optimized for stability, precision, and speed solving.
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Desktop Rube Goldberg Machine
A 10+ step marble-powered machine designed under strict DFM constraints.
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Pedal-Actuated Guitar String Tensioner
Low-cost pedal mechanism enabling controlled pitch modulation via precise string tension adjustment.
Simulation & Analysis
Computing & Instrumentation
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FPGA Data Acquisition Platform
Timestamped accelerometer acquisition, packet integrity checks, calibration, and stationary-noise analysis.
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Numerical Methods on a 6502 Processor
Runge–Kutta in BASIC on a breadboard computer, with an RLC simulation and UART communication.
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8-bit CPU from Scratch
A breadboard computer built from logic chips, with visible registers, control signals, and program output.
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GPT-2 from Scratch
GPT-2 training from scratch and Karpathy’s Neural Networks: Zero to Hero series.