Explore some of the various projects I’ve done at and outside of UF!
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SYSTEMS ENGINEERING CO-OP WITH ROVISYS BUILDING TECHNOLOGIES
At RoviSys Building Technologies (RBT), our work so far has been at a live data center construction project. We are implementing a central SCADA platform using AVEVA to control mechanical components and read data from various process skids and electrical components. The idea is to fully automate systems such as HVAC and transfer protocols in the event of a loss of power to the building, as well as to make sure the customer has an effective tool to monitor the electrical components.
For each component, whether it is set up and wired by us or by another of the many contractors at the site, we run extensive breaker checks and point to point tests. We need to effectively communicate with other contractors and often times, work around their schedule. When components don’t work or don’t communicate, we must diagnose and troubleshoot the issue which often requires navigating many layers of software and backend logic, and often revising our SCADA platform backend.
I unfortunately do not have images for work completed at this position as the customer has a strict policy against taking/sharing pictures of anything related to the project.
AIR ENGINE MANUFACTURING/SLICER DESIGN
As part of my Design and Manufacturing Lab class (EML2322L), I worked in a group with two others where we used industrial machining tools such as mills, lathes, drill presses, bandsaws, etc. to machine a functional air engine. The other part of this class was a design project, where each one of us designed a slicer to be attached to the air engine and created drawings for it, as well as a cost breakdown. The winning model was then modeled in SOLIDWORKS.
Design Report 1 outlines specifically my design work, while Design Report 3 focuses on the CAD modeling for the winning design.
Above: The functional SOLIDWORKS assembly for the slicer
ARduino piano keyboard
As part of an introduction to Electrical Engineering class I took, I designed and built a mini piano keyboard using the Arduino platform, a nice way to fuse my engineering skills with my musical background. While I wasn’t able to play every note, I was able to play the intro riff to “Paranoid” by Black Sabbath. I also created a flowchart and wiring schematic as part of this.
Above: A demonstration of my working Arduino project.
Satellite Orbit report
As part of my Introduction to Aerospace Engineering class, I was part of a team that created a report outlining a new proposed orbit for a satellite to increase visibility from certain viewing sites. I used ANSYS Systems Toolkit (STK) to obtain information about the satellite’s current and proposed new orbit, earning a certification along the way. We needed to run repetitive, time intensive calculations on a massive amount of data that was not in a practical format, so we used an AI tool and Microsoft Office to be able to do these calculations efficiently. We also used Aerospace principles to calculate the fuel cost of doing a burn to get into the new orbit versus the cost of launching a new satellite.
Above: A screenshot of the new proposed orbit from STK.