Projects

Hexapod robot with heuristic genetic algorithms

Project Timeline: 1 year
Purpose of the project: Research role where I had to design and code a small robot to follow spider locomotion.
My contribution: Design the robot with spider locomotion and implement a heuristic genetic algorithm using Arduino IDE software.
Present the project at UCLA, UMBC, and TTU McNair conferences.

Timeline: 1.5 years
Purpose of the project: Gain experience with 3D printing and flexible sensors as a senior high school student.
Collaborators: University of Houston-Downtown provided full funding support after I submitted a project proposal. College students guided me toward my project goal.
Roles: I was the leader of the project and had the support of 2 college students.
My contribution: Assembled 3D printed hand and created a sensitized glove for human use in the lab to pour dangerous chemicals.
Presented: Houston Regional and District Science Fairs.

Timeline: 1 year
Purpose of the project: Capstone project for a group of Mechanical Engineers.
Roles: I was the leader of the project with a group of 5 people.
My contribution: Worked on the electrical components and wrote progress reports of the project. I also managed the group's schedule and made sure we completed our assigned tasks while working around COVID-19.
Presented: TTU Capstone Project Showcase -Virtual

Timeline: 15 weeks
Purpose of the project: Control project for a mechanical engineering class.
Roles: This was an individual project.
My contribution: Modeled and assembled the electrical components of the individual games. I created the code for all the games and made accessories to complement the games.
Games:
- Color game: The person has to wave a hand in front of the LiDAR sensor to stop the color at the correct spot.
- Music Player: A person can select one of four songs to play in the background.
- Maze Puzzle: The user uses the joystick to move the box in horizontal or vertical directions. The maze has servo motors attached to it to help with movement. The goal is to get the ball to the center of the puzzle.
- Duck Duck Go: The user uses the laser gun to shoot at the ducks which are embedded with photosensors and move back and forth with the help of servo motors. They have until the end of the current song to get as many points as possible. The score is shown on a side panel.