Tag: Manufacturing

  • BYU Mars Rover

    BYU Mars Rover

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    Our capstone team at Brigham Young University designed and built a Mars rover capable of performing a myriad of tasks in preparation for the University Rover Challenge (URC). The Challenge The URC challenge, held at the Mars Desert Research Station in southern Utah, consists of four critical missions: Space Configuration Challenges Among the many challenges…

  • Experimental High-Power Team

    Experimental High-Power Team

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    As team lead for BYU Rocketry‘s Experimental High-Power Team, I directed a multi-disciplinary project that challenged both my technical and leadership abilities across two semesters. Leading a nine-person team split across three specialized sub-teams (Payload, Guidance Navigation & Control, and Structures), I managed the development of a Level 3 high-power rocket designed to precise competition…

  • Line Following Robot

    Line Following Robot

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    Developed as a solo project for a mechatronics course during the COVID-19 pandemic, this line-following robot represented a comprehensive engineering challenge. With traditional team-based project work disrupted by social distancing requirements, I was responsible for every aspect of the robot’s development—from initial concept and hardware design to software implementation and final testing. The project became…

  • Pipsqueak Engine

    Pipsqueak Engine

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    The Pipsqueak Engine is a compact, compressed air-driven mechanism that was developed over the course of two classes: computer aided design (CAD) and manufacturing processes. Its operation relies on a carefully choreographed interaction between key components: a brass cylinder, a piston, a crank wheel, and a flywheel. Mechanism Compressed air enters through a nozzle into…

  • Sozin’s Comet

    Sozin’s Comet

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    While studying engineering, I became fascinated by the technical challenges of high-power rocketry, with certifications from the National Association of Rocketry (NAR) representing a tangible way to test and expand my skills. However, as a college student, I wanted to save as much money as possible. So, I devised a plan to achieve my Level…

  • Student Launch Competition

    Student Launch Competition

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    Every Fall, BYU Rocketry hosts the Student Launch Competition, in collaboration with the Utah Rocketry Club. The competition is an opportunity to teach students the basics of rocketry including design, simulation, construction, flight stability, and recovery. This rocket, built with my friend Alexa in November of 2018, was my very rocketry experience. Design and Construction…