Mechatronics, Robotics, and design
My Passions: Automating, Designing, and Educating
From a young age, I have been highly intrigued by robotics and creating automated processes. As I have moved through my schooling years, my love for robotics and automation has only continued to grow. Through obtaining my B.S. in Mechanical Engineering at New Mexico Tech (NMT), I have been able to cultivate my skills in robotics, automation, and physical design as well as begin to share my passions with others. I have had the joy of working with the MechE Mayhem Outreach Lab since late 2021.
Through working and volunteering with the Mayhem Outreach Lab, I have been given the opportunity to teach, inspire, and learn with students around the state of New Mexico. As I continue to be a part of this STEM community, I have had the honor of seeing a few of the NM students I taught in late 2021 and beyond begin their engineering degrees and join the Mayhem lab as well.
Featured Project Snapshots
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As the lead designer of the RockBot robotics platform, I am very happy to announce that we are about to launch it as part of our MechE Mayhem Lab Outreach Program! We designed this platform as a robotics and engineering educational tool. The robotics platform provides learners with opportunities for CAD modeling, circuit building, programming, and autonomy.
RockBot Platform
I got the opportunity to be the project coordinator in the creation of instructional content focusing on image processing with machine learning. I helped guide a group of fellow students in understanding and developing the content for this curriculum.
Image Processing with Machine Learning Curriculum
I was given the opportunity to lead a team in the creation of a comprehensive inspection system which includes a wheeled-robot, a robot retrieval system, a carrying case for robot transportation, a video-collection system, and a protective battery compartment. We developed the system to use a 12 Volt drill battery enclosed in a carbon-fiber reinforced nylon compartment for protection. The system will be used in performing internal inspections of culverts around the Northern region of New Mexico.
Culvert Inspection Robot System
As part of a research project during my sophomore and junior years of my B.S., I was tasked with working in a small team to develop a temperature and humidity controlled chamber. The chamber needed to maintain a consistent humidity level and temperature level during tests ranging from a few days to over a month. The chamber required components needed to be commercial off the shelf (COTS) and was successfully designed in this way.
Temperature and Humidity Controlled Chamber
As second part of the humidity and temperature chamber research project, I was tasked with developing a sensor package that could fit into a glass jar, stay within the jar for extended periods of time, and measure the amount of humidity that breaches the seal of the glass jar. An induction charging system was developed to ensure that the sensor packages staying adequately powered for the duration of each test. Induction coil pairs were integrated into the chamber and sensor package system, to allow for each jar to maintain charge.
Glass Jar Sensor Package System & Infrastructure
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I have had the wonderful opportunity to work as a part of the MechE Mayhem Outreach Lab over the past few years. The Outreach Lab works to provide content and supplies for STEM and robotics activities for students throughout the state of New Mexico. I have had the joy of helping create content for activities, create demonstration robots, and teach students and teachers the basics of robotics in a variety of settings!