Resume

MEng (hons) Mechatronics Engineering Student

Fluent in:

• Portuguese

• Spanish

• English

• Basic Japanese (Learning)

Engineering Design and Practice: Anglepoise Lamp

• 3D CAD parts designed and assembled

• 2D CAD technical designed provided

• Improved project with new parts

• Formed the base with concrete manufacturing methods

• Constructed simple parts with workshop instruments and machines

• Operated Vacuum Forming machine

• Designed laser cut parts.

• Documented Bill of materials, manufacturing  process and assembly instructions

Programming Fundamentals: Dice Rolling Game 

• Programmed a Random function for a dice display

• Designed user interface and interactive control

• Developed a sound function for the program

• Documented program development

• Recorded instructions for program recreation

Sensors and Actuators: Line Follower Robot

• Designed robot circuitry 

• Test and calibration of IF sensors

• Programmed an autonomous Arduino code

• Recorded all code iterations and enhancements.

AMB3R (Autonomous Mobile Balancing 3D Robot) dissertation

• Researched and implemented 3D mapping and SLAM using ROS, Rtabmap, Freenect with a XBOX Kinect. 

• Built a differential drive robot prototype for 3D mapping and autonomous navigation testing.

• Studied and learned Linux and ROS operation, coding and debugging.

• Implemented and tuned PID speed control for the differential drive robot.

• Learned and implemented Serial communication between Raspberry Pi variant and Teensy 4.1.

• Implemented WI-FI control on differential drive robot.

• Designed a self-balancing robot capable of changing height using servos.

• Developed and programmed a secondary PID balancing loop for new robot.

• Developed and built custom battery and charger.

• Used existing AUTOMATA controller to operate the robot manually.

• Documented and recorded an extensive logbook detailing all processes from start to finish

• Documented BOM, dissertation, supervisor meeting records, engineering drawings and measurements,3D files and multiple code iterations.

• Designed and presented poster and slideshow about project and provided solid answers for 15-minute questions session.

Sensors and Actuators: Simulation of a Pneumatic System and Analysis

• Simulated an automatic sequential motion system on FluidSim 5 

• Recorded its operation and all possible outcomes

• Documented system and parts function

Engineering Systems Design: DJI Mavic Mini Drone Analysis Report

• Analysed product function, specifications and operation

• Compared product against competition

• Created diagrams of its system overview, top-level function, sub functions and system architecture

• Identified key users and stakeholders

• Provided system lifecycle brief

AUTOMATA V1.0 Multi-Purpose Radio-Controller

• Learned and programmed a radio transmitter and receiver prototypes for testing

• Designed and manufactured custom PCB using EasyEDA.

• Assembled and soldered all electronic components in the custom PCB.

• Programmed the controller with an all-purpose code compatible for all existing and future projects.

• Operated a laser cutting machine to form all the controller cases.

Self-balancing Robot

• Built a 3 layer robot from acrylic plastic

• Designed circuit system for all the robot

• Programmed a PID balancing control system

• Simulated robot in MATLAB to obtain desired PID tuning values

• Controlled robot with existing AUTOMATA V1 custom controller

RED RADAR MK1 

• Learned and programmed ultrasonic sensors to detect objects.

• Learned and programmed a LCD screen to display graphics

• Programmed and merged distance formulas along with trigonometric formulas to display an object in the display

• Designed and 3D printed an enclosure for all the electronics

• Designed and manufactured a custom PCB for the project.

Quadruped Robot (WALKER) (In-progress)

Engineering Software

Solidworks 

• 3D CAD

• 3D CAD Assembly

• 2D Technical Drawing

• Simulation

MatLab

• Simulink

MultiSim 

FluidSim 5

EasyEDA

• PCB Designing 

SIMATIC STEP 7 (PLC)

CURA (3d Printing)

Cisco Packet Tracer

LabView

Computer Systems

• Python

• C++

• Java

• Arduino

• MATLAB

• ROS (Robotic Operating System)

• Processing

• Excel

• Word

• PowerPoint

Hardware:

Arduino

• Uno

• Mega

• Nano

ESP32

Teensy 4.1

Raspberry PI

Rock Pi 4 SE

Education

Swindon Academy

• Mathematics GCSE        GRADE C
• English GCSE                 GRADE C
• Science GCSE                GRADE C
• Spanish GCSE                GRADE A*
• Portuguese GCSE          GRADE A
• Engineering A LEVEL    GRADE PASS