Hey ๐, I'm Smit, a 4th year mechanical engineering student at UC Berkeley with a heavy interest in additive manufacturing, automation, and mechatronics! Here I have compiled a brief portfolio of projects I have worked on in the past (still expanding of course), both big and small, I hope you enjoy checking them out :)))
Active Aero โก
Drawing from the idea of drag reduction systems in modern Formula 1 cars, this project features a proof-of-concept active aerodynamics system in which we use acceleration and gyro data pulled from an IMU to roughly actuate 2 wings on a small test car. In this project, I emphasized the electronics side of things, designing, manufacturing, and using my first-ever PCB to streamline the mess of wires.
Aerodynamic Systems Mounting ๐ชฝ
My design for the front and rear aerodynamic mounting structures on our campus FSAE Electric teams' car. Employed topology optimization in SolidWorks Simulation and ANSYS Mechanical to lightweight the design, whilst also running finite element analysis (FEA) in these softwares to verify the design.
RPi-0 Cam Enclosure and Pivot Mountย ๐
My custom 3D printable enclosure and adjustable mounting for Raspberry Pi Zero cameras, used for monitoring various systems on our hot-fire testing cart.
AERODRIVE ๐๏ธ๐ฎ (page coming soon)
A dual-use simulator system that my team and I designed for our capstone mechatronics class.
Existing systems are single-use; they either support only racing, or only flight. Our system aims to bring those together in a package that can seamlessly switch between both to be used in both racing and flight simulators.
davaDabbi ๐ (page coming soon)
An automated medicine pill dispenser that can consistently dispense pills using a voice command. This project was an exploration into using microcontrollers with Apple Homekit, utilizing shortcuts in IOS to dispense pills using Siri.
Front Wing Internal Structures ๐๏ธ
(Formula Electric @ Berkeley) (page coming soon)
Development of the internal structures for the entire front-wing assembly based on standard loading cases placed on the wing, such as downforce, drag, and lateral cornering loads.
Golf Club Holder ๐๏ธ(page coming soon)
A 3D printable portable golf club holder I designed that aims to solve the inconvenience of bringing my whole golf bag to the range when I really don't intend on using all my clubs. This design relies primarily on the concept of compliant mechanisms and living hinges, and although simple, it makes life easier for golf enthusiasts.ย
noteNinja ๐(page coming soon)
A solution to viewing physical notes side-by-side with our laptop screen. This project had a very heavy emphasis placed on tolerancing and manufacturability.