Projects

Projects are the best way to learn in my opinion. Here you will find my favorites. In these projects I've practiced CAD modeling in OnShape and SolidWorks primarily, done a lot of troubleshooting of code and electronics, soldering, programming, and I've learned some engineering mindsets.

A Product For Lesotho

I took a 12 credit, 2 semester honors class (part of the Frederick Meijers Honors College) called Design Thinking for Social product Innovation. Essentially in the class we learned about the stanford design thinking process by empathizing with countries at the base of the economic pyramid. As a part of this class we had to create a hypothetical product to solve some sort of problem relating to the UN sustainability goals at the base of the economic pyramid.

Jason the Robot

I had never done any significant work in python before this project. I used it as an oppertunity to improve my skills and create a cool demo using the Robomaster EP Core Robot. You can find the code on guthub.

https://github.com/Joeshmoe16/DJI-Robomaster.git

Line Following Robot for EGR 185

I took a one semester freshman design class where the challenge was to build a robotic car with a team (where each member builds there own robot). The robot must meet a number of design specifications and move quickly as shown in the video below. My robot took second place out of about 50-75 people. You can find source files in the sources and extras folder at the bottom of the page.

Various Other Projects around the Technology Showcase

At my workplace I've been responsible for creating various useful 3D models and puting together adafruit projects that are on display among other projects. Adafruit is a company that creates fun microcontroller kits which mostly use a programming language called CircuitPython. You can find documentation and sources for these projects in the sources and extras link at the bottom of the page.

Laser Harp

Unity Object Controller

Designed GVSU Keychain

3D Modeled Controller Stand

Arduino Demo Board

Video Game Controller

Strandbeest

I've always been a huge fan of a project by Theo Jansen. https://www.strandbeest.com/ He came up a really clever walking gemetry using genetic algorithims. I created a version to be laser cut using OnShape CAD software. This is far from the first time somone has done a project like this but I had a great time doing it and got a great model out of it. You can access this model in the sources and extras folder.

Electric Bike

This summer I put together an electric bike using a kit. My goal was to create a reliable form of transportation to get to my workplace and to work with higher power electrical systems. Using a kit like this is generally straightforward. However I managed to drop the 48v Li-Ion battery, short the terminals, and make a lot more work for myself. I spent some time trying to fix the battery by replacing the battery managment system but ultimatly realized that I had some damaged 18650 cells and a very real fire hazard. While I don't reccomend make a dangerous and costly mistake in a project like this, it was an oppertunity for me to learn to be more careful and patient in my projects.

Soldering Project

At the technology showcase I soldered together the 16x16x16 LED Cube Shown Below. It came pre-programmed but the soldering did take 40+ hours.

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